UGC rules stayed by Supreme Court; setback for govt, relief for protestersNew UGC regulations: In a stern obversation, the SC said it hoped that India was not going to have segregated schools. Is India becoming a ...
29 Jan, 2026, 07.59 PM IST
Third eye: Salute order in MP raises eyebrows, search for new UGCchief continues, and for Jadhav, Fadnavis is like 'captain cool'A new order in Madhya Pradesh mandates police personnel to salute MPs and ministers, sparking controversy and accusations of promoting a co...
28 Apr, 2025, 12.21 AM IST
CUET-UG, PG set to undergo changes in 2025, revised norms to be announced soon: UGC chiefThe Common University Entrance Test (CUET) is undergoing revisions for the 2025 edition. An expert committee has reviewed the exam's struct...
09 Dec, 2024, 07.19 PM IST
UG, PG aspirants can seek admission in any discipline irrespective of subject previously studied: UGCThe University Grants Commission (UGC) has announced new regulations allowing students to pursue any undergraduate or postgraduate program ...
05 Dec, 2024, 09.15 PM IST
CUET-UG result likely to be announced on this date: UGC gives an updateThe National Testing Agency (NTA) will soon announce the Common University Entrance Test (CUET-UG) results, initially scheduled for June 30...
03 Jul, 2024, 03.49 PM IST
Kerala CM urges Centre to address NTA's 'incompetence' in conducting examsKerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan criticized the National Testing Agency (NTA) for its repeated failures, citing the NEET and UGC-NET ...
20 Jun, 2024, 12.55 PM 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
No normalisation of scores for CUET-UG, NET this year: UGC ChiefScore normalisation for CUET-UG and National Eligibility Test eliminated this year. CUET-UG from May 15 to 24 with mode changes, UGC-NET sw...
22 Apr, 2024, 05.45 PM IST
Exam in hybrid mode, more test centres, moderate difficulty level for stress-free CUET-UG: UGC chiefMore test centres, examinations in hybrid mode, timely availability of admit cards, scheduling breaks between exams held on the same day an...
20 Mar, 2024, 04.03 PM IST
NHRC issues notice to Jadavpur University over student's death, UGC to send probe teamThe National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken notice of a media report about the death of a first-year student of Jadavpur Universi...
14 Aug, 2023, 10.14 PM IST
Why and how are CUET-UG scores normalised? UGC chief explainsPerformance of every candidate in the Common University Entrance Test (CUET)-UG is evaluated using equi-percentile method and the marks ref...
15 Jul, 2023, 08.07 PM IST
UGC recovers Rs 30 cr in fee refunds from universities after admission cancellationUGC has recovered almost Rs 30 crore from universities across India for refunding fees to students whose admissions were cancelled or migra...
19 Mar, 2023, 01.25 PM IST
No normalisation of scores done in CUET-PG: UGC chiefAsked about the reasons behind no normalisation of scores in CUET-PG, Kumar said, "The PG exam was held in a single sitting for the majorit...
26 Sep, 2022, 06.57 PM IST
UGC extends CUET (UG)-2022 application deadline to May 31"In view of representations received from candidates regarding giving them an opportunity to submit their online application form for CUET ...
27 May, 2022, 10.24 PM IST
Jayalalithaa opposes UGC order on teaching Hindi in collegesThis is the second time that the Tamil Nadu has expressed its protest against the Centre’s alleged imposition of Hindi on non-Hindi speakin...
19 Sep, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
HRD moves on audit indicting University Grants CommissionThe report specifically mentioned that honorarium of chief consultants was increased from Rs 35,000 to Rs 70,000 without their request.
31 May, 2014, 12.36 PM IST
Ensure proper mechanism to handle RTI pleas: CIC to UGCCIC directed UGC chief to ensure that a proper mechanism is evolved for better implementation of transparency law by country's higher educa...
16 Dec, 2013, 09.15 PM IST