COMPOSITION OF THE COMMISSION
The University Grants Commission is a body consisting of eleven members. The Government of Nepal appoints all the members, excepting ex officio. The Commission has its Chairman and the Member-Secretary as fulltime office bearers.The nine members include the Secretary of the Ministry of Education, the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, a member of the National Planning Commission, two Vice-chancellors; two prominent Educationists and two distinguished Professors. The detail of the composition is as under:
| S.N. | Members | Designation |
| 1 | GoN appointed prominent Educationist | Chairman |
| 2 | GoN appointed two Vice-Chancellors | Member |
| 3 | A member of the National Planning Commision | Member |
| 4 | Secretary of the Ministry of Education | Member |
| 5 | Secretary of the Ministry of Finance | Member |
| 6 | GoN appointed two prominent Educationists | Member |
| 7 | GoN appointed two prominent personalities who had highly contributed in Higher Education | Member |
| 8 | GoN appointed prominent Educationist | Member-secretary |