{"id":322729,"date":"2025-01-08T17:14:27","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T11:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=322729"},"modified":"2025-01-08T17:14:27","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T11:44:27","slug":"ugc-draft-regulations-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/ugc-draft-regulations-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"UGC Draft Regulations 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News<\/strong>: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan introduced the UGC Draft Regulations 2025. It brings substantial reforms in the appointment process for Vice-Chancellors (VCs) and academic staff.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_322741\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322741\" style=\"width: 413px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-322741\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/UGC-draft-regulations-2025.png?resize=413%2C235&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"UGC draft regulations 2025\" width=\"413\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/UGC-draft-regulations-2025.png?w=650&amp;ssl=1 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/UGC-draft-regulations-2025.png?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-322741\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source- The Indian Express<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Draft Guidelines for Vice-Chancellor Appointment<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The University Grants Commission (UGC) has outlined key guidelines for the appointment of Vice-Chancellors (VCs) to ensure transparency, inclusivity, and merit in the selection process.\n<ul>\n<li>The revised guidelines are in <em>alignment with the National Education Policy (NEP)<\/em> 2020 and aim to streamline the selection of Vice-Chancellors across all universities in India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Key features of the guidelines:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Authority for Selection<\/strong>&#8211; The Chancellor or Visitor of the university will have the authority to form a <em>three-member Search-cum-Selection Committee<\/em> responsible for appointing the Vice-Chancellor (VC).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Composition of the Search-cum-Selection Committee<\/strong>&#8211; The Search-cum-Selection Committee will be composed of the following members:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Chairperson<\/strong>: A nominee of the Visitor\/Chancellor.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nominee from UGC<\/strong>: A nominee from the Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nominee from University\u2019s Apex Body<\/strong>: A nominee from the university&#8217;s apex body such as the Syndicate, Senate, Executive Council, Board of Management, or an equivalent body.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Selection Process<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Applications for the position of Vice-Chancellor will be invited <em>through all-India newspaper advertisements<\/em> or by other talent-search processes.<\/li>\n<li>The committee will review applications and select candidates based on merit and eligibility.<\/li>\n<li>The selection process will involve objective assessment and clear evaluation criteria to ensure transparency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eligibility Criteria for Vice-Chancellor<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Professional Background<\/strong>: Eligible candidates should have at least ten years of senior-level experience in academia, industry, public administration, public policy, or public sector undertakings. They should also have a proven track record of significant academic or scholarly contributions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Inclusivity<\/strong>: The selection process encourages candidates from economically weaker sections (EWS), SC, ST, OBC, and persons with disabilities.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Academic Background<\/strong>: Candidates no longer need to be professors, but must demonstrate leadership in academic or research fields.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Consequences of Non-Compliance<\/strong>&#8211; Universities that fail to comply with these guidelines may be barred from participating in UGC schemes or from offering degree programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan introduced the UGC Draft Regulations 2025. It brings substantial reforms in the appointment process for Vice-Chancellors (VCs) and academic staff. Draft Guidelines for Vice-Chancellor Appointment The University Grants Commission (UGC) has outlined key guidelines for the appointment of Vice-Chancellors (VCs) to ensure transparency, inclusivity, and merit in the selection&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/ugc-draft-regulations-2025\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">UGC Draft Regulations 2025<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10367,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1760,11973,12039],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-322729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-polity-and-nation","category-governance","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322729","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10367"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=322729"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322729\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=322729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=322729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=322729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}