Display of information by Universities

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued directions to Vice-Chancellors of Universities on 2^nd July, 2015 that all relevant information regarding the university and its college institutions should be displayed on the website of the concerned institution for the benefit of students seeking admission in universities/colleges and their parents. The letter of the UGC is available at  http://www.ugc.ac.in/ pdfnews/9470833_university-info.pdf .

The Government has notified the UGC (Furnishing of Information by Universities) Rules, 2015 according to which every university and its affiliated colleges shall, on or before the date specified by the All India Survey on Higher Education every year in this behalf, upload complete and correct data, as required by the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE), on the survey portal (www.aishe.gov.in). The ultimate responsibility of correct, complete and timely uploading of the data annually on All India Survey on Higher Education portal in respect of university, college shall be of the Registrar or Principal of the University or college respectively.

The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is maintaining a “Know Your College Portal” at http://www.knowyourcollege-gov.in through which the information about a college, as uploaded on AISHE, can be easily accessed.

This information was given by the Union Human Resource Development Minister, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani yesterday in a written reply to the Lok Sabha question.

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