UGC directs HEIs to submit number of children from creation of supernumerary seats

The commission has directed the higher education institutions to submit the status on the University Activity Monitoring Portal; i.e. uamp.ugc.ac.in. “In continuation of the UGC letter, the Ministry of Education has requested to submit the status of the children benefited from the creation of supernumerary seats,” UGC said in an official notice.

UGC directs HEIs to submit number of children from creation of supernumerary seats

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has directed the colleges and universities to submit the number of students who have benefited from the creation of supernumerary seats. The ministry of education has asked for the data. 

The commission has directed the higher education institutions to submit the status on the University Activity Monitoring Portal; i.e. uamp.ugc.ac.in. “In continuation of the UGC letter, the Ministry of Education has requested to submit the status of the children benefited from the creation of supernumerary seats,” UGC said in an official notice.

In March 2022, UGC advised colleges and universities across the nation to create supernumerary seats for children who lost both their parents during COVID-19 pandemic and come under the PM CARES for children scheme.

“All the higher education institutions (HEIs) are advised to create supernumerary seats to accommodate such children to pursue their higher education, whenever they become eligible,” said UGC then. 

The commission had further said that "the Ministry of Women and Child Development was trying to identify such children with the help of the district magistrates of all the states, and union territories (UTs), so as to extend all possible support to those children. Those children were issued a PM Cares for Children scheme 2021 certificate."

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