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University Grants Commission (UGC), Ministry of Education, is inviting ‘Expression of Interest’ (Eol) from interested Authors/Critics and Faculty Members of HEls to write original text-books in 12 Indian languages for the undergraduate (UG) level courses in the different subjects of Arts, Science, and Social Science. Interested Authors/Critics/Faculty Members of HEls can send their acceptance to the Commission and furnish their Expression of Interest (EOI) through the form available on the official website.
As per the official notice, the last date to apply is January 13, 2024(midnight). One can check the detailed notification by visiting the official website of the University Grants Commission at https://www.ugc.gov.in/. The commission has invited applications for writing books in Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.
“UGC is working on providing textbooks at the undergraduate level in arts, science, commerce and social sciences in 12 Indian languages. We are identifying nodal universities in different states who will coordinate the exercise of forming teams of authors who can write high-quality textbooks in Indian languages,” a senior UGC official was quoted as saying to news agency PTI. “This effort is in tune with NEP 2020’s goal to provide learning opportunities to students in universities in Indian languages,” the official added.
The University Grants Commission came into existence on December 28, 1953. It became a statutory Organization of the Government of India by an Act of Parliament in 1956, for the coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of teaching, examination, and research in university education.
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