Act Info:Preamble1 - UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION ACT 1956
Chapter I
Section1 - Short title and commencement
Section2 - Definitions
Section3 - Application of Act to institutions for higher studies other than Universities
Chapter II
Section4 - Establishment Of The Commission
Section5 - Composition of the Commission
Section6 - Terms and conditions of service of members
Section7 - Meetings of the Commission
Section8 - Vacancies amongst members or defect in constitution not to invalidate acts or proceedings of the Commission
Section9 - Temporary association of persons with the Commission for particular purposes
Section10 - Staff of the Commission
Section11 - Authentication of orders and other instruments of the Commission
Chapter III
Section12 - Functions of the Commission
Section12A - Regulation of fees and prohibition of donations in certain cases
Section12B - Prohibition regarding giving of any grant to a University not declared by the Commission fit to receive such grant
Section13 - Inspection
Section14 - Consequences of failure of Universities to comply with recommendations of the Commission
Section15 - Payment of the Commission
Section16 - Fund of the Commission
Section17 - Budget
Section18 - Annual report
Section19 - Account and audit
Chapter IV
Section20 - Directions by the Central Government
Section21 - Returns and information
Section22 - Right to confer degrees
Section23 - Prohibition of the use of the word "University" in certain cases
Section24 - Penalties
Section25 - Power to make rules
Section26 - Power to make regulations
Section27 - Power to delegate
Section28 - Laying of rules and regulations before Parliament