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Ranking of Central universities will now be carried out using a national ranking system framework. A primary draft for this has already been prepared. “Delhi University hosted a conclave of vice-chancellors yesterday for developing a framework...
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked universities from across the country to send academic data to make various policy decisions in higher education. According to a university circular dated October 8, the Ministry of Human...
In a move aimed at addressing faculty shortage, the Ministry of Human Resource Development is in plans to relax the norms for mobility of faculty at the Indian Institutes of technology (IITs). The premier technical institutes...
Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) and GKD Institute for Technological Resources have partnered to launch the School of Vocational Education in Industrial Tool Manufacturing in Coimbatore. TISS plans to spread the school to a pan-India...
Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur (IIT-K) has conceptualized an Innovation and Entrepreneurship Park (IEP) in Lucknow and has asked the UP government for 20 acres of land. The IEP will help unskilled workers get a technical education....
Delhi University (DU) has introduced a compulsory course in Environmental Studies for its undergraduate students. The course was mandated by UGC. The course is being introduced in the current academic session, and studens can take it...
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has asked the Telangana State Bar Association to not enroll the 2014-15 batch law graduates of Law University College, Kakatiya, and Osmania University Law College as advocates. This move has...
In an attempt to enhance the quality of education, the Modi government has decided to rope in various American academicians to teach in different Indian universities across the nation. Earlier, it was made mandatory for CSIR...
The Modi government is set to change the way students study. Soon, they will be able to access study material from universities and other educational institutes through their laptops, computers, tablets or smart phones. The ambitious...
Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani has invited people to come up with innovative ideas and projects to transform the education system. With a slogan—“Dream, Design, Deliver; help us change the way we educate India”-the...
The Union Human Resource Development Ministry is contemplating to revise the Right To Education (RTE) Act after several states have raised objections about existing rules and regulations under the legislation. Ministry sources said that HRD minister...
The Universities Grants Commission (UGC), in an effort to make PM Modi’s Swachh Bharat campaign a success, has allowed colleges and universities to use their general development funds for the campaign. The higher education institutes have...