Mandate
The UGC has the unique distinction of being the only grant-giving agency in the country which has been vested with two responsibilities: that of providing funds and that of coordination, determination and maintenance of standards in institutions of higher education.
The UGC’s mandate includes
- Promoting and coordinating university education.
- Determining and maintaining standards of teaching, examination and research in universities.
- Framing regulations on minimum standards of education.
- Monitoring developments in the field of collegiate and university education; disbursing grants to the universities and colleges.
- Serving as a vital link between the Union and state governments and institutions of higher learning.
- Advising the Central and State governments on the measures necessary for improvement of university education.
NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR MINORITY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Wilsonia Degree College has been awarded the certificate declaring the institution to be a Minority Educational Institution by the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions, Government of India.
The certificate states
‘On consideration of the Documentary Evidence Produced Before the Commission, the Commission is Satisfied the Wilsonia Degree College, Ashiana Phase II, Kanth Road, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, Managed by the Wilsonia Degree College Society, is a Minority Educational Institution within the Meaning of Section 2 (g) of the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions Act 2004. Consequently, it is Hereby Declared that the Aforesaid College is a Minority Educational Institution Covered Under Article 30 of the Constitution of India.’