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Inter University Centres of UGC(IUC-UGC)

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The UGC has set up autonomous centres, from 1984, when the first one was established to provide common facilities for research, and for various services and programmes to the universities, since heavy investment in infrastructure and input is beyond the reach of the individual university to obtain these facilities. The following is one of the inter-university centres have been established :

Inter University Accelerator Centre (formerly -Nuclear Science Centre)

Address:

The Inter University Accelerator Centre
Post Box No. 10502
Aruna Asaf Ali Marg,
New Delhi - 110 067.

Inter University Accelerator Centre was the first Inter-University Centre to be established by the UGC in 1984. The primary objective of the Centre is to establish within the university system a world class facilities for accelerator based research. Its aim is to formulate common research programmes of research and development in collaboration with universities, IITs and other research institutions. It promotes group activities and human research development in experimental science and other branches of knowledge.

 

2.Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astro-Physics (IUCAA)

Address:

Inter University Centre
For Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune
Post Bag 4, Ganeshkhind,
Pune - 411 007.

Information IUCAA, Pune was set up in 1988 as an autonomous centre of excellence to help initiate and nurture, research and developmental activities in Astronomy and Astrophysics in the University sector. IUCAA was set up with the basic purpose of providing advanced centralized facilities for subjects not adequately covered in the university departments and colleges.

 

 

 

3.UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research (1989)

Address:

UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research , Indore
University Campus,
Khandawa Road,
Indore - 452 017 (M P).

UGC-DAE was created in the year 1990 with the broad objective of developing competence and promoting research in front line areas of science and technology in Indian Universities by providing institutional framework for optimum utilisation of major research facilities established by the department of Atomic Energy such as Dhruv Reactor of Mumbai, VECC at Kolkata and Synchrotron Radiation Sources at Indore. The facilities of IUC can be availed by scientists from any university.

 

4.Consortium for Educational Communication (CEC) (1993)

Address:

Consortium for Educational Communication (CEC)
Aruna Asaf Ali Marg,
New Delhi - 110 067.

The Consortium for Educational Communication popularly known as CEC is one of the Inter University Centres set up by the University Grants Commission. It has been established with the goal of addressing the needs of Higher Education through the use of powerful medium of Television alongwith the appropriate use of emerging Information Communication Technology (ICT).

Realizing the potential and power of television to act as means of Educational Knowledge dissemination, UGC started the Countrywide Classroom Programmes in the year 1984. For production of educational programmes, initially Media Centres were set up at 6 Universities. Subsequently CEC was setup in 1993 as a nodal agency to coordinate, guide & facilitate such educational programme production through its Media Centres. Today 22 Media Centres now known as Educational Multimedia Research Centres (EMRCs) are working towards achieving this goal under the umbrella of CEC which are listed below :

1.      Educational Media Research Centre
Gujrat University
Ahmedabad

2.      Educational Media Research Centre
St. Xavier's College
Kolkata

3.      Educational Media Research Centre
Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages
Hyderabad

4.      Educational Media Research Centre
Jai Narain Vyas University
Jodhpur

5.      Educational Medial Research Centre
Madurai Kamraj University
Madurai

6.      Mass Communication Research Centre
Jamia Millia Islamia
New Delhi

7.      Educational Media Research Centre
University of Pune
Pune

8.      Educational Media Research Centre
Osmania University
Hyderabad

9.      Educational Media Research Centre
Devi Ahilya Vishawavidyalaya
Indore

10.  Educational Media Research Centre
Anna University
Chennai

11.  Educational Media Research Centre
Department of Communication and Journalism
Manasagangotri
Mysore

12.  Educational Media Research Centre
Manipur University
Imphal

13.  Educational Media Research Centre
Panjab University
Patiala

14.  Educational Media Research Centre
University of Roorkee
Roorkee

15.  Educational Media Research Centre
Kashmir University
Srinagar

16.  Educational Media Research Centre
University of Calicut
Kerala

17.  Educational Media Research Centre
Dr. Hari Singh Gour University
Sagar (MP)

18.  Educational Media Research Centre
National Institute of Social Work and Social Sciences (NISWASS)
Bhubneswar

19.  Educational Media Research Centre
Dibrugarh University
Dibrugarh

20.  Educational Media Research Centre
Magadh University
Gaya, Bihar

21.  Educational Media Research Centre
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University
Lucknow

22.  Educational Media Research Centre
Pondicherry University
Puducherry

 

5.Information and Library Network Centre, INFLIBNET

Address:

Information and Library Network Centre (INFLIBNET)
(Established in a project made in 1991 and incorporated as a Society in 1996)
INFLIBNET
Infocity Gandhinagar
Gujarat - 382 007

An Inter-University Centre of UGC the INFLIBNET serves towards modernization of Libraries, serves as Information Centre for transfer and access of information, supporting scholarships and learning and academic pursuits through a National Network of Libraries in around 264 Universities, Colleges and R&D Institutions across the country.

 

6.Inter University Centre for International Studies(IUCIS)

Address:

Osmania University Campus Hyderabad.

The UGC has established Inter-University Centres (IUCs) for centrally providing state-of-the-art equipment & facilities for the benefit of researchers working in different universities. So far, these IUCS have been established mainly in the filed of science and technology. The UGC proposed to establish the first IUC in the field of Humanities and Social Science by taking over academic and physical infrastructure available at Indo-American Centre for International Studies.
The proposed IUC would be providing dynamic and vibrant platform for academicians from India, SAARC region, Central Asian and other countries. The main objective of the IUC would be to address contemporary development issues with multi-disciplinary approach in the following areas.

1.      Education, Commerce, Economics of development of these countries along with the interface with the developed countries.

2.      World trade, GATS, IPR, financial management for international understanding.

3.      Conflict management, diplomacy, development and peace initiatives between various countries.

4.      Human rights, human values, life skills and learning to live together.

5.      Art, literature and other allied areas.

7.National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)

Address:

National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)
P.O. Box. No. 1075, Nagarbhavi
Bangalore - 560 072.

National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) was established by the UGC in September 1994 at Bangalore for evaluating the performance of the Universities and Colleges in the Country. NAAC's mandate includes the task of performance evaluation, assessment and accreditation of universities and colleges in the country. The philosophy of NAAC is based on objective and continuous improvement rather than being punitive or judgmental, so that all institutions of higher learning are empowered to maximize their resources, opportunities and capabilities. Assessment is a performance evaluation of an institution and /or its units and is accomplished through a process based on self-study and peer review using defined criteria. Accreditation refers to the certification given by NAAC which is valid for a period of five years. At present the Assessment and Accreditation by NAAC is done on a voluntary basis.