University Grants Commission Act, 1956

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The University Grants Commission Act, 1956{{cite web|title=UGC Act-1956|url=http://mhrd.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/upload_document/ugc_act.pdf|website=mhrd.gov.in|publisher=Secretary, University Grants Commission|access-date=1 February 2016}} is an Act of the Parliament of India.{{cite web|url=http://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/ugc_act.pdf|title=The University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (As modified up to the 20th December, 1985) and Rules & Regulations under the Act|publisher=University Grants Commission (India)|access-date=4 January 2015}} The Act is sometimes referred to as "the UGC Act" and, among other things, regulates central assistance for public universities.{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ugc-defers-plan-to-allow-entry-of-foreign-varsities/article3483922.ece|title=UGC defers plan to allow entry of foreign varsities|last=Dhar|first=Aarti|date=3 June 2012|work=The Hindu|publisher=The Hindu Group|access-date=4 January 2015}}