Toxic threat: East Delhi's air loaded with excessive heavy metals, reports studyA new study in the International Journal of Environmental Studies revealed heavy metals like chromium, copper, zinc, molybdenum, and lead i...
29 Sep, 2024, 08.24 AM IST
Indian universities allowed to offer admissions twice a year on lines of foreign varsities: UGCIndian universities and higher education institutions will be allowed to offer biannual admissions twice a year, similar to foreign univers...
11 Jun, 2024, 06.46 PM IST
Unrecognised get-from-India foreign degrees are not valid, UGC saysAccording to the regulations, no foreign higher education institution can offer a programme in India without receiving the Commission's app...
16 Dec, 2023, 12.05 PM IST
UGC approves guidelines for credit-linked short-term skill coursesUnder the new guidelines, universities and colleges will offer short-term skill development courses in any stream with at least 12 credits ...
07 Dec, 2023, 08.23 PM IST
Government panel recommends simpler, binary accreditation of Higher Education Institutes including IITsA government panel report proposes that Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) be brought into a new national accreditation system. The rep...
19 May, 2023, 10.00 PM IST
Earn while learning: HEIs may soon provide part-time jobs to economically weaker studentsAccording to draft Guidelines for Equitable Opportunity to the Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Groups (SEDGs) in HEIs, the rate of remuner...
19 Apr, 2023, 08.35 PM IST
25 per cent extra seats to be created for foreign students in universities, HEIs: UGC"HEIs may create up to 25 pc supernumerary seats for international students, over and above of their total sanctioned enrolment for undergr...
30 Sep, 2022, 09.23 PM IST
UGC issues cautionary guidelines for students seeking admission in distance learning programmes"Students should thoroughly check the details of the HEIs, its documents, application, affidavit on the Commission's website. If a student ...
12 Sep, 2022, 10.03 PM IST
UGC grants foreign students 25% extra seats, no entrance test in IndiaThe decision regarding 25 per cent supernumerary seats for foreign students has to be carried out by the concerned higher educational insti...
21 Aug, 2022, 04.24 PM IST
UGC approves guidelines for admission, supernumerary seats for international students in UG and PGThe National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 envisages a new and forward-looking vision for India's higher education system. It sets the founda...
19 Aug, 2022, 09.55 PM IST
Russian spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei lands in KazakhstanA Russian Soyuz carrying NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and two cosmonauts landed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday after undocking from the ISS at...
30 Mar, 2022, 11.36 PM IST
NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei breaks single longest spaceflight recordKudos to NASA Astronaut Mark Vande Hei! On Tuesday, 15th March 2022, Mark successfully broke the record of longest single spaceflight by an...
16 Mar, 2022, 09.38 PM IST
A tricky challenge? US astronaut Mark Vande Hei set to ride Russian spacecraft home amid tensionsVande Hei is due to leave with 2 Russians aboard a Soyuz capsule in Kazakhstan on March 30.
15 Mar, 2022, 08.14 AM IST
Education policy to allow private varsities to fix own feesAs per the new National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 being finalised, all fees and charges set by these institutions will be transparently a...
05 Jun, 2020, 10.46 AM IST
Higher education revolution: Reforms to make Indian universities world classA review of systems governing higher education in the United States, United Kingdom and China, which have been most successful in deliverin...
06 Mar, 2020, 11.30 AM IST
Govt to give central institutes money to roll out 10% quotaGovt has asked all 40 central universities and 77 other government HEIs for details of seat availability and the financial requirements.
21 Jan, 2019, 10.41 AM IST
View: HECI Bill can uplift Indian higher education, but requires some correctives before enactmentWhile focussing on certain legitimate but correctible shortcomings in the HECI Bill, the commentary has entirely missed numerous path break...
05 Jul, 2018, 09.44 AM IST