University Grants Commission

Indian government agency
Organization organization Q3345459
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University Grants Commission

Summary

University Grants Commission is an organization[1]. It ranks in the top 0.91% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (832 views/month, #83 of 9,083).[2]

Key Facts

  • University Grants Commission is located in New Delhi[3].
  • University Grants Commission is in the country of India[4].
  • University Grants Commission's instance of is recorded as organization[5].
  • University Grants Commission's instance of is recorded as government agency[6].
  • University Grants Commission's instance of is recorded as government commission[7].
  • University Grants Commission's headquarters location is recorded as New Delhi[8].
  • University Grants Commission's ISNI is recorded as 0000000123427072[9].
  • University Grants Commission's ISNI is recorded as 0000000123422060[10].
  • University Grants Commission's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 148561836[11].
  • University Grants Commission's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 145340137[12].
  • University Grants Commission's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 306407993[13].
  • University Grants Commission's GND ID is recorded as 1026223-4[14].
  • University Grants Commission's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79077390[15].
  • University Grants Commission's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 120020227[16].
  • University Grants Commission's IdRef ID is recorded as 082046174[17].
  • University Grants Commission's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA03207162[18].
  • University Grants Commission's child organization or unit is recorded as National Assessment and Accreditation Council[19].
  • University Grants Commission's Commons category is recorded as University Grants Commission (India)[20].
  • University Grants Commission's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 36210413[21].
  • University Grants Commission's chairperson is recorded as D.P. Singh[22].
  • +1956-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of University Grants Commission[23].
  • University Grants Commission's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 28.625555555555554, 'lon': 77.23916666666666}[24].
  • University Grants Commission's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06578n[25].
  • University Grants Commission's official website is recorded as http://www.ugc.ac.in/[26].
  • University Grants Commission's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 90365900[27].

Body

Founding

+1956-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of University Grants Commission[23].

Identity

Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'UGC'}[28] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'UGC India'}[29].

Leadership

University Grants Commission's chairperson is recorded as D.P. Singh[22].

Operations

University Grants Commission's headquarters location is recorded as New Delhi[8]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as National Assessment and Accreditation Council[19].

Why It Matters

University Grants Commission ranks in the top 0.91% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (832 views/month, #83 of 9,083).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . GRID Release 2017-01-10. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . ROR release v1.19. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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