ALLAHABAD: Amidst the ongoing admission season, University Grants Commission (UGC) has instructed vice-chancellors to upload all vital information related to admission process, fee structure and accreditation ranking on the official websites of their universities.
The directive is aimed at ensuring greater transparency in institutions of higher education and help students in taking informed decision while seeking admission to various courses and pursuing research. The universities have been asked to submit compliance report by the end of the month.
In a communique, UGC secretary Jaspal S Sandhu has asked VCs to ensure that profile of teachers, research output of institutions and placement profile of students passing out of the institutes was also displayed on university's website.
There has been a rise in number of incidence wherein students and parents have accused institutes of concealing information and misleading them on tuition fee and other expenses.
The letter instructs the universities that fee structure of all courses along with other funds like institution's development should be posted on the website.
"UGC desires that for the benefit of students who seek admission in your esteemed university and colleges, it would be appropriate that all relevant information regarding your institution should be displayed on the website," the communique said.
The UGC has also asked the universities to provide information on departments recognised as centres of excellence by funding agencies and available scholarships. The institutions have also been directed to post details of students' grievance mechanism, research output and academic calendar on their websites. The letter states that students should also have access to information on available student-centric facilities. The details should include information about hostels, transportation, relevant approval of statutory bodies and name of nodal officers for students's facilitation services.
Senior professor and AU PRO PK Sahoo said, "AU's website is kept updated with most of the required information available on it for students however, in light of UGC's letter, additional details would be uploaded."
The directive is aimed at ensuring greater transparency in institutions of higher education and help students in taking informed decision while seeking admission to various courses and pursuing research. The universities have been asked to submit compliance report by the end of the month.
In a communique, UGC secretary Jaspal S Sandhu has asked VCs to ensure that profile of teachers, research output of institutions and placement profile of students passing out of the institutes was also displayed on university's website.
There has been a rise in number of incidence wherein students and parents have accused institutes of concealing information and misleading them on tuition fee and other expenses.
The letter instructs the universities that fee structure of all courses along with other funds like institution's development should be posted on the website.
"UGC desires that for the benefit of students who seek admission in your esteemed university and colleges, it would be appropriate that all relevant information regarding your institution should be displayed on the website," the communique said.
The UGC has also asked the universities to provide information on departments recognised as centres of excellence by funding agencies and available scholarships. The institutions have also been directed to post details of students' grievance mechanism, research output and academic calendar on their websites. The letter states that students should also have access to information on available student-centric facilities. The details should include information about hostels, transportation, relevant approval of statutory bodies and name of nodal officers for students's facilitation services.
Senior professor and AU PRO PK Sahoo said, "AU's website is kept updated with most of the required information available on it for students however, in light of UGC's letter, additional details would be uploaded."
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