The University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued a public notice soliciting applications from Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) that are qualified for accreditation to provide programmes in Open and Distance Learning (ODL) and Online modalities for the academic year 2024-25, which begins in February 2025. The UGC notice states that the applications are sought from HEIs … Read more
The National Testing Agency (NTA) is anticipated to make the UGC NET scorecards available on its official website shortly. NTA has issued the final answer key on its official website and is anticipated to announce the results soon. It had initially released the provisional answer key for the UGC NET exams held on August 21, … Read more
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued a directive to all Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) in India, emphasizing the integration of voter education and electoral literacy into the academic framework. This initiative aims to prepare students for active participation in the electoral process. In an official notification, the UGC says, “”This is in continuation of … Read more
Following a major delegation headed by the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ (JNUSU) representatives, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has promised to guarantee fellowship distribution. The period for claiming unpaid arrears will also be extended till October 8. According to JNUSU, the commission acknowledged the delays related to non-National Eligibility Test (NET) and Junior Research Fellowship … Read more
The Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC), Prof Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar, strongly criticized the Western model of funding educational institutions, which typically relies on a 1/3 split between tuition fees, endowments, and research grants. He argued that the adoption of the Western model is unsuitable for India, where such an approach would make education … Read more
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued a notification advising students, teachers, and other stakeholders about the observance of National Sports Day and Teachers’ Day at Rashtrapati Bhavan. As part of the commemoration, the authorities have planned to organize National Sports Day and Teachers Day in Rashtrapati Bhavan, with students, teachers, and sports figures receiving … Read more
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has implemented a new approach for enrolling in Open and Distance Learning (ODL) and Online courses for the academic year 2024-25. This new technique intends to ensure a transparent admissions process by allowing students to register via the UGC-DEB web portal. The UGC’s most recent announcement emphasizes that students can … Read more
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has shifted one of the UGC-NET tests planned for August 26, 2024 to the following day. The exam will be held on August 27, 2024. The UGC NET exam has been postponed for Krishna Janmashtmi. The remainder of the exam schedule will be the same as on the prior date … Read more
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for implementing the National Credit Framework (NCrF), which specify the number of hours of classroom instruction, practical work, and experiential training that will count toward one credit. According to the NCTF guidelines, one credit is awarded for one hour of lecture, teaching, or … Read more
The National Testing Agency (NTA) plans to release admission cards for the UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) 2024 re-examination soon. Candidates can obtain their admission cards via the official UGC NET website, ugcnet.nta.nic.in. Prior to the issuance of the UGC NET Admit Card 2024, the NTA will provide exam city slips, which will include information … Read more
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has announced that central universities can conduct their own entrance exams for undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) programmes if seats remain vacant after the Common Entrance University Test (CUET) admission counselling. The Commission said that vacant seats after multiple rounds of counselling not only lead to inefficient use of resources … Read more
University Grants Commission (UGC) has invited fresh applications from eligible higher educational institutions (HEIs) for offering courses in Open and Distance Learning (ODL) mode and/or online mode for academic year 2024-25. The applications are invited for session starting in October. An official notification from UGC reads, “UGC invites fresh online applications from eligible higher educational … Read more
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the exam city intimation slip of the CSIR UGC NET 2024 exam. Candidates can visit the official CSIR website to download the slips by entering the application number and birthdate. The exam is going to be held from July 25 to 27. The exam, originally slate for June … Read more
On Tuesday, the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the Union Ministry of Education announced a scheme to publish 22,000 books in Indian languages over the course of the following five years. Higher Education Secretary Sanjay Murthy introduced the ASMITA (Augmenting Study Materials in Indian Languages via Translation and Academic Writing) project. In keeping with the … Read more
The National Testing Agency, or NTA, has announced a re-examination for the “affected” candidates who had submitted grievances regarding the exam held for CUET-UG, even as anticipation increases over the announcement of the CUET UG Results 2024. Live updates for the 2024 CUET UG results As per the NTA, the CUET UG 2024 re-examination will … Read more