Role of UGC in funding higher education with special reference to North-east India

Funding of higher education is an important issue. Development of an education system depends on the allocation of fund. The education system in India is predominantly state funded and a directed activity. Although Indian higher education system has been considerably expanded during the last few decades, but the major issue concerning higher education is financial allocation. University Grants Commission (UGC) has been playing major role in financing higher education in India. UGC is also funding higher educational institutions in the North Eastern Region through its North Eastern Regional Office. This paper is an attempt to analyse the role played by UGC in finding higher education in the North Eastern Region. The discussion covers the various schemes implemented by UGC-NERO in the region.