Mysuru: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has granted full autonomous status under Category II for the century-old University of Mysore (UoM), for having maintained high standards of excellence. The letter in this regard has been sent from the UGC office in New Delhi yesterday afternoon.
Mysore Varsity In-charge Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof. C. Basavaraju, speaking to SOM said that the UGC, out of 780 Universities in the country has given full autonomous status to 19 Universities and added that Mysore University is the only one in the State which has been given the autonomous status.
