Deck 6: Understanding the Higher and Technical Education System in India: Institutions, Divisions, and Regulations

Question 1

The technical education system in the country is looked after by__________

A)Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD)
B)All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
C)Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
D)None of the above

Answer 1

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)

Question 2

The National Knowledge Commission (NKC) was constituted on__________

A)13th June, 2005
B)15th June, 2005
C)2nd October 2005
D)2nd October 2008

Answer 2

13th June, 2005

Question 3

National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) was first set up in__________

A)1973
B)1986
C)1995
D)1996

Answer 3

1973

Question 4

University Grants Commission (UGC) was set up as an Advisory Board on the recommendations of__________

A)Curzon's Policy
B)Sargent Report
C)Wood's Despatch
D)Hunter Commission

Question 5

NKC was constituted by the Prime Minister of India __________

A)Atal Behari Vajpayee
B)Dr. Manmohan Singh
C)I. K. Gujral
D)H.D. Deve Gowda

Question 6

Higher education refers to__________

A)Colleges
B)Universities
C)Technical & Medical institutes
D)All the above

Question 7

Higher education includes __________

A)Professional courses
B)Technological courses
C)Academic courses
D)All the above

Question 8

The basic entrance requirement into higher education is completion of __________

A)secondary education
B)elementary education
C)primary education
D)None of the above

Question 9

The usual entrance age for higher education is __________

A)16 years
B)18 years
C)20 years
D)21 years

Question 10

The main players in the higher education system in India are__________

A)Central government
B)State government
C)Private bodies/organisations
D)All the above

Question 11

In India, higher education is broadly divided into __________

A)General higher education
B)Technical higher education
C)Professional courses
D)All the above

Question 12

Courses covered at higher education include __________

A)under graduate courses
B)post graduate courses
C)research studies
D)All the above

Question 13

Higher education in India is the purview of __________

A)UGC
B)AICTE
C)NCTE
D)Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD)

Question 14

The Visitor of all Central Universities is __________

A)President of India
B)Prime Minister of India
C)Governor of a state
D)None of the above

Question 15

The chief expert and academic authority of a university is __________

A)Vice Chancellor
B)Pro Vice Chancellor
C)Registrar
D)Dean

Question 16

The administrative work of the university is supervised by __________

A)Vice Chancellor
B)Pro Vice Chancellor
C)Registrar
D)Dean

Question 17

Technical education system in India comprises of __________

A)Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT's)
B)Indian Institutes of Management (IIM's)
C)National Institutes of Technology (NIT's)
D)All the above

Question 18

The first open university in India was established in __________

A)1982
B)1984
C)1985
D)1986

Question 19

The supreme authority which controls and regulates the standards of all Open Universities is __________

A)Distance Education Council of India
B)UGC
C)NCERT
D)AICTE

Question 20

Open Universities are funded by __________

A)Ministry of Human Resource Development
B)UGC
C)NCERT
D)AICTE

Question 21

Open Universities are characterized by __________

A)use of print and communication media
B)no face-to-face contact
C)no fixed classroom
D)all the above

Question 22

The status of Deemed University is accorded by __________

A)Ministry of Human Resource Development
B)UGC
C)NCERT
D)AICTE

Question 23

Deemed Universities have the power and authority to __________

A)set their own courses and syllabi
B)set guidelines for admission fees
C)conduct examinations and award degrees
D)all the above

Question 24

Some of the most well known deemed universities are __________

A)National Institutes of Technology (NIT's)
B)National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA)
C)Indian Institute of Science (IIS)
D)all the above

Question 25

A private university is an institution of higher learning established through a __________

A)State Act
B)Central Act
C)Both of the above
D)None of the above