Deemed university is a status of autonomy granted to high performing institutes and departments of various universities A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is a corporation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education. The word university is derived from the Latin universitas magistrorum et scholarium, roughly meaning "community of in India Home to the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation and a region of historic trade routes and vast empires, the Indian subcontinent was identified with its commercial and cultural wealth for much of its long history. Four major religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism originated here, while Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. This status of ‘Deemed-to-be-University’, is granted by Deptt. Of Higher Education The Ministry of Human Resource Development is an Indian government ministry, responsible for the development of human resources. The ministry is divided into two departments: the Department of School Education and Literacy, which deals with primary education and literacy, and the Department of Higher Education, which deals with secondary and post-, Union Human Resource Development Ministry The Ministry of Human Resource Development is an Indian government ministry, responsible for the development of human resources. The ministry is divided into two departments: the Department of School Education and Literacy, which deals with primary education and literacy, and the Department of Higher Education, which deals with secondary and post-, on the advice of the University Grants Commission The University Grants Commission of India is a statutory organisation set up by Union government in 1956, for the coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of university education. It provides recognition for universities in India, and provides funds for government-recognised universities and colleges. Its headquarters are in New (UGC) of India, under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act, 1956 [1][2].

The UGC User-generated content , also known as Consumer generated media (CGM) or user-created content (UCC), refers to various kinds of media content, publicly available, that are produced by end-users began in 1956 after Indian parliament passed the University Grants Commission Act "to make provision for the co-ordination and determination of standards in Universities and for that purpose, to establish a University Grants Commission." [3].

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The deemed university status enables not just full autonomy in setting course work and syllabus of those institutes and research centers, but also allows it to set its own guidelines for the admissions, fees, and instructions to the students The word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb studēre, meaning "to direct one's zeal at"; hence a student could be described as "one who directs zeal at a subject". In its widest use, student is used for anyone who is learning.

Universities having deemed university status are known and recognized for their quality education.[4].

References

  1. ^ "Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IISST) Thiruvanathapuram Declared as Deemed to be University". Union Human Resource Development Ministry The Ministry of Human Resource Development is an Indian government ministry, responsible for the development of human resources. The ministry is divided into two departments: the Department of School Education and Literacy, which deals with primary education and literacy, and the Department of Higher Education, which deals with secondary and post-, Press Information Bureau. July 14, 2008. http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=40292.
  2. ^ "IIST gets deemed university status". The Hindu The Hindu is an English-language Indian daily newspaper. With a circulation of 1.45 million, The Hindu is the second-largest circulated daily English newspaper in India after Times of India, and slightly ahead of The Economic Times. According to the Indian Readership Survey 2008 The Hindu is the third most-widely read English newspaper in India (. Jul 15, 2008. http://www.thehindu.com/2008/07/15/stories/2008071550100100.htm.
  3. ^ UGC Act UGC
  4. ^ Deemed university UGC website

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