Meghalaya's Captain Williamson Sangma Technical University secures UGC recognition

Meghalaya's Captain Williamson Sangma Technical University became the first state-owned university in the state to receive recognition from the University Grants Commission (UGC).

An official said that the recognition will ensure that the university is empowered to award degrees to students as specified by UGC requiring it to follow the UGC notifications issued from time to time and was permitted to operate its campus within Meghalaya.

In a letter to the registrar of the university, the UGC said, "The name of the university has been included in the list of universities established as per Section 2(f) of UGC Act, 1956. The University may note and adhere to the following - the university is empowered to award degrees as specified by the UGC under section 22 of the UGC Act 1956 by conducting courses through its own departments, its constituent colleges and/or through its affiliated colleges in regular mode only."

Lauding the achievement, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma also took to his official X handle and said, "With the Captain Williamson Sangma State University getting recognition from UGC, our colleges have the option to affiliate to the state university so that students applying to those colleges affiliated to state university won't have to appear for CUET in the future." 

With the Captain Williamson Sangma State University getting recognition from UGC, our colleges have the option to affiliate to the State University so that students applying to those colleges affiliated to State University won’t have to appear for CUET in the future.

— Conrad K Sangma (@SangmaConrad) December 6, 2024

The Captain Williamson Sangma Technical University was established through an Act in 2011.