123 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from 0033825 UDI09, published by ugc.gov.in. The source is a 210-page publication. Source-evidenced topics include university grants commission, higher education, india, arts, science, commerce, education, engineering & technology. Every answer is a verbatim span of text the source prints, and each row carries the passage it sits in, its offset in that passage, the source quote, the page and the location in the document, so any row can be checked against the original. Question types in the export: 117 factual, 4 list, 2 definition. 6 of the 123 pairs (4.9%) ask explanatory questions; the remaining 117 are factual or table-based questions. 98.37% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
This dataset contains 123 extractive question-and-answer pairs derived from a 210-page publication by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The questions cover topics such as university performance, student outcomes, and faculty-specific statistics in Indian higher education. Each answer is a verbatim excerpt from the source document, ensuring traceability. The dataset includes factual, list-based, and definition questions, with 98.37% of rows meeting quality standards. Examples include data on defaulting universities, student pass rates, and gender-specific graduation percentages.
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| question | answer | context | answer_start | question_type | knowledge_quality_score | source_document | source_quote | source_page | source_location | confidence | validation_status |
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| What is the role of the University Grants Commission in Indian higher education? | coordination, determination and maintenance of standard of teaching, research, extension and examination in the university system of Higher Education in India. | Introduction The University Grants Commission is a nodal agency for coordination, determination and maintenance of standard of teaching, research, extension and examination in the university system of Higher Education in India. The examination system in Indian universities occupies an important place among the testing techniques used by the Universities/University level Institutes with its existence for over hundred years. The Indian examination systems are controlled by the prevailing annual and semester system with newly introduced few credit based systems in Universities in India. The medium of instructions are mainly English and mother languages in many States/ Universities. | 68 | definition | 1.000 | https://www.ugc.gov.in/pdfnews/0033825_UDI09.pdf | Introduction The University Grants Commission is a nodal agency for coordination, determination and maintenance of standard of teaching, research, extension and examination in the university system of Higher Education in India. The examination system in Indian universities occupies an important place among the testing techniques used by the Universities/University level Institutes with its existence for over hundred years. | 7 | page=7,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| What type of activity is the publication of examination results by the UGC's Information & Statistics Bureau? | a continuous activity | The Information & Statistics (I & S) Bureau of UGC has been collecting statistical information / data regarding examination results (Annual & Supplementary) in a regular manner in the prescribed format circulated to all the Universities / University level Institutions, being the primary source of collection. The publication of Examination Results (Annual & Supplementary) is a continuous activity of the UGC-I & S Bureau and the present publication is the continuity of the earlier Publication - 2008 of the UGC-I & S Bureau. | 377 | definition | 0.940 | https://www.ugc.gov.in/pdfnews/0033825_UDI09.pdf | The publication of Examination Results (Annual & Supplementary) is a continuous activity of the UGC-I & S Bureau and the present publication is the continuity of the earlier Publication - 2008 of the UGC-I & S Bureau. | 7 | page=7,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| What are the main mediums of instruction in Indian universities? | English and mother languages in many States/ Universities. | Introduction The University Grants Commission is a nodal agency for coordination, determination and maintenance of standard of teaching, research, extension and examination in the university system of Higher Education in India. The examination system in Indian universities occupies an important place among the testing techniques used by the Universities/University level Institutes with its existence for over hundred years. The Indian examination systems are controlled by the prevailing annual and semester system with newly introduced few credit based systems in Universities in India. The medium of instructions are mainly English and mother languages in many States/ Universities. | 629 | list | 0.820 | https://www.ugc.gov.in/pdfnews/0033825_UDI09.pdf | The medium of instructions are mainly English and mother languages in many States/ Universities. | 7 | page=7,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| What are the main systems controlling Indian examination systems in universities? | the prevailing annual and semester system with newly introduced few credit based systems in Universities in India. | Introduction The University Grants Commission is a nodal agency for coordination, determination and maintenance of standard of teaching, research, extension and examination in the university system of Higher Education in India. The examination system in Indian universities occupies an important place among the testing techniques used by the Universities/University level Institutes with its existence for over hundred years. The Indian examination systems are controlled by the prevailing annual and semester system with newly introduced few credit based systems in Universities in India. The medium of instructions are mainly English and mother languages in many States/ Universities. | 476 | list | 0.820 | https://www.ugc.gov.in/pdfnews/0033825_UDI09.pdf | The Indian examination systems are controlled by the prevailing annual and semester system with newly introduced few credit based systems in Universities in India. The medium of instructions are mainly English and mother languages in many States/ Universities. | 7 | page=7,block=0 | ||
