This IGNOU degree may not be valid under new UGC guidelines; What students need to knowIndira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is currently admitting students into several healthcare and allied science programmes, inclu...
26 Mar, 2026, 04.18 PM IST
UGC NET December registrations for Research Fellowship, Assistant Professor and more start: Check direct link, steps to register and moreThe National Testing Agency (NTA) has commenced the UGC NET December 2025 registration for Junior Research Fellowship, Assistant Professor,...
07 Oct, 2025, 08.31 PM IST
UGC warns against fake online degrees, cautions public on '10-day MBA' courseThe University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued a warning regarding fake online programs masquerading as legitimate degrees. Specifically...
23 Apr, 2024, 06.54 PM IST
UGC warns edtech companies offering degree courses online in association with foreign universities"It has been observed that many Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and colleges have entered into collaborative agreements with foreign-b...
16 Dec, 2023, 11.51 AM IST
Mandatory for HEIs offering online, distance courses to create students' Academic Bank of Credit IDs: UGCThe Academic Bank of Credit (ABC) IDs, as envisaged in the new National Education Policy (NEP), is a national-level facility to promote fle...
31 Oct, 2022, 05.29 PM IST
Online Ph.D programmes offered by EdTech companies with foreign varsities not recognised: UGC, AICTEEarlier this year, the UGC and the AICTE had warned their recognised varsities and institutions against offering courses in distance learni...
28 Oct, 2022, 04.12 PM IST
UGC issues cautionary guidelines for students seeking admission in distance learning programmes"Students should thoroughly check the details of the HEIs, its documents, application, affidavit on the Commission's website. If a student ...
12 Sep, 2022, 10.03 PM IST
Degrees through distance learning to be on par with those obtained by conventional mode"Degrees at undergraduate and postgraduate level in conformity with UGC notification on Specification of Degrees, 2014 and, post graduate d...
09 Sep, 2022, 02.44 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 to let 900 autonomous colleges offer online degreesThat’s because in addition to universities, nearly 900 autonomous colleges across the country will be able to offer courses remotely from J...
21 Feb, 2022, 10.31 AM IST
Govt not against Ed-Tech companies but they can't be allowed where even IIMs can't go: AICTE chairman Anil SahasrabudheThe comments by the AICTE chairman come after the technical education regulator and University Grants Commission (UGC) warned universities ...
30 Jan, 2022, 03.32 PM IST
Soon, online degree courses at 230 universitiesThe significant move came following the HRD ministry asking the UGC to review the rules.
21 Jun, 2020, 07.35 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
Budget 2020-21: Top 100 educational institutions to offer full-fledged degree programmes onlineTop 100 educational institutions in the country will offer full-fledged online degree programmes, FM Nirmala Sitharaman announced. The inst...
01 Feb, 2020, 08.33 PM IST
UGC may allow pursuing multiple degrees simultaneously, sets panel to revisit the ideaThe UGC has set up a panel to examine the issue of pursuing two degree programmes simultaneously.
21 Jul, 2019, 04.24 PM IST
Govt plans joint degrees with foreign varsities, higher pay to faculty for better education in IndiaAcademic collaboration to be permitted only with foreign institutions that are in top 500 world rankings such as QS, Shanghai or Times High...
22 Jun, 2017, 06.43 AM IST
UGC again warns students about IIPMThe University Grants Commission has toughened its position on the IIPM and again posted on its website the July 2012 notice.
19 Feb, 2013, 08.40 AM IST