Statutory professional councils roles – UGC NET Question

Statements A, B and D present an accurate view of statutory professional councils. A is true because councils like UGC, AICTE and NCTE are statutory bodies created by Acts of Parliament. B is true as they lay down minimum standards, approval norms and quality benchmarks for specific programmes. D is also true since sometimes their domains intersect and require coordination with universities and other regulators. Statement C is false; councils play a central role in standards and curriculum-related norms and are not mere fee-collecting agencies. Therefore, A, B and D only form the correct combination.

Option A:
Option A is incorrect because it restricts the correct set to A and B and leaves out D. Excluding D ignores the practical reality that councils must coordinate in overlapping areas like teacher education or technical programmes, so the combination is incomplete.

Option B:
Option B is incorrect because it includes A and D but omits B, thereby failing to mention the crucial function of prescribing minimum academic and professional standards, which is one of the defining roles of such councils.

Option C:
Option C is correct because it brings together A, B and D, all of which align with how statutory councils operate, while excluding C, which wrongly denies their quality and curriculum functions.

Option D:
Option D is incorrect because it lists only B and D and leaves out A, which establishes that these bodies are statutory entities created by law; omitting A gives an incomplete picture of their status.