Special Grant for 100 yearsUniversities

The University Grants Commission (UGC) provide Heritage Grants to universities and colleges which are more than 100 years old and give the Special Heritage  The guidelines of the scheme of “Granting Special Heritage Status to Universities and Colleges” are available at http://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/4170650_ Guidelines-for-Heritage.pdf . The scheme guidelines have provision for grants for conservation work and offering short term certificate or diploma programme in any of the heritage branches. The Special status will be granted by UGC Exper Committee under specific institutional requirements and evaluation . As on date 19 Colleges have been recommended for funding under the scheme. The details of grants allocated to these colleges, college-wise, is at http://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/8647293­­_Heritage-website.pdf .