The University Grants Commission (UGC) recently released a notification mandating Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to add the National Cadet Corps (NCC) as an elective subject in the curriculum. Certain measures have also been drafted for the HEIs to include NCC as an elective subject for students. According to the UGC, the director general of the … Read more
The University Grants Commission (UGC) in a recent notification has addressed the issue regarding the appointment of ombudspersons mandated under UGC (Redressal of Grievances of Students) Regulations, 2023. The new notice was issued in continuation of the notification dated 01.06.2024. “Following intimation from the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) regarding the appointment of ombudsperson, the list … Read more
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced important dates for aspiring researchers in India. The University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) will be conducted in a computer-based test (CBT) mode this year, a shift from the earlier pen and paper format. The UGC NET exam will be held between August 21 and September … Read more
The joint CSIR-UGC-NET examination, scheduled between Tuesday and Thursday has been postponed amid a huge paper leak row, the National Testing Agency announced this evening. The testing agency, in a circular, said that the exam had been postponed due to “unavoidable circumstances as well as logistic issues”. The revised schedule for the conduct of … Read more
The University Grant Commission (UGC) has said that CUET-UG and CUET-PG scores will be valid for both admission sessions in the biannual admission scheme. The Commission further said that apart from undergraduate and postgraduate admissions, PhD scholars can also be admitted by higher education institutions (HEIs) twice a year. The UGC decision to extend biannual … Read more
The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducted the UGC-NET June 2024 Examination in OMR (pen and paper) mode on 18th June, 2024 in two shifts across different cities of the country. On 19th June, 2024, the University Grants Commission (UGC) received certain inputs from National Cyber Crime Threat Analytics Unit of Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre … Read more
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has developed a curriculum and credit structure for Postgraduate (PG) degrees in accordance with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The NEP 2020 recommends restructuring PG programmes to include options such as one-year PG, two-year PG, PG diploma, and an exit provision at the end of the first year in … Read more
Tomorrow, June 18, 2024, is when the National Testing Agency, NTA, will administer the UGC NET June Exam 2024. All candidates who plan to appear can download the admit card from the UGC NET official website, ugcnet.nta.ac.in, which was announced last week. UGC NET exam for 83 subjects will be conducted in a single day … Read more
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has introduced Disaster Management as a subject in the UGC-NET 2024 December exam. The NTA conducts the UGC-NET twice a year, in June and December. Based on the expert committee’s recommendations, the Commission, in its 580th meeting held on May 15, 2024, has decided to add Disaster Management as an additional subject from December 2024 … Read more
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the admit card for the University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) June 2024 exam. Candidates who have registered for the exam can visit the official website of the UGC NET to download the admit card. They will be required to enter their login credentials for accessing the cards. The … Read more
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has announced a comprehensive fee refund policy for the academic session 2024–25 in response to multiple complaints from parents and students regarding Higher Education Institutions’ (HEIs) failure to reimburse fees upon cancellation or withdrawal of admissions. The decision, which was reached on May 15 at the UGC’s 580th meeting, requires … Read more
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has sought action-taken reports from all higher education institutions (HEIs) on their various steps to prevent caste-based discrimination at their campuses in the academic year 2023-24. The Commission has also advised the HEIs to be more sensitive while dealing with Incidents of caste discrimination. The above instructions should also be … Read more
According to the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which places a strong emphasis on teaching students essential life skills for their overall growth, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has released the Life Skills 2.0 (Jeevan Kaushal) curriculum and guidelines for undergraduate students. The goal of this programme is to assist students in realising their full … Read more
The University Grants Commission – National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) city notice 2024 will soon be available on the National Testing Agency’s (NTA) official website. By entering their login credentials, candidates may get the notice of their city allocation for the UGC NET examination. The exam is being administered by the testing organisation to ascertain the … Read more
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has once again extended the registration submission deadline for UGC NET June 2024 session. This is the second time such an extension is made for the examination. Candidates who are keen to apply can do so at the official UGC NET website. They can visit the website at ugcnet.nta.ac.in to … Read more