The University Grants Commission (UGC) has recently extended the schemes such as the Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), coaching, fellowship, etc., till March 31, 2024.

UGC has extended the following schemes:

• Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) Swayam


• E-content development project- Assistance from University Grants Commission under NME-ICT


• Establishing centres in universities for social study exclusion and inclusive policy


• Women’s studies in higher educational institutions (HEIs)

a) Equal opportunity centre for institutes

• Coaching schemes for Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBC) (non-creamy layer), and minorities students for colleges

a) Remedial coaching for SC, ST, OBC (non-creamy layer), and minority society students

b) Coaching lessons for entry into services for SC, ST, OBC (non-creamy layer), and minority society students

c) Coaching for national eligibility test for state eligibility test for SC, ST, OBC (non-creamy layer), and minority students

• Scheme for Disabled Individuals in educational institutions

a) Higher education for Persons With Special Needs (HEPSN)

b) Financial aid to visually-disabled teachers

• University Grants Commission (UGC) research awards for faculty

a) BSR faculty fellowship

b) Fellowship for superannuated faculty members

c) Emeritus fellowship

d) Startup grant

e) Research grant for in-service faculty members

f) Research award

g) Mid-career award

h) Dr. DS Kothari's research grant for newly recruited faculty members

• UGC Fellowship for Post-Doctoral Researchers

a) Dr. S Radhakrishnan Post Doctoral Fellowship in Humanities and Social Sciences

b) Dr. S Radhakrishnan's Post-Doctoral Fellowship

c) Dr. DS Kothari Post-Doctoral Fellowship

d) Post-doctoral fellowship for Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe

e) Post-Doctoral Fellowship for Women

• UGC fellowships for doctoral students

a) PG lndira Gandhi Scholarship for single girl child

b) Savitribai Jyotirao Phule fellowship for single girl child

c) Junior Research Fellowship in sciences, humanities, and social sciences

d) National scholarship for postgraduate studies

e) UGC Scholarships for Postgraduate students

f) PG scholarship for SC, and ST students to pursue professional courses

g) Swami Vivekanand fellowship for single girl child for research in social sciences

h) PG scholarship for university rank holders

i) PG scholarship for GATE-qualified students for ME, MTech

• UGC scholarship programmes for undergraduate students (Ishaan Uday Special Scholarship scheme for NER)


• Autonomous institutes


• National Skills Qualification Framework

a) Deen Dayal Upadhyay centers for Knowledge Acquisition and Upgradation of Skilled

b) Community Colleges in Universities and Colleges

c) Introduction of Bachelor of Vocational (BVoc) Programme in universities and colleges

d) Human Abilities and Livelihood (KAUSHAL) in universities and colleges (Deen Dayal Upadhyay Kaushal Kendras)

• Establishing chairs in universities


• Establishment of centre for promoting social responsibility and community


• Establishing and upgrading Hindi departments


• Epoch-making social thinkers of India


• Engagement in university - Social Connect initiatives - Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA).


• Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC)


• Travel assistance for college teacher


• Swachh Bharat-Swasth Bharat Abhiyan


• STRIDE (Scheme for Trans-disciplinary Research for India's Developing Economy)


• Consortium for Academic and Research Ethics (CARE)


• Funding aid to universities for the study and research of indigenous and endangered Indian language