HECI functional verticals – UGC NET Question

NEP 2020 outlines four independent verticals under HECI: NHERC for regulation, NAC for accreditation, HEGC for grants and GEC for academic standards. These functions cover key aspects of quality assurance and resource allocation in higher education.

Option A:
This option correctly lists the core functions around which HECI is structured. It shows the separation of roles intended to avoid conflicts of interest, so it is the right answer.

Option B:
Sports and canteen management are institutional operational matters and are not the focus of HECI’s verticals.

Option C:
Advertising functions are not the central regulatory tasks described in the policy; HECI’s role is more substantive.

Option D:
Student union affairs are largely internal to institutions and not the specific domain of HECI in NEP 2020.