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, NEET and now NCERT: Education Ministry faces fifth major decision reversal in 18 monthsIn the past 18 months, India’s education ministry has rolled back five key policy decisions, most recently scrapping a Class 8 NCERT textbo...
27 Feb, 2026, 12.09 AM IST
Consistency of not consulting anybody reflects in every decision of govt: Kapil Sibal amid UGC rowRajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal criticizes the Modi government's lack of consultation on UGC Equity Regulations. The Supreme Court has stayed th...
31 Jan, 2026, 03.12 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
Panjab University Senate & Syndicate recast triggers political storm in PunjabPanjab University's governing body restructuring by the Union Education Ministry has triggered political uproar in Punjab, with parties all...
03 Nov, 2025, 10.57 PM IST
Harassing juniors through informal WhatsApp groups to be treated as ragging: UGCThe University Grants Commission (UGC) has instructed higher education institutions to monitor informal WhatsApp groups used for junior har...
09 Jul, 2025, 09.07 AM IST
Third Eye: YSRCP to hit capital street, Samajwadi's wishlist & one after anotherAfter strong performance in the Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party is now looking to extend its footprint beyond the sta...
22 Jul, 2024, 12.49 AM IST
Third Eye: Not at all surprised, Celebration in the muck, Next course of actionDisgruntled Congress faces MLAs crossvoting in Maharashtra Legislative Council election. Loyalists of Ashok Chavan, Baba Siddiqui expected ...
14 Jul, 2024, 11.45 PM IST
View: UGC rules for foreign universities in India mark the beginning of for-profit education in the countryGoI made a related announcement in the Union budget 2022-23 while proposing to operate foreign universities from GIFT City, free from domes...
12 Jan, 2024, 11.19 PM IST
Jadavpur University Death: Dharmendra Pradhan says Bengal government can't escape responsibilityMeanwhile, another former student of the university has been arrested and remanded to police custody till August 24 in connection with alle...
21 Aug, 2023, 12.15 AM IST
New deemed universities to get 'lighter regulations' next monthThe Centre will bring in new 'lighter' regulations for deemed to be universities in June, also making way for a new category of degree-gran...
30 May, 2023, 12.17 AM IST
UGC in SC questions decisions by Delhi, Maharashtra to cancel exams amid COVID-19 pandemicThe UGC in the Supreme Court on Monday questioned the decisions of Delhi and Maharashtra governments to cancel final year exams of state un...
10 Aug, 2020, 01.55 PM IST
Teachers recruitment case: Priyanka says UP govt in 'cover-up mode'Those young people who worked hard, took the exam and had been waiting for the fruits of their hard work for a year, should get justice, Pr...
19 Jun, 2020, 05.16 PM IST
Looking back: The potentially game-changing reforms that governments dropped at the last mileKey reforms are hanging fire, but whether Modi govt has the will to go the whole yard is the question.
16 Aug, 2018, 07.31 AM IST
‘Autonomy’ stokes fears in DU of decline in standardsTeachers of St Stephen’s are particularly anxious because, according to them, theirs is a small institution which will not be able to take ...
05 May, 2018, 10.27 AM IST
Vemula effect: HRD comes up with 12 recommendations to prevent campus suicideThe ministry has decided to ask UGC to circulate a list of twelve such recommendations for varsities following the Roopanwal commission rep...
16 Dec, 2016, 09.19 PM IST