24-526: The English and Foreign Languages University ( EFLU ) is a central university for English and foreign languages located in Hyderabad , India . It is the only such university dedicated to languages in South Asia . The university offers the study of English and foreign languages like Arabic , Chinese , French , German , Spanish , Italian , Russian , Japanese , Korean , Persian , Turkish in
48-664: A new body, the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI). This form of the bill was ultimately dropped in the face of strong political opposition, and was reworked in 2019 in order to gain political consensus. As of mid-2020 the UGC continues to remain in existence. Ministry of Human Resource Development, MHRD, was renamed as 'Ministry of Education'. On 13 April 2022 the University Grants Commission of India (UGC India) announced to allow
72-584: A wide spectrum of learners and contact programmes for the participants of Postgraduate Certificate course in the Teaching of English. The campus also offers a Postgraduate Diploma in Communication. All programmes run by the Campus are face-to-face and are not offered through the distance mode. The campus has its own library and hostel. Dedicated to the study of English and foreign languages, the university
96-826: Is a statutory body under Department of Higher Education , Ministry of Education , Government of India . It was set up in accordance to the UGC Act 1956 and is charged with coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of higher education in India. It provides recognition to universities in India, and disbursements of funds to such recognized universities and colleges . The UGC headquarters are in New Delhi , and it has six regional centres in Pune , Bhopal , Kolkata , Hyderabad , Guwahati and Bangalore . A proposal to replace it with another new regulatory body called HECI
120-675: Is the oldest of the campuses of the university. The campus has 7 schools with 26 departments. Apart from graduate, postgraduate, and research programmes, EFLU also offers postgraduate diplomas, and distance and part-time mode courses. The EFLU Hyderabad heritage well is situated in the Hyderabad campus. The campus houses five hostels two for men and three for women. The University has one main campus – at Hyderabad; and two regional centres – at Shillong (1973) and Lucknow (1979). They have their own libraries and hostel facilities. The English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU) Shillong Campus
144-565: Is under consideration by the Government of India . The UGC provides doctoral scholarships to all those who clear JRF in the National Eligibility Test . On an average, each year ₹ 725 crore (US$ 87 million) is spent on doctoral and post-doctoral fellowships by the commission. The UGC was first formed in 1945 to oversee the work of the three Central Universities of Aligarh , Banaras and Delhi . Its responsibility
168-492: The Central Universities Act, 2009 , which regulates their purpose, powers, governance etc., and established 12 new universities. As of June 2023, the list of central universities published by the UGC includes 56 central universities. The region with the most central universities in India is Delhi with seven universities. There are central universities in all of the states of India except Goa . Of
192-470: The union territories , there are central universities in Delhi , Jammu and Kashmir , Ladakh and Puducherry . The establishment Act of universities established by the Central Universities Act, 2009 , or after it, is noted. All other universities were established by a specific Act. University Grants Commission (India) University Grants Commission ( UGC; ISO : Viśvavidyālaya Anudāna Āyōga )
216-482: The Department of Electrical Engineering at IIT Delhi and former VC of JNU , was appointed as the chairman of the UGC. The types of universities regulated by the UGC include: As of 25 August 2022 , The University Grants Commission (UGC) has also released the list of 21 fake universities operating in India. UGC has said that these 21 self-styled, unrecognized institutions functioning in contravention of
240-643: The Higher Education and Research (HE&R) Bill, 2011, intends to replace the UGC with a National Commission for Higher Education & Research (NCHER) "for determination, coordination, maintenance and continued enhancement of standards of higher education and research". The bill proposes absorbing the UGC and other academic agencies into this new organisation. Those agencies involved in medicine and law would be exempt from this merger "to set minimum standards for medical and legal education leading to professional practice". The bill has received opposition from
264-602: The Lucknow campus is housed in the Moti Mahal Campus, RanaPratap Marg, Lucknow . The EFL University Campus at Lucknow was started in 1979 to provide training to university/college teachers of English in northern India, but it slowly emerged as a full-fledged Centre offering PG Diploma in the Teaching of English, degree and research programmes. The campus has been actively engaged in conducting refresher courses for university and college teachers, proficiency courses for
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#1732801687590288-635: The UGC Act have been declared as fake and are not entitled to confer any degree. The UGC has also issued warning to Deemed to be Universities to not use the word Deemed University as per their recent changes and guidelines. UGC, along with CSIR currently conducts NET for appointments of teachers in colleges and universities. It has made NET qualification mandatory for teaching at graduation level and at post-graduation level since July 2009. However, those with PhD are given five percent relaxation. Accreditation for higher learning over universities under
312-520: The UGC is located at Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg in New Delhi, with two additional bureaus operating from 35, Feroze Shah Road and the South Campus of University of Delhi as well. In December 2015, the government of India set a National Institutional of Ranking Framework under UGC which will rank all educational institutes by April 2016. In February 2022, M. Jagadesh Kumar , a professor in
336-459: The addition of three major foreign languages – German, Russian and French. The Educational Media Research Center (EMMRC) was established at CIEFL in 1984. In 2006, CIEFL received central university status and was renamed to English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), by an act of the Parliament. This is the main campus, situated in the heart of Hyderabad , the capital of Telangana . This
360-496: The aegis of University Grants Commission is overseen by following fifteen autonomous statutory institutions: In 2009, the Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Kapil Sibal made known the government of India's plans to consider the closing down of the UGC and the related body All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), in favour of a higher regulatory body with more sweeping powers. This goal, proposed by
384-493: The areas of Teacher Education, Literature, Linguistics, Interdisciplinary and Cultural Studies. EFLU, Hyderabad was founded in 1958 as the Central Institute of English by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru , India's first Prime Minister. The Central Institute of English, Hyderabad had started functioning with effect from 17 November 1958. It was renamed the Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages (CIEFL) in 1972 with
408-523: The coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of teaching, examination and research in university education. In November 1956, the UGC became a statutory body upon the passing of the " University Grants Commission Act, 1956 " by the Indian Parliament . In 1994 and 1995, the UGC decentralized its operations by setting up six regional centres at Pune , Hyderabad , Kolkata , Bhopal , Guwahati and Bangalore . The head office of
432-570: The government decided that all grants to universities and higher learning institutions should be handled by the UGC. Subsequently, an inauguration was held on 28 December 1953 by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad , the Minister of Education, Natural Resources and Scientific Research. The University Grants Commission (UGC) came into existence on 28 December 1953 and became a statutory Organization of the Government of India by an Act of Parliament in 1956, for
456-550: The local governments of the Indian states of Bihar , Kerala , Punjab , Tamil Nadu and West Bengal , but has received general support. On 27 June 2018, the Ministry of Human Resource Development announced its plans to repeal the UGC Act, 1956. A bill was expected to be introduced in the 2018 monsoon session of the Parliament, which if passed would have led to the dissolution of the UGC. The bill also stipulated formation of
480-730: The purview of the Department of Higher Education in the Ministry of Education , except for nine universities which are under the purview of other ministries. In general, universities in India are recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC), which draws its power from the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 . In addition, 15 Professional Councils are established, controlling different aspects of accreditation and coordination. Central universities, in addition, are covered by
504-656: The students to complete two academic programmes simultaneously keeping in view the proposals outlined in the National Education Policy - NEP 2020 which emphasizes the need to enable multiple pathways to learning involving both formal and non-formal education modes. In a joint notification with All India Council for Technical Education ( AICTE ), University Grants Commission advised Indian nationals & overseas citizens of India against pursuing higher education in Pakistan stating that any such student with
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#1732801687590528-460: Was established in Shillong in 1973 as the Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages (CIEFL) North-East Campus, one year after Meghalaya achieved statehood. The aim of establishing this campus was to cater to the linguistic and research needs of the region as well as to provide quality training for teachers. Here is a list of courses offered in the campus Situated on the banks of Gomti ,
552-670: Was extended in 1947 to cover all Indian universities. In August 1949 a recommendation was made to reconstitute the UGC along similar lines to the University Grants Committee of the United Kingdom. This recommendation was made by the University Education Commission of 1948–1949 which was set up under the chairmanship of S. Radhakrishnan "to report on Indian university education and suggest improvements and extensions". In 1952
576-689: Was set up to conduct advanced research and training in English and foreign languages, in areas of Teacher Education, Literature, Linguistics, Interdisciplinary and Cultural Studies. The EFLU publishes Contextures: A Journal of Literature and Culture bi-annually. It aims to contribute to the debates over literary and cultural practices from heterogeneous perspectives by bringing together several departments of literature. Central university (India) Central universities in India are public universities established by an Act of Parliament and are under
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