New Delhi:University Grants Commission has granted autonomy to sixty Higher Educational Institutions which have maintained high academic standards. This was announced by the Minister of Human Resource Development, Prakash Javadekar at a media briefing in New Delhi recently. Javadekar said that the Government is striving to introduce a liberalized regime in the education sector and emphasis is on linking autonomy with quality.
OP Jindal Global University, Sonipat and Pandit Deen Dayal Petroleum University, Gujarat are among the private institutions selected by the UGC for the autonomous status.
Congratulations Chancellor @MPNaveenJindal , VC Prof.RajKumar, faculty, students &staff at @JindalGlobalUNI for two absolutely remarkable achievements in a single day! Autonomy provided by #UGC & Diamond Rating by QS I-Gauge are indeed historic feats for such a young university.— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) March 21, 2018
The central universities which have been granted autonomy include Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Banaras Hindu University (BHU), University of Hyderabad and the English and Foreign Languages University, Telangana.
The state universities which have been granted the autonomous status are Jadavpur University, Andhra University, Algappa University, National University of Law, Utkal University, Kurukshetra University, Osmania University, Guru Nanak Dev University, University of Jammu, University of Mysore, Anna University, Panjab University and University of Madras, among others.OP Jindal Global University, Sonipat and Pandit Deen Dayal Petroleum University, Gujarat are among the private institutions selected by the UGC for the autonomous status.
'It is time for India to join ranks with world-class universities and improve the academic environment for our students' said @MPNaveenJindal Founding Chancellor @JindalGlobalUNI after @JindalGlobalUNI granted autonomy by the UGC. pic.twitter.com/6g9o6GBT8x— Press Release Watch (@PrReleaseWatch) March 22, 2018
