The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has been granted deemed university status.
Deemed-to-be-university is recognition to higher education institutions that excel in specific areas of study.
NCERT will now be able to award its own graduate, postgraduate and doctoral degrees.
It can apply to UGC for setting up a new institution for undertaking study and research in emerging areas of knowledge that are not offered by any existing institution.
Apart from awarding degrees to teachers, it will decide courses it wants to offer.