Delhi court sends Al-Falah group chairman to judicial custody in second PMLA caseJawad Ahmad Siddiqui, chairman of Al-Falah group, has been sent to judicial custody for 14 days. This follows his arrest in a money launder...
04 Apr, 2026, 01.37 PM IST
UGC names 22 fake universities, including 9 in Delhi; know how to verify your college’s authenticityThe University Grants Commission has issued a stern warning to students. An institute in Delhi, the Institute of Management and Engineering...
28 Oct, 2025, 09.32 PM IST
UGC notifies new rules for recognition of foreign degrees, aims to cut delays and ambiguityThe University Grants Commission (UGC) has introduced new regulations to streamline the recognition and equivalence of academic qualificati...
05 Apr, 2025, 02.15 PM IST
Unrecognised get-from-India foreign degrees are not valid, UGC saysAccording to the regulations, no foreign higher education institution can offer a programme in India without receiving the Commission's app...
16 Dec, 2023, 12.05 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
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
UGC warns students against taking admission in programmes offered by Annamalai UniversityAccording to norms, no higher educational institution can offer any open and distance learning programmes and admit learners unless they ar...
04 Apr, 2022, 01.45 PM IST
UGC, AICTE warn against "franchise arrangement" between colleges, Ed-tech companiesThe University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) have warned their recognised varsities and ins...
17 Jan, 2022, 03.01 PM IST
UGC recognises company secretary qualification as equivalent to post graduate degreeThe Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) on Monday said the UGC has recognised company secretary qualification as equivalent to...
15 Mar, 2021, 08.59 PM IST
Gauhati varsity offered 21 unapproved courses, gave false affidavits to UGC: CAGThe findings of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, tabled during the ongoing Winter Session of the Assam Assembly, also says tha...
01 Dec, 2019, 04.11 PM IST
UGC ‘derecognises’ open courses of 35 universitiesOn Friday, the UGC’s distance education bureau notified that universities not running the same/similar course in regular mode for the past ...
12 Aug, 2018, 11.41 AM IST
UGC bans distance education in non-university institutesAcross the country dozens of B-schools are raking in crores by offering diploma management courses via distance education.
05 Jul, 2017, 11.21 AM IST
- Over 100 universities allowed by UGC to offer ODL programmes
The UGC had accorded recognition to the universities and institutions for offering programmes through ODL mode upto the current academic se...
01 Jun, 2015, 10.22 PM IST
India-Mauritius education agreements comes under HRD ministry scanner"AIU-TEC agreement didn't consist of signatures of officials of both countries, raising serious questions on the intent behind agreement."
03 Jul, 2014, 11.58 AM 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
- Delhi HC asks UGC to recognise Amity as university
The Delhi High Court has ruled that recognition of the University Grant Commission (UGC) is not mandatory for a state government to set up ...
27 Nov, 2007, 10.30 AM IST
- DU held guilty of unfair trade practice
Delhi University held guilty of unfair trade practices by State Consumer Commission for misrepresenting facts in its brochure.
28 Oct, 2007, 10.04 AM IST