Government to give more autonomy to IIMsAccording to sources, among the key provisions that the HRD ministry has decided to revise include those related to the Visitor's office.
HRD drops key clauses in re-worked IIM billWhile agreeing on some of the other proposals by the PMO for allowing greater autonomy to IIMs, Irani had insisted on retaining the Visitor...
Concerns of autonomy holds up IIM billStudents will get the degree from the home university but the certificate will mention the foreign stint -the name of the institute and the...
Government holds talks with IIM directors over billGovernment engaged in lengthy deliberations with the institute directors who have raised fears about the legislation undermining their auto...
Smriti Irani hails support of political parties in passage of education bills"As an Union minister, I felt that when it comes to education, it is not politics but 'rashtraneeti' (interest of the nation) that prevails...
Ordinance for setting up women's university in Rae Bareli?Government is toying with the idea of coming out with an ordinance to set up a women's university in Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh.
- HRD tweaks Accreditation Bill
The National Accreditation Regulatory Authority for Higher Educational Institutions Bill, 2010, currently pending in Lok Sabha.
Shashi Tharoor hopes pending HRD Bills will be passed soon in ParliamentGovt expects that pending legislations pertaining to HRD ministry will be passed during the upcoming Winter Session of Parliament.
- Kapil Sibal blames opposition for slow reforms in education sector
HRD minister Kapil Sibal has blamed the opposition for lack of progress in structural and administrative reforms in the education sector.
- Cabinet to consider bill on innovation universities
The bill for setting up of world class Innovation Universities, 14 by the government and also by private sector, is all set for Cabinet cle...
- HRD House panel defers scrutiny of bill for checking educational malpractices
The parliamentary standing committee on HRD has decided to defer discussions on a bill meant to check malpractice in higher education till ...
- Seeking donation to be made jailable offence
Educational institutions indulging in malpractices like charging capitation fee from students or giving wrong information about the faculty...
- Sibal’s higher education reforms hit roadblocks
HRD minister Kapil Sibal’s pace of reforming higher education is gradually slowing down as several of his proposals have hit one roadblock ...
- Like CAs, engineers may have to register
Engineers like lawyers, chartered accountants, architects and others will soon have to register themselves with the proposed Indian Council...
- Children’s education bill faces protests from disability activists
The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Bill, 2009, which is being considered by the Lok Sabha, has invited protest from dis...
- HRD, law ministries differ over RTE wording
The right to Education Bill seems to have run into rough weather, yet again, with the legislative department and the HRD ministry disagreei...
- Govt may introduce Education Bill in next Par session
Government will try to introduce in the next session of Parliament the Right to Education Bill which seeks to provide free and compulsory e...