Himachal Assembly passes university amendment Bill amid protests over recruitment powersHimachal Pradesh Assembly passed a bill amending the state university recruitment system. The government aims for transparent and merit-bas...
03 Sep, 2026, 07.16 AM IST
BPSC aspirants clash with police; water cannons used at protestors marching to Raj Bhavan in PatnaStudents in Patna protested the 70th BPSC examination, demanding its cancellation. Police used water cannons to disperse the protesting stu...
26 Aug, 2026, 07.17 PM IST
NTA needs structural strengthening to address exam security concerns: Former UGC chairmanFormer UGC Chairman Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar stated NTA needs structural strengthening. He views exam security as an end-to-end challenge gi...
22 Aug, 2026, 02.20 PM IST
UGC equity regulations 2026 under reconsideration: Centre to SCThe Supreme Court is hearing pleas challenging UGC equity regulations. The Centre informed the court that the 2026 regulations are under re...
20 Aug, 2026, 03.26 PM IST
NEET leaks, policy U-turns mark Dharmendra Pradhan's five-year tenureDharmendra Pradhan has stepped down as education minister after a five-year term characterized by various controversies, such as the NEET-U...
25 Jul, 2026, 11.30 PM IST
UGC rules explained: What are the new regulations that triggered protests and what has the Supreme Court said? All FAQs answered2026 UGC rules: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has notified new equity rules in January to stop caste-based discrimination in colle...
29 Jan, 2026, 08.00 PM IST
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
UGC rules row: BJP functionary quits, man writes letter in blood to PM as protests intensify in UPProtests against new UGC rules are intensifying across Uttar Pradesh. Demonstrations are reported from Deoria, with an agitator writing to ...
28 Jan, 2026, 06.20 PM IST
Supreme Court agrees to list for hearing plea against UGC regulationThe Supreme Court will hear a challenge to new UGC rules. These rules define caste discrimination narrowly. The plea argues this excludes i...
28 Jan, 2026, 12.56 PM IST
UGC row: Education minister seeks to clarify concerns amid upper-caste protestsUnion Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan assures the public that new University Grants Commission regulations will be implemented fairly...
27 Jan, 2026, 04.27 PM IST
UGC row: Why are upper-caste communities calling new rules as ‘kala kanoon’? What are the guidelines? Here’s allUGC row news: India's University Grants Commission has introduced new regulations to combat caste-based discrimination on campuses, mandati...
27 Jan, 2026, 12.28 PM IST
24 cases of suicides by students of central universities in 5 years: Govt tells Lok SabhaAs many as 24 cases of suicides by students of central universities were reported since 2017, Union Minister of State for Education Rajkuma...
04 Apr, 2022, 03.05 PM IST
JNU students extend strike; Prakash Javadekar defends seat cutThe Jawaharlal Nehru University released its prospectus on Tuesday effecting seat cuts in the MPhil/PhD programmes across courses.
23 Mar, 2017, 08.21 PM IST
HRD ministry rolls back UGC regulations on increased teaching hoursThe amendments to be effected following the ministry’s directions will ensure that the workload ‘remains unchanged’ at be ‘not less than 40...
27 May, 2016, 03.28 AM IST
UGC likely to allow PhD enrollment under distance educationThe development comes against the backdrop of IGNOU teachers reminding UGC about its assurance to relax norms in context of research progra...
21 Jun, 2015, 01.33 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 Ministry sides with UGC in course clash with IIT KharagpurThe matter could come up for discussion at a meeting of IIT heads with Prez Pranab Mukherjee, PM Narendra Modi & HRD minister Smriti Irani
22 Aug, 2014, 03.00 AM IST