Complete List of 62 Universities That Got Full Autonomy Status By UGC

University Grant Commission (UGC) has granted 62 Universities full autonomy. The Commission took the decision in a meeting held on Tuesday. The approved Universities now hold the authority to determine their own admission process, fee structure, curriculum, opening off-campus centers, admit foreign students, recruiting teachers, etc.

The autonomy has been given to those universities which maintain the high standard of excellence. These universities were granted more than 3.6 rating by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council. In all, full autonomy has been provided to 5 central universities, 21 state universities, 26 private universities, and 10 colleges.

Prakash Javadekar, Union Ministry MHRD, took to Twitter to inform the decision. He explained that though the universities will have the freedom to make the decisions but will remain under the preview of UGC.

The list of Higher Educational Institutions which have been granted autonomy by UGC is as below:

CATEGORIZATION OF UNIVERSITIES AS PER UGC REGULATIONS ON GRADED AUTONOMY

UNIVERSITIES FOR GRANT OF GRADED AUTONOMY

CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES

STATE UNIVERSITIES

INSTITUTIONS DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITIES (Category I)

INSTITUTIONS DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITIES (Category II)

PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES

LIST OF COLLEGES CONFERRED AUTONOMOUS STATUS BY UGC

The central universities which have been granted autonomy are Aligarh Muslim University (AMU),  University of Hyderabad, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Banaras Hindu University (BHU), and  English and Foreign Languages University.

The state universities added to the list are Andhra University, Jadavpur University, Utlak University, Guru Nanak Dev University, National University of Law, University of Madras, Jammu University, Anna University, Algappa University, Kurukshetra University, Osmania University, University of Mysore, Punjab University, etc.

The 10 lucky private colleges that have been given the autonomy are Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, OP Jindal Global University, among others.

The minister also explained that these universities will have the freedom to sign academic collaborations with world’s top universities. These Universities even have the authority to pay the faculty beyond recommends of the Seventh Pay Commission. This can be the major change which will allow universities to recruit the best teachers. However, the university will have to certify the degree they will be awarded to the students. The colleges now holds quite a lot of authority but do not possess degree awarding power.

Though the move seems lucrative, the Academics for Action and Development seems against it. The Academic for Action and Development represents the teachers of Delhi University and as per it, the decision has been taken to privatize the public funded institutes.

The organization claims that the freedom is, in fact, a trap for self-destruction because the currently running courses will be decimated. It also believes that this decision will impact Schedule Case, Schedule Tribe, and Other Backward Classes communities adversely. Even the teachers currently working might be impacted.

What do you think is just? Is UGC right in granting full autonomy to the institutes or will it lead to degrading of the existing courses and exploitation of the students and faculty? Let us know in the comment section below.