Dikhyaa Mohanty 
The Union Education Ministry is projected to appoint a new UGC chairperson within the next month and along with it, a few names of any officials of the Central or State Government will not be considered for the post.
According to the reports, this top post of the UGC could be considered for eminent innovators and persons who can implement National Education Policy (NEP) in higher educational institutions. The tenure of D.P. Singh, the current chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC), is ending in the first week of December. In view of this, UGC may get a new chairman by the end of December.
As per the Ministry of Education, some standards have been set for the appointment of the new chairman. The preference for the post will be given to a person with global experience in innovation. Also, the age of the applicant should be less than 60 years and the term of the chairman of the UGC is five years or till the age of 65 years.
The Ministry of Education has released the notification for the selection of UGC Chairperson. According to the notification, applications for the post of UGC chairman can be submitted till November 30. The Selection Committee may also consider the name of any eligible person other than the applications received.
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