The University Grants Commission of India India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal on the east, India has a coastline of 7,517 is a Union government body that provides funds for government-recognised universities A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education. The word university is derived from the Latin universitas magistrorum et scholarium, roughly meaning "community of teachers and scholars." and colleges College is a term most often used today to denote degree awarding tertiary educational institution. More broadly, it can be the name of any group of colleagues, for example, an electoral college, a College of Arms or the College of Cardinals. Originally, it meant a group of persons living together, under a common set of rules (con- = ". It is the body that provides recognition for universities in India. Its central office is in New Delhi New Delhi is the capital of India. It is situated within the metropolis of Delhi and serves as the seat of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, and it also has a southern regional office in Hyderabad Hyderabad Telugu: హైదరాబాద్, Urdu: حیدر آباد), is the capital and the most populous city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Hyderabad has a population of over 4.0 million It is well-known for rich history, culture and architecture. It is known as the City of Pearls and the City of Nizams. Recently, it has emerged as a. UGC conducts NET for the appointments of teachers in colleges and universities. NET qualification has been exempted to those having M.Phil for teaching at Graduation level and to those having Ph.D Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated PhD , for the Latin philosophiæ doctor, meaning "teacher of philosophy", or alternatively, DPhil, for the equivalent doctor philosophiæ, is an advanced academic degree awarded by universities. In many English-speaking countries, the PhD is the highest degree one can earn and applies to graduates in a for teaching at Post Graduation level since June 2006.
Accreditation Educational accreditation is a type of quality assurance process under which services and operations of an educational institution or program are evaluated by an external body to determine if applicable standards are met. If standards are met, accredited status is granted by the agency for higher learning Higher education refers to a level of education that is provided by universities, vocational universities, community colleges, liberal arts colleges, institutes of technology and other collegiate level institutions, such as vocational schools, trade schools and career colleges, that award academic degrees or professional certifications is overseen by 12 autonomous institutions established by the University Grants Commission:[1]
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- ^ "Higher education in India". Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India The Government of India, also known as the Union Government or the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of a union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India. It is seated in New Delhi, the capital of India. http://www.education.nic.in/higedu.asp. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
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| India India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal on the east, India has a coastline of 7,517 Topics A. R. Rahman - A.Vellalapatti - Aadityana - Aaj Tak- Aambaliyasan - Aantaliya - Aarambhada - aarti - Abdul Kalam - Abdul Karim Telgi - Abhayapuri - Abiramam - Abrama - Abu Road - abugida - Acacia - Achabal - Achalpur - Achampudur - Acharapakkam - Acharipallam - Achhalda - Achhnera - Achipatti - Adalaj - Adampur - Adari - Adi Sankara - Adikaratti - |
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| Basic topics The Republic of India is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh largest state by geographical area, the second most populous nation, and the largest democracy in the world. India has the world's twelfth largest economy at market exchange rates and the fourth largest in purchasing power. Economic reforms have transformed it into the second · Alphabetical index of topics A. R. Rahman - A.Vellalapatti - Aadityana - Aaj Tak- Aambaliyasan - Aantaliya - Aarambhada - aarti - Abdul Kalam - Abdul Karim Telgi - Abhayapuri - Abiramam - Abrama - Abu Road - abugida - Acacia - Achabal - Achalpur - Achampudur - Acharapakkam - Acharipallam - Achhalda - Achhnera - Achipatti - Adalaj - Adampur - Adari - Adi Sankara - Adikaratti - |
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| History The known history of India - the name in this context includes the areas now known as India, Pakistan and Bangladesh - begins with the Indus Valley Civilization, which spread and flourished in the north-western part of the Indian subcontinent, from c. 3300 to 1300 BCE. Its Mature Harappan period lasted from 2600-1900 BCE. This Bronze Age |
