Delhi: Saket court grants three-day police custody of Al-Falah University Chairman in PMLA caseJawad Ahmad Siddiqui, Chairman of Al-Falah University, has been granted three days of police custody. This follows his arrest in a money la...
10 May, 2026, 09.24 AM IST
How university-edtech collaborations are contributing to building India’s AI-ready workforceIndian universities are evolving higher education through collaboration with edtech platforms to address the employability gap among STEM g...
30 Apr, 2026, 05.42 PM IST
ET AI-Ready: A new AI readiness certification for universities and colleges in IndiaET AI-Ready is an AI Readiness Certification for universities and colleges that helps institutions assess how prepared they are for an AI-d...
27 Apr, 2026, 12.00 PM IST
US President Donald Trump targets college accreditation process in executive orderPresident Trump signed an executive order targeting college accreditation, aiming to remove "ideological overreach" and promote "intellectu...
24 Apr, 2025, 07.29 AM IST
How Donald Trump wants to change the US education department with the help of WWE founder Vince McMahon's wife Linda McMahonUS President-elect Donald Trump plans to overhaul the federal Department of Education. He aims to appoint former wrestling executive Linda ...
20 Nov, 2024, 12.35 PM IST
Maha has most number of institutes with NAAC tag: Advisor to accreditation bodyMaharashtra has the highest number of NAAC-accredited colleges and universities in India, signaling a dedication to quality education, acco...
01 Jul, 2023, 03.49 PM IST
UGC drops cap on contractual faculty for autonomous collegesThe University Grants Commission (UGC) in India has introduced revised guidelines under the UGC (Conferment of Autonomous Status upon Colle...
15 Apr, 2023, 08.04 PM IST
Over 690 universities, 34,000 colleges operating without NAAC accreditation: Education ministry"As per information received from the UGC, out of the 1,113 universities and 43,796 colleges, NAAC has accredited 418 universities and 9,06...
14 Feb, 2023, 12.16 AM IST
IIT Foundation for Accreditation to accredit engineering colleges in countryEngineering colleges in the country will no longer be accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) and the role will be taken ov...
20 Oct, 2019, 01.45 PM IST
Why getting education loan has become tougher nowUnder the revised accreditation framework of NAAC, India has 59 accredited universities and 997 colleges.
01 Jul, 2019, 10.18 AM IST
Liberating India’s best colleges: HRD minister Javadekar announces most far reaching reformsThe announcement by the HRD minister has translated the recommendations by Niti committee into action in the areas of autonomy to universit...
15 Feb, 2018, 10.25 AM IST
Karnataka government directs engineering colleges to get NBA accreditationIn an attempt to remedy the lack of affiliation, the Karnataka government has directed all state engineering colleges to get their course a...
11 May, 2017, 11.15 AM IST
Education system set for revamp as Niti Aayog bats for academic autonomy and job-oriented coursesPointing to the shortage of accredited colleges and courses, the Aayog suggested "allowing international reputed agencies to accredit insti...
17 Mar, 2016, 05.07 AM IST
Here's why education startups are gamechangers in IndiaAn institute is graded on multiple parameters such as prevalence of infrastructure, staff training, student learning, and presented with a ...
26 Jul, 2015, 11.10 AM IST
Central Council of Homoeopathy wants action against homoeopaths practising allopathyThe Central Council of Homoeopathy (CCH) has asked all its state councils in the country to cancel registration of homoeopaths who practise...
15 Dec, 2014, 03.21 PM IST
How Indian universities can improve their education quality locally and globallyIf rankings and grading are any indicators of quality, Indian institutions of higher learning have a long way to go - both globally and loc...
21 Feb, 2014, 10.52 AM IST
UGC sets 2015 deadline for accreditation by Indian varsitiesUniversity Grants Commission (UGC) has warned higher educational institutes across the country about getting themselves accredited by June ...
18 Dec, 2013, 08.28 PM IST