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THE UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION ACT, 1956

THE

UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION

ACT, 1956

An Act to make provision for the co-ordination and determination of

standards in Universities and for that purpose, to establish a

University Grants Commission.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventh Year of the Republic of India

as follows:-

CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

1. (1) This Act may be called the University Grants

Comission Act, 1956.

(2) It shall come into force on such date1 as the

Central Government may, by notification in the

Official Gazette, appoint.

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-

(a) “Commission” means the University Grants

Commission established under section 4;

(b) “executive authority” in relation to a University,

means the chief executive authority of the

University (by whatever name called) in which

the general administration of the University is

vested;

(c) “Fund” means the Fund of the University Grants

Commission constituted under section 16;

(d) “member’ means a member of the University

Grants Commission and includes the Chairman2

(and Vice-Chairman];

(e) “prescribed’ means prescribed by rules made

under this Act;

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