University Grants Commission Act, 1956

E275620

Act of Parliament of India Indian statute

The University Grants Commission Act, 1956 is an Indian parliamentary law that established the statutory framework empowering the University Grants Commission to coordinate, determine, and maintain standards of higher education across the country.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
University Grants Commission Act, 1956 canonical	6
UGC Act, 1956	3
UGC Act 1956	1
University Grants Commission to require universities to furnish information	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2520701 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: University Grants Commission Act, 1956
Context triple: [University Grants Commission, legalBasis, University Grants Commission Act, 1956]

A. University Grants Commission
The University Grants Commission (UGC) is a statutory body of the Indian government responsible for coordinating, determining, and maintaining standards of higher education and for providing recognition and funding to universities and colleges across India.
B. Azim Premji University Act
The Azim Premji University Act is the legislation enacted to establish and regulate Azim Premji University as a not-for-profit institution focused on education and social sector development in India.
C. Higher Education Act of 1965
The Higher Education Act of 1965 is a landmark U.S. federal law that expanded access to college through financial aid programs such as grants, loans, and work-study, forming a core part of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s education reforms.
D. Higher Education and Research Act 2017
The Higher Education and Research Act 2017 is a UK law that reformed the regulation of universities and research funding, including creating the unified research body UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
E. Irish Universities Act 1908
The Irish Universities Act 1908 was legislation that reorganized higher education in Ireland by dissolving the old Queen’s Colleges and establishing new constituent universities, including University College Cork within the National University of Ireland.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: University Grants Commission Act, 1956
Target entity description: The University Grants Commission Act, 1956 is an Indian parliamentary law that established the statutory framework empowering the University Grants Commission to coordinate, determine, and maintain standards of higher education across the country.

A. University Grants Commission
The University Grants Commission (UGC) is a statutory body of the Indian government responsible for coordinating, determining, and maintaining standards of higher education and for providing recognition and funding to universities and colleges across India.
B. Azim Premji University Act
The Azim Premji University Act is the legislation enacted to establish and regulate Azim Premji University as a not-for-profit institution focused on education and social sector development in India.
C. Higher Education Act of 1965
The Higher Education Act of 1965 is a landmark U.S. federal law that expanded access to college through financial aid programs such as grants, loans, and work-study, forming a core part of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s education reforms.
D. Higher Education and Research Act 2017
The Higher Education and Research Act 2017 is a UK law that reformed the regulation of universities and research funding, including creating the unified research body UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
E. Irish Universities Act 1908
The Irish Universities Act 1908 was legislation that reorganized higher education in Ireland by dissolving the old Queen’s Colleges and establishing new constituent universities, including University College Cork within the National University of Ireland.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of India ⓘ Indian statute ⓘ
aimsTo	allocate and disburse grants to universities ⓘ determine and maintain standards of teaching, examination and research in universities ⓘ promote and coordinate university education ⓘ
appliesTo	institutions deemed to be universities in India ⓘ universities in India ⓘ
basisFor	regulation of higher education standards in India ⓘ
category	1956 in Indian law ⓘ Indian education legislation ⓘ
citationForm	UGC Act, 1956 ⓘ linked to: UGC Act of India
constitutionalBasis	Entry 66 of List I of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
creates	University Grants Commission ⓘ
empowers	University Grants Commission ⓘ
empowersUGCTo	coordinate university education ⓘ determine and maintain standards of examination ⓘ determine and maintain standards of research ⓘ determine and maintain standards of teaching ⓘ disburse grants to universities and colleges ⓘ
enactedBy	Parliament of India ⓘ
field	higher education ⓘ
frameworkFor	statutory powers of the University Grants Commission ⓘ
governs	University Grants Commission ⓘ
hasSectionOn	composition of the University Grants Commission ⓘ funds of the University Grants Commission ⓘ inspection of universities ⓘ powers and functions of the University Grants Commission ⓘ recognition of universities ⓘ regulations and rules by the University Grants Commission ⓘ
jurisdiction	territory of India ⓘ
languageOfText	English ⓘ Hindi ⓘ
legalArea	administrative law ⓘ education law ⓘ
legalStatus	in force ⓘ
purpose	to establish the University Grants Commission ⓘ to make provision for the coordination and determination of standards in universities ⓘ
regulates	recognition of institutions as universities ⓘ use of the word "university" by institutions in India ⓘ
relatedTo	Ministry of Education (India) ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Education, Government of India University Grants Commission ⓘ
shortTitle	University Grants Commission Act, 1956 ⓘ
subjectMatter	coordination of university education ⓘ determination of standards of teaching in universities ⓘ maintenance of standards of examination in universities ⓘ maintenance of standards of research in universities ⓘ
typeOfNorm	primary legislation ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

University Grants Commission → legalBasis → University Grants Commission Act, 1956 ⓘ

subject linked to: UGC

Chairman of the University Grants Commission of India → legalBasis → University Grants Commission Act, 1956 ⓘ

University Grants Commission Act, 1956 → shortTitle → University Grants Commission Act, 1956 ⓘ

Secretary of the University Grants Commission → legalBasis → University Grants Commission Act, 1956 ⓘ

Pondicherry University → recognizedUnder → UGC Act 1956 ⓘ