Prior approval from the University Grants Commission (UGC) is now mandatory for universities to offer Open and Distance Learning courses. “Universities may offer courses in the Open and Distance Learning mode, with approval of the Commission, provided it satisfies all the conditions laid down under the regulations, by whatever name they are called, pertaining to … Read more
This year, eight colleges affiliated with Gujarat Technological University (GTU) were not allowed to admit any student for the academic year 2022-23. The eight colleges across the state were prevented from admitting any students after the colleges failed to fill up vacancies for full-time principals, and teachers and set up adequate infrastructure to meet the … Read more
St Xavier’s University in Kolkata will confer an honorary DLitt on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her contribution towards higher education in the state. Vice-Chancellor Father Felix Raj told PTI that the Chief Minister’s office (CMO) has given its approval to the university’s proposal of conferring her DLitt (Doctor of Letters) at its … Read more
IIT Guwahati Director Professor TG Sitharam has been appointed as the new chairman of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). He will take the charge from UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar and hold the post for a period of three years. Kumar had taken the interim charge as AICTE Chairman after Anil Sahasrabuddhe … Read more
Expansion of tribal education, culture, and tradition along with protection of rights were discussed in the third meeting of the Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC), chaired by chief minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday. The committee decided to encourage Eco-tourism while preserving the environment and tribal culture of the state. Around nine points were discussed during the … Read more
Professor TG Sitharam, Director of the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) has been appointed as the new Chairman of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). The Ministry of Education has approved the appointment of Professor Sitharam as the new AICTE Chairman for a period of three years. Professor Sitharam will take … Read more
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras researchers and Tamil Nadu’s Department of School Education have partnered to improve the digital learning experience of school students by improvising and updating the existing digital learning platform to an assessment-focused learning management system. IIT Madras researchers will use their Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data science expertise to … Read more
The Delhi High Court has said provisions of the Delhi School Education Rules which state a school cannot charge a fine in excess of five paise a day for late payment of fees, does not apply to private unaided schools here. A bench of justices Vibhu Bakhru and Amit Mahajan issued the ruling on a … Read more
Amazon Web Services Inc, an Amazon.com company, on Friday announced in a press release that the University of Delhi is using AWS to enable the adoption of Samarth eGov- the open source, secure, scalable, and robust process automation e-governance platform across India’s universities and higher education institutions (HEIs). According to the release, Samarth eGov suite … Read more
Indian higher educational institutions (HEIs) must follow University Grants Commission’s (UGC) latest regulations for twinning and dual degree programs with foreign universities, the Commission has ruled. Currently, 230 Indian and 1,256 foreign HEIs are eligible to offer twinning, joint degree, and dual degree programs, as per the new regulations. Under the twinning program, Indian HEI … Read more
New Delhi: Over 100 universities across all the states and Union Territories have been identified where relevant course modules on logistics can be incorporated into regular curriculums, an official said. The move is aimed at creating sufficient courses and programs on logistics and supply chain management at graduate and post-graduate levels, the official added. At present, … Read more
New Delhi: Twelve research scholars from Jamia Millia Islamia have been selected for the Prime Minister Research Fellowship (PMRF) under the lateral entry scheme of May 2022 drive, the university said on Wednesday. The number of recipients of this prestigious fellowship from JMI has doubled since last year when 6 researchers of the university were awarded … Read more
Under the new promotion policy of the Delhi government students of classes 5 and 8 will not get promoted to the next class if they fail to pass their annual examination. The new changes come as the Delhi government decides to eliminate its earlier ‘no detention rule’ which ensured students up to class 8 had … Read more
New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) increased its position in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023 and was the only Indian university in the top 300 list, even though several IITs boycotted it for the third year in a row, raising concerns about its parameters and transparency, news agency PTI reported. In … Read more
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday released textbooks in Hindi of three subjects for MBBS students as part of an ambitious project of the Madhya Pradesh government to impart medical education in the Hindi language. Terming it an important day in history, Shah said Madhya Pradesh has become the first state in the country … Read more