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
Massive protests in Bangladesh’s universities have turned violent, killing at least five people and wounding hundreds more. Students are protesting the government’s job quota system, causing the government to postpone classes on public and private campuses and close linked medical, textile, engineering, and other universities indefinitely, according to bdnews24, Bangladesh’s leading news source. The disturbance … Read more
Due to the uncertainty surrounding the announcement of the CUET UG results, universities in the nation’s capital, notably JNU and DU, intend to hold weekend classes and have a shorter winter break in anticipation of delayed admissions. The National Testing Agency (NTA), the body that conducts the entrance exam, announced on Sunday a re-test for … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his government is focusing on research, learning and innovation in a big way, a day after QS president Nunzio Quacquarelli lauded the performance improvement in Indian universities. Indian universities demonstrated the highest performance improvement among all the G20 nations this year, a significant 14 per cent year-on-year improvement … Read more
University Grants Commission (UGC) declared that in order for central, state, and private universities to offer undergraduate, postgraduate, and postgraduate diploma programmes in open distance learning (ODL) or online, they will no longer need to submit an application to UGC with prior approval from the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE). However, deemed-to-be-universities would … Read more
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has urged universities and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) across the country to publicize the new criminal legislation and debunk any “myths” about them. Among the “myths” listed by the UGC are that the new laws “threaten” individual freedom and aim to build a “police state”, that sedition provisions have been … Read more
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued a notice urging universities to register with the National Testing Agency (NTA) to simplify admission to postgraduate courses via the Common University Entrance Test Postgraduate (CUET PG). The CUET PG registration process is now underway, and applicants can apply for admission through the NTA. According to the revised … Read more
Under the University Grants Commission (Redressal of Grievances of Students) Regulations, 2023, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has classified 256 state institutions in default that failed to designate an ombudsperson. The UGC has recommended institutions to select an ombudsman within 30 days of its notice on April 12, 2023. Following the UGC notice, the higher … Read more
According to Ministry of Education data, 140 private institutions were founded across the country in the previous five years, with Gujarat having the most, followed by Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. According to statistics obtained by PTI, 28 private institutions have been built in Gujarat during the previous five years, while 15 universities have been formed … 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