| What does the Examination Report 2009 contain to elaborate the details covered under the publication? | eight tables alongwith graphs/Charts and four annexure | The Examination Report 2009 contains eight tables alongwith graphs/Charts and four annexure which are elaborating all details covered under the Publication. It may be made clear that the data / information is available from the prime source i.e. Universities / University Level Institutions which are considered authentic. The data of the previous years are used in some cases. The Publication starts with the contents. A brief of the contents of the Tables is listed below: | 37 | list | 0.820 | https://www.ugc.gov.in/pdfnews/0033825_UDI09.pdf | The Examination Report 2009 contains eight tables alongwith graphs/Charts and four annexure which are elaborating all details covered under the Publication. | 8 | page=8,block=4 | 0.700 | valid |
| What levels of courses does the examination data of the publication cover? | all courses (Graduate & Post Graduate level) | The examination data of the Publication covers all courses (Graduate & Post Graduate level) which are governed or under the purview or control of the Universities / University level Institutions and as have been submitted by the said University, under reference to the report, have been provided. | 47 | list | 0.820 | https://www.ugc.gov.in/pdfnews/0033825_UDI09.pdf | The examination data of the Publication covers all courses (Graduate & Post Graduate level) which are governed or under the purview or control of the Universities / University level Institutions and as have been submitted by the said University, under reference to the report, have been provided. | 8 | page=8,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is the primary source for the collection of statistical information regarding examination results by the UGC's Information & Statistics Bureau? | all the Universities / University level Institutions | The Information & Statistics (I & S) Bureau of UGC has been collecting statistical information / data regarding examination results (Annual & Supplementary) in a regular manner in the prescribed format circulated to all the Universities / University level Institutions, being the primary source of collection. The publication of Examination Results (Annual & Supplementary) is a continuous activity of the UGC-I & S Bureau and the present publication is the continuity of the earlier Publication - 2008 of the UGC-I & S Bureau. | 216 | factual | 0.570 | https://www.ugc.gov.in/pdfnews/0033825_UDI09.pdf | The Information & Statistics (I & S) Bureau of UGC has been collecting statistical information / data regarding examination results (Annual & Supplementary) in a regular manner in the prescribed format circulated to all the Universities / University level Institutions, being the primary source of collection. | 7 | page=7,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is the source of the data and information in the Examination Report 2009? | the prime source i.e. Universities / University Level Institutions | The Examination Report 2009 contains eight tables alongwith graphs/Charts and four annexure which are elaborating all details covered under the Publication. It may be made clear that the data / information is available from the prime source i.e. Universities / University Level Institutions which are considered authentic. The data of the previous years are used in some cases. The Publication starts with the contents. A brief of the contents of the Tables is listed below: | 224 | factual | 0.570 | https://www.ugc.gov.in/pdfnews/0033825_UDI09.pdf | It may be made clear that the data / information is available from the prime source i.e. Universities / University Level Institutions which are considered authentic. | 8 | page=8,block=4 | 0.700 | valid |
| Which university in Andhra Pradesh is listed as defaulting and focuses on foreign languages? | The Eng. & Foreign Lang. University | EXAMINATION RESULTS - 2009 Annexure:-!! List of Defaulting Universities S.No. State/University S.No. State/University Andhra Pradesh 1. * Andhra University 2. * Dr.B.R.Am bedkar Open University 3. * Kakatiya University 4. * Sri Krishnadevaraya University 5. * A.P. University o f Health Sciences 6. Mahatma Gandhi University(Nalgonda) 7. * M .A.N.Urdu University 8. * Nizam's Instt.of Medical Sciences 9. * Yogi Vemana University 10. * The Eng. & Foreign Lang. University 11. * National Instt. o f Tech. (Warangal) 12. Indian Instt. o f Tech. (Hyderabad) Assam 13. * Indian Institute o f Tech.(Guwahati) Bihar 14. * B.N. Mandal University 15. B.B.R. Am bedkar Bihar University 16. * K.S.Darbhanga Sanskrit Vishwa. 17. * L.N.Mithila University 18. * Magadh University 19. * Patna University 20. * T.M .Bhagalpur University 21. | 436 | factual | 0.570 | https://www.ugc.gov.in/pdfnews/0033825_UDI09.pdf | * The Eng. & Foreign Lang. University 11. | 203 | page=203,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| Which university in Andhra Pradesh is listed as defaulting and is located in Warangal? | National Instt. o f Tech. (Warangal) | EXAMINATION RESULTS - 2009 Annexure:-!! List of Defaulting Universities S.No. State/University S.No. State/University Andhra Pradesh 1. * Andhra University 2. * Dr.B.R.Am bedkar Open University 3. * Kakatiya University 4. * Sri Krishnadevaraya University 5. * A.P. University o f Health Sciences 6. Mahatma Gandhi University(Nalgonda) 7. * M .A.N.Urdu University 8. * Nizam's Instt.of Medical Sciences 9. * Yogi Vemana University 10. * The Eng. & Foreign Lang. University 11. * National Instt. o f Tech. (Warangal) 12. Indian Instt. o f Tech. (Hyderabad) Assam 13. * Indian Institute o f Tech.(Guwahati) Bihar 14. * B.N. Mandal University 15. B.B.R. Am bedkar Bihar University 16. * K.S.Darbhanga Sanskrit Vishwa. 17. * L.N.Mithila University 18. * Magadh University 19. * Patna University 20. * T.M .Bhagalpur University 21. | 478 | factual | 0.570 | https://www.ugc.gov.in/pdfnews/0033825_UDI09.pdf | * National Instt. o f Tech. (Warangal) 12. | 203 | page=203,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
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