Financial Support

1. Introduction

The UGC provides financial assistance to all Central and some of the Deemed to be Universities both under Plan and Non Plan schemes/programmes. On the other hand eligible state universities are funded only under Plan schemes.

It is observed that there is a visible disparity between the universities situated in metropolitan cities and urban and semi-urban areas, and the universities located in backward areas. This disparity is a major weakness of our higher education system and requires immediate attention. One of the priorities of the X Plan is to identify such weaknesses and strengths of the higher education institutions and then undertake focused funding to remove weaknesses and fortify strengths. In order to partially overcome disparities and to improve the higher education scenario presently prevailing in the backward areas of the country, the Commission has initiated a scheme entitled "Special Development Grant for Universities in Backward Areas". Beneficiary universities under this scheme will be able to strengthen their available infrastructure and create essentially required additional basic infrastructure.

6. Procedure for Selection By UGC

Only proposals received in the prescribed format (complete in all respects) from eligible universities will be processed. The information provided by the concerned university will be examined and thereafter, the selected universities will be invited to give a presentation before an expert committee. Based on the recommendations of the expert committee, the admissible grant will be approved, before 31st December of each year.