Over 60% higher education institutions permitting use of AI tools by students: ReportA new report reveals that over 50% of Indian higher education institutions are using generative AI for learning materials, with 60% allowin...
07 Oct, 2025, 03.39 PM IST
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
Budget 2024 could further help in the internationalization of Indian higher educationUnion Budget 2024: The Government of India is implementing the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and additional support is expected in t...
01 Feb, 2024, 08.14 AM 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
Online and distance education institutions may be included in NIRF rankingThe National Board of Accreditation (NBA) is currently reviewing the parameters for the rankings and a new category is likely to be added f...
10 Oct, 2023, 04.52 PM IST
Higher educational institutes create ‘Agri-Consortium’Indian higher educational institutes (HEIs) have joined together to form an 'Agri-Consortium', led by IIM Kashipur. The consortium aims to ...
27 Sep, 2023, 01.17 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
UGC extends deadline for feedback on foreign university campuses in India till Feb 20The UGC had last month announced that foreign universities will be able to set up their campuses in India for the first time and unveiled d...
02 Feb, 2023, 08.05 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 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
UGC, AICTE warn against "franchise arrangement" between colleges, Ed-tech companiesThe University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) have warned their recognised varsities and ins...
17 Jan, 2022, 03.01 PM IST
View: National Education Policy 2020 offers transformative road map for colleges and universitiesThe long-term plan as per the policy is to do away with the current system of colleges affiliated to universities. Each college would becom...
19 Aug, 2020, 10.19 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
Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Pune biggest markets for student housing in India: Report"Delhi-NCR with 7.45 lakh students enrolled in HEIs as of 2018-19 has 50 per cent outstation students. There is demand for additional 2.5 l...
22 Jan, 2020, 03.35 PM 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