Illinois Tech appoints Shyamal Gupta as COO India operationsIllinois Institute of Technology has appointed Shyamal Gupta as COO for India ahead of launching Illinois Tech Mumbai. Gupta will lead oper...
26 May, 2026, 01.09 PM IST
DU-St Stephen's row: Fresh exam roster includes newly recruited teachers despite HC stay orderSt Stephen's College has included newly recruited teachers in an examination roster. This comes despite a university probe and a Delhi High...
23 May, 2026, 05.21 PM IST
Who are R Balasubramaniam and Joram Aniya, new NITI Aayog members?The Centre has appointed R Balasubramaniam and Joram Aniya as full-time members of NITI Aayog, taking the total number of such members to s...
02 May, 2026, 10.49 PM IST
Foreign universities drive hiring boom in IndiaIndia's educational landscape is on the cusp of transformation as NEP 2020 invites a host of foreign universities to set up campuses here. ...
24 Apr, 2026, 08.59 AM IST
Parliamentary Panel condemns ‘not found suitable’ tag blocking SC/ST teacher recruitmentA parliamentary committee has criticised the 'Not Found Suitable' (NFS) label used in university faculty appointments, stating it unfairly ...
18 Aug, 2025, 03.11 PM IST
National Medical Council relaxes medical faculty rulesIndia's medical education is set for a big change. The National Medical Council has new rules. These rules allow more experienced doctors t...
06 Jul, 2025, 02.36 PM IST
DU to roll out uniform seniority policy for teachers to streamline promotions, appointmentsDelhi University is poised to implement a uniform policy for determining the seniority of college teachers, pending final approval at the u...
17 May, 2025, 05.00 PM IST
After Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Arvind Subramanian resigns as professor from Ashoka UniversitySubramanian, the former chief economic advisor, had joined the Ashoka University as a professor in the Department of Economics in July 2020.
18 Mar, 2021, 08.47 PM IST
Appoint industry experts as professors of practice at IITs, says panelThe idea, said the panel’s report, is to “open up opportunities for the academician to propose solutions to real world problems” and to ste...
24 Feb, 2021, 12.13 AM IST
Government to cut red tape for foreign faculty hiringThe move is aimed at facilitating hiring of foreigners and internationalising Indian institutions.
09 Nov, 2018, 11.01 AM IST
Norms for appointment of foreign faculty in IITs to be easedAccording to official sources the HRD ministry has put forward a proposal to the Ministry of External Affairs and the Home Ministry to ensu...
21 Oct, 2016, 07.15 PM IST
Scholars appointed in faculty positions under UGC initiativeAs many as 102 scholars have been appointed to faculty positions in scientific disciplines in institutes in the country under an UGC initia...
28 May, 2015, 10.09 PM IST
SC/ST/OBC seats in AIIMS faculty not being filled up: SP MPThe SP leader said while some appointments from these sections were done during the tenure of the previous Director, the "mindset" is now a...
10 Dec, 2014, 02.31 PM IST
- 35 per cent faculty posts in IITs lying vacant: Govt
About 35 per cent of teachers' posts are currently lying vacant in 15 IITs and efforts are on to look for eligible candidates for these pos...
02 Dec, 2011, 08.58 PM IST
- IITs propose hiring foreign faculty
Facing shortage of teaching staff in the wake of capacity augmentation, IITs have proposed to appoint foreign its faculty.
08 Sep, 2010, 04.06 PM IST
- IIT accreditation: NBA to back tech schools' method
The Indian institutes of Technology (IITs) have won