UGC Topic: Governance Context: As part of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ series of events, the Ayush Ministry will organise a ‘Surya Namaskar’ programme, which is expected to have around 75 lakh participants across the country. In this regard, the University Grants Commission (UGC) wrote to vice-chancellors of all universities, principals of colleges […]

Subject: Government Organization Context: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has said that states are not permissible to cancel university exams and commission does have the power to take action if states do so. Concept: As per the UGC Act, State governments cannot take this decision. Unlike school education, which is on the State list, higher […]