What is UGC? We have been asked to show this to get admission for Ph.D.

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    UGC acronym stands for University Grants Commission, India. It is a statutory body that was started in 1956. It was set up by the Union Government of India to ensure that the standard of the University education in India is maintained. The UGC controls the following in India:
    1. Maintaining the standard of research, teaching and examination in the universities.
    2. Promoting university education
    3. Making regulations to maintain the minimum standard of education in the country
    4. It is a link between the union government and the institutes of higher education
    5. It also advises the government about the steps to be taken in order to improve
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