The University Grants Commission (UGC) is accepting new applications for recognition for the academic year 2023–2024, which will begin with classes in February 2024, in an effort to encourage more higher education institutions (HEIs) to offer programmes in online, open, or remote learning modalities. The commission announced in a statement that the online application gateway … Read more
The department of higher and technical education in Maharashtra has made the decision to advocate changes to the procedure used by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). The choice was made after minister Chandrakant Patil met on Tuesday in Mantralaya with vice chancellors of several universities to discuss the holdup and difficulties in adhering … Read more
Higher education grants to autonomous bodies such as the University Grants Commission (UGC), the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), and Higher Educational Institutes funded by the Ministry of Education have increased by nearly 44% to Rs 34,639.96 crore in 2022-23, up from Rs 23,988.63 crore in 2018-19. Furthermore, funds for salaries of personnel … Read more
According to V Muraleedharan, Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs, approximately 10,000 Indian students are currently pursuing higher education in China. However, despite Missions and Posts’ best efforts, detailed information regarding Indian students is not available, as students do not register with Indian Missions. Muraleedharan was responding to Tiruchi Siva’s inquiry on … Read more
In the next following months, the University Grants Commission hopes to release approximately 1,500 more publications in various Indian languages. PM Modi launched 100 books in 12 Indian languages, including Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu, during the inaugural session of the second Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Samagam, and … Read more
To maintain India’s linguistic legacy, the National Education Policy 2020 emphasizes the need of developing Indian languages in higher educational institutions. This policy requires educational institutions to create course structures, syllabi, and materials in several Indian languages, allowing students to write exams in their native language. Universities should undertake considerable translation efforts, including the translation … Read more