<P> In August 1949 a recommendation was made to reconstitute the UGC along similar lines to the University Grants Committee of the United kingdom . This recommendation was made by the University Education Commission of 1948 - 1949 which was set up under the chairmanship of S. Radhakrishnan `` to report on Indian university education and suggest improvements and extensions '' . In 1952 the government decided that all grants to universities and higher learning institutions should be handled by the UGC . Subsequently , an inauguration was held on 28 December 1953 by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad , the Minister of Education , Natural Resources and Scientific Research . </P>
<P> In August 1949 a recommendation was made to reconstitute the UGC along similar lines to the University Grants Committee of the United kingdom . This recommendation was made by the University Education Commission of 1948 - 1949 which was set up under the chairmanship of S. Radhakrishnan `` to report on Indian university education and suggest improvements and extensions '' . In 1952 the government decided that all grants to universities and higher learning institutions should be handled by the UGC . Subsequently , an inauguration was held on 28 December 1953 by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad , the Minister of Education , Natural Resources and Scientific Research . </P>
who gave the recommendation for setting up of university grant commission
who gave the recommendation for setting up of university grant commission
by the University Education Commission of 1948 - 1949 which was set up under the chairmanship of S. Radhakrishnan
by the University Education Commission of 1948 - 1949 which was set up under the chairmanship of S. Radhakrishnan