IIT fee more than doubled; total waiver for SC/ST, disabled, poorA decision to hike the fee by over two-fold has been taken by the HRD Ministry following a proposal by an IIT panel, HRD Ministry officials...
08 Apr, 2016, 12.47 AM IST
HRD Ministry hauls up UGC chairman?Ved Prakash is also said to have argued that since the bulk of funds is now going to RUSA, UGC's endeavour to push for research and innovat...
04 Jun, 2015, 11.06 PM IST
Parliamentary Panel raises questions about quality of Ph.D holders in IndiaDrawing attention to the quality aspect of Ph.D holders, the committee said they were rolling out of Indian universities like dime a dozen.
03 May, 2015, 11.21 AM IST
No detention policy against students' interest: Parliamentary PanelThe Parliamentary Standing Committee on HRD in its report tabled in Parliament echoes the same stand adopted by the previous panel during t...
23 Apr, 2015, 07.10 PM IST
Review 'no-detention' policy: Education panel to governmentThe CABE is expected to take a final call on this when it meets shortly after Winter Session of the Parliament comes to an end in December.
30 Nov, 2014, 01.48 PM IST
HRD ministry sets up panel to review IGNOU functioningThe decision comes in wake of several complaints received against IGNOU VC and the parliamentary standing committee on HRD taking a grim vi...
31 Oct, 2014, 04.05 AM IST
Congress members to head five Parliamentary Standing CommitteesIts members Moily, Shashi Tharoor and P Bhattacharya will now head the important committees on Finance, External Affairs and Home respectiv...
02 Sep, 2014, 05.05 PM IST
Parliamentary panel disapproves setting up of new IIITs under PPP modeThe government proposes to set up 20 new Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIITs) across the country under PPP mode.
13 Dec, 2013, 07.15 PM IST
HRD minister likely to form coordinating body for educational regulatorsRejecting an over-arching body subsuming existing regulators in the higher edu sector, govt has decided to come up with a coordinating body
03 Jun, 2013, 10.01 PM IST
E-Pathsala programme set to beginThe ambitious e-Pathshala programme of the government, seeking to create quality content across disciplines at the post-graduate level.
19 Apr, 2013, 06.21 PM IST
- Rs 1 crore fine for demanding capitation fee under proposed law
Government today approved amendments to a proposed bill to curb unfair practices in higher technical education institutes
16 Nov, 2011, 04.56 PM IST
- Changes made in Copyright Bill discriminatory: Broadcasters
NBA has termed as "discriminatory" the changes made in provisions of the Copyright Bill over broadcast of literary and musical works.
30 Aug, 2011, 10.19 PM IST
- Parliamentary standing committee raps Kapil Sibal, HRD ministry for not consulting all stakeholders while framing key rules
The standing committee stated displeasure with the 'level of consultations undertaken by the dept' in its reports on key reform-oriented le...
23 Aug, 2011, 09.41 AM IST
- Cabinet nod to changes in Copyright Bill
Fresh approval for the proposed legislation was necessitated after the HRD ministry accepted recommendations made by the Parliamentary Stan...
12 Aug, 2011, 01.47 AM IST
- Sibal sorts out issue with House panel
Higher education reform is back on government agenda, with HRD minister Kapil Sibal taking the Parliamentary standing committee on board.
07 Oct, 2010, 04.35 AM IST
- 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 ...
24 Sep, 2010, 05.03 AM IST
- How about one IIM in each state?
A parliamentary panel has recommended opening of at least one Indian Institute of Management in each state.
03 Mar, 2007, 04.05 PM IST