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Timeline This is a timeline of Indian history. It includes the history of South Asia , especially the history of the regions now known India, Pakistan and Bangladesh · Economics India has followed socialist-inspired policies for most of its independent history, which have included extensive public ownership, regulation, red tape, and trade barriers. India slipped behind many other Asian countries · Linguistics Originating over 5,000 years ago, records of the linguistic history of India began with early pictures that transformed into pictorial scripts and engravings and eventually to modern orthographies. Ancient documents and linguistic reconstruction also assist in the understanding of the evolution from early proto-languages to the modern Indian · Maritime Indian maritime history begins during the 3rd millennium BCE when inhabitants of the Indus Valley initiated maritime trading contact with Mesopotamia. The Roman historian Strabo mentions an increase in Roman trade with India following the Roman annexation of Egypt. By the time of Augustus up to 120 ships were setting sail every year from Myos · Military · Science and technology The history of science and technology in India begins with prehistoric human activity at Mehrgarh, in present-day Pakistan, and continues through the Indus Valley Civilization to early states and empires. Of note is the advent of Islam which introduced new technologies leading to a diffusion of both indigenous and foreign sciences. The British · Mathematics Indian mathematics is the mathematics that emerged in South Asia from ancient times until the end of the 18th century. In the classical period of Indian mathematics , important contributions were made by scholars like Aryabhata, Brahmagupta, and Bhaskara II. The decimal number system in use today was first recorded in Indian mathematics. Indian · Astronomy Indian astronomy—the earliest textual mention of which is given in the religious literature of India —became an established tradition by the 1st millennium BCE, when Jyotiṣa Vedānga and other ancillary branches of learning called Vedangas began to take shape. During the following centuries a number of Indian astronomers studied various · Metallurgy Some of the early iron objects found in India are dated to 1400 BCE by employing the method of radio carbon dating. Spikes, knives, daggers, arrow-heads, bowls, spoons, saucepans, axes, chisels, tongs, door fittings etc. ranging from 600 BCE—200 BCE have been discovered from several archaeological sites. In Southern India iron appeared as early · Postage This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of India
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Stone Age The South Asian Stone Age covers the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic periods in South Asia. In Mehrgarh, in what is today western Pakistan, the Neolithic begins ca. 7000 and lasts until 3300 BCE and the first beginnings of the Bronze Age. In South India, the Mesolithic lasts until 3000 BCE, and the Neolithic until 1400 BCE, followed by a · Indus Valley Civilization The Indus Valley Civilization was a Bronze Age civilization (mature period 2600–1900 BCE) which centred mostly in the western part of the Indian Subcontinent or South Asia and flourished around the Indus river basin. Primarily centered along the Indus and the Punjab region, the civilization extended into the Ghaggar-Hakra River valley and the · Indo-Aryan migration Models of the Indo-Aryan migration discuss scenarios of prehistoric migrations of the early Indo-Aryans to their historically attested areas of settlement in the northwest of the Indian subcontinent and from there further across all of North India. Claims of Indo-Aryan migration is primarily drawn from linguistic evidence but also includes a · Vedic period The Vedic Period is the period during which the Vedas, the oldest sacred texts of the Indo-Aryans, were being composed. Scholars place the Vedic period in the second and first millennia BCE continuing up to the 6th century BCE based on literary evidence · Mahajanapadas Mahajanapadas , literally "Great realms," (from Maha, "great", and Janapada "foothold of a tribe", "country") were Ancient Indian kingdoms or countries. Ancient Buddhist texts like Anguttara Nikaya make frequent reference to sixteen great kingdoms and republics (Solas Mahajanapadas) which had evolved and · Magadha Magadha formed one of the sixteen Mahājanapadas (Sanskrit "Great Countries") or regions in ancient India. The core of the kingdom was the area of Bihar south of the Ganges; its first capital was Rajagaha (modern Rajgir) then Pataliputra (modern Patna). Magadha expanded to include most of Bihar and Bengal with the conquest of Licchavi · Middle kingdoms Middle kingdoms of India refers to the political entities in India from the 2nd century BC since the decline of the Maurya Empire, and the corresponding rise of the Satavahana dynasty, beginning with Simuka, from 230 BC. The "Middle" period lasts for some 1,500 years, and ends in the 13th century, with the rise of the Islamic Sultanates · Hoysala The Hoysala Empire (pronunciation: [hojsəɭə saːmraːdʒjə] (help·info) in Kannada) was a prominent South Indian Kannadiga empire that ruled most of the modern day state of Karnataka between the 10th and the 14th centuries. The capital of the Hoysalas was initially located at Belur but was later moved to Halebidu · Cholas The Chola dynasty was a Tamil dynasty which ruled over parts of southern India. The earliest datable references to the dynasty are in inscriptions from the 3rd century BC left by Asoka, a northern ruler, and the dynasty continued to reign over varying territory until the 12th century AD · Kakatiya The Kakatiya dynasty was a South Indian dynasty that ruled parts of what is now Andhra Pradesh, India from 1083 CE to 1323 CE. Shaivite Hindu in nature, it was one of the great Telugu kingdoms that lasted for centuries · Islamic sultanates · Vijayanagara The Vijayanagara Empire was a South Indian empire based in the Deccan Plateau. Established in 1336 by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I, it lasted until 1646 although its power declined after a major military defeat in 1565 by the Deccan sultanates. The empire is named after its capital city of Vijayanagara, whose impressive ruins surround · Mughals The Mughal Empire was an Islamic and Persianate imperial power that ruled the Indian subcontinent which began in 1526, invaded and ruled most of Hindustan (South Asia) by the late 17th and early 18th centuries, and ended in the mid-19th century. The Mughal Emperors were descendants of the Timurids, and at the height of their power around 1700, · Marathas The Maratha Empire or the Maratha Confederacy was a Hindu state located in present-day India. It existed from 1674 to 1818. At its peak, the empire's territories covered much of South Asia · European trade The East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China. The oldest among several similarly formed European East India Companies, the Company was granted an English Royal Charter, under the name
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Colonial Colonial India refers to areas of the Indian Subcontinent under the rule of European colonial powers. The colonial era in India began in 1502, when the Portuguese established the first European trading centre at Kollam, Kerala. In 1510 the Portuguese sailor, Vasco da Gama, established an important trading presence in Goa. Rivalry between European
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East India Company The East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China. The oldest among several similarly formed European East India Companies, the Company was granted an English Royal Charter, under the name · Plassey The Battle of Plassey , 23 June, 1757, was a decisive British East India Company victory over the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies, establishing Company rule in India which expanded over much of South Asia for the next 190 years. The battle took place at Palashi, West Bengal, on the riverbanks of the Bhagirathi River, about 150 km north of · 1857 Rebellion The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of the British East India Company's army on 10 May, 1857, in the town of Meerut, and soon erupted into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the upper Gangetic plain and central India, with the major hostilities confined to present-day Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, northern Madhya · British Raj The British Raj (rāj , lit. "reign" in Hindustani) was the British colonial rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; it can also refer to the period of dominion, and even the region under the rule. The region, commonly called India in contemporary usage, included areas directly administered by the United Kingdom, as well · Railways Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR (भारे), is the state-owned railway of India, which owns and operates most of the country's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India · Economy In the second half of the 19th century, both the direct administration of India by the British crown and the technological change ushered in by the industrial revolution, had the effect of closely intertwining the economies of India and Great Britain. In fact many of the major changes in transport and communications had already begun before the · Army The Indian Army , now sometimes called the British Indian Army to distinguish it from the modern army of the Republic of India, was the principal army of the British Raj in India during the last half-century before the partition of India in 1947 · Zamindari A zamindar or zemindar , also known as a jomidar or jamindar, was an official employed by the Mughals to collect taxes from peasants. The zamindari system used the existing structure of the bhuiyan land tenure system of the pre-Mughal era by the Mughals as a key economic and political institution to implement the sharia-based Islamic rule over the · Social changes The Bengal Renaissance refers to a social reform movement during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in the region of Bengal in undivided India during the period of British rule. The Bengal renaissance can be said to have started with Raja Ram Mohan Roy and ended with Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), although there have been many · Political reforms · Princely states · Partition of Bengal · Independence movement · 1943 famine · World War II · Partition
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