University Grants Commission ( bn, বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় মঞ্জুরী কমিশন ''Biśbobidyālaẏ mañjurī komiśan'') of

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mo ...

was established on 16 December 1972. It was created according to the Presidential Order (P.O. No 10 of 1973) of the Government of People's Republic of Bangladesh. In 2010, the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) announced bringing out reforms in University Grants Commission (UGC) and decided to change UGC into Higher Education Commission of Bangladesh (HEC).

Purpose

The UGC is the apex body of all the affiliated

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and international universities of Bangladesh. It provides funds for "Government Funded Universities" of

. Its mission is to ensure the quality of higher education throughout the country. Private universities must obtain permission from UGC before they operate. UGC was designed to maintain the autonomous nature of the universities. The underlying principle is that the Government should not deal directly with the universities, either individually or collectively; instead, it should deal with the UGC, which, in turn, deals directly with the universities. UGC offers scholarships to outstanding students, funds research, and organizes seminars.

Administrative structure

BUGC consists of the following members: *

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: Kazi Shahidullah * Full-time members: 5 * Part-time members: 6 *

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s: 2 (by rotation) * Professors of Universities: 3 (from the universities Vice-Chancellors of which are not members) * Government nominees: 3 (Secretary, Minister of education, a member of the Planning Commission) * Representative of the Ministry of Finance: 1 (not below the rank of a secretary)

Divisions

* Administrative Division * Planning and Development Division * Information Management, Communication and Training Division * Finance and Accounts Division * Private Universities Division * Public Universities Division * Research and Publication Division * Strategic Planning, Quality Assurance and Right to Information Division * Institute of Scientific Instrumentation (ISI) is a subsidiary organ of the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh.

Registered Universities

There are 43 public universities, 103 private universities, 2 international universities, 31 specialized colleges, and 2 special universities registered under UGC, Bangladesh.

References

External links

* Higher education in Bangladesh Higher education authorities Government commissions of Bangladesh 1973 establishments in Bangladesh Regulators of Bangladesh {{bangladesh-edu-stub