UGC to grant foreign degree equivalence; restricts online, distance mode and franchise agreement degreesThe University Grants Commission (UGC) has prepared guidelines for the recognition of foreign educational degrees and the granting of equiv...
18 Aug, 2023, 12.31 PM IST
University of Melbourne to offer Bachelor of Science dual degree with three Indian varsitiesIn addition, Indian students can study up to six masters subjects in their final year so they can fast-track a masters degree from a suite ...
09 Mar, 2023, 07.18 PM IST
2022: CUET's rocky debut, delayed academic session, return to single term board exams few education sector highlightsWhile the CBSE and CISCE board exams returned to the format of one single exam in a year rather than split terms, the NCERT dropped portion...
31 Dec, 2022, 01.38 PM IST
Multidisciplinary degrees for college students and NEP enabled higher education pathwaysOver 94% of the learners stated that they would like to pursue multidisciplinary degrees which allowed them to choose subjects from differe...
26 Dec, 2022, 02.31 PM IST
Foreign varsities waiting for govt guidelines to set up campuses in India: UNiSA officials"Many universities in Australia and other countries are waiting for the guidelines to be formalised," Rishen Shekhar, director, Global Recr...
12 Oct, 2022, 06.14 PM IST
No plans to merge NEET, JEE with CUET for next 2 years, says Dharmendra Pradhan"Merger of NEET, JEE and CUET is currently a concept, a thought and the government has not yet decided upon it in principle," Pradhan said ...
07 Sep, 2022, 05.28 PM IST
Indian and foreign institutions to be able to offer joint degrees, twinning programmes soon: UGCAny Indian institution accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with a minimum score of 3.01 or in the top 10...
19 Apr, 2022, 06.46 PM IST
UGC allows students to pursue dual degree programmes simultaneously"As announced in the new National Education Policy (NEP) and in order to allow students to acquire multiple skills, UGC is coming up with n...
13 Apr, 2022, 03.38 PM IST
UGC may soon allow dual degree from Indian, foreign institutesNow Indian students will be able to earn a dual degree conferred by Indian and foreign higher education institutions, separately and simult...
21 Feb, 2021, 01.08 PM IST
View: India 2020 demands better education. National education policy is a startRural India’s aspiration for quality education has never really been met. It is important to aim high. Currently, GoI spends about Rs 12,50...
06 Aug, 2020, 11.57 PM IST
Soon students can pursue 2 degree courses simultaneously through different modesHowever, one of the two degrees will have to be pursued through regular mode and the other has to be through online distance learning (ODL)...
21 May, 2020, 07.12 PM IST
Government reworks Higher Education Bill to gain political consensusHigher education panel to have more academics and state representations.
27 Sep, 2019, 07.42 AM IST
OP Jindal Global University, Haryana get 'A' grade NAAC ratingThe university has been recognised by NAAC to assess and accredit institutions of higher education in the country and assesses universities...
22 Mar, 2016, 03.19 PM IST
Red ink over two private universities' progress reportFormer vice-chancellor of the Karnataka State Open University, NS Ramegowda told ET: "Without compliance, the degrees of these universities...
03 Mar, 2015, 11.04 AM IST
Budget 2015: FM Arun Jaitley proposes to convert Indian school of Mines at Dhanbad into a full fledged IITFrom its inception in 1926 when the institution was set up to impart mining education, it has graduated into a leading technical institutio...
28 Feb, 2015, 01.08 PM IST
Over 32,000 Delhi University forms sold on day one; protests against FYUPLong queues, protests and confusion over online filing of forms marked the first day of the admission process for undergraduate courses at ...
02 Jun, 2014, 09.55 PM IST
- UGC to let only top 500 foreign universities enter India
The new regulations approved by the UGC on Saturday give existing institutions six months to get approval.
03 Jun, 2012, 07.59 AM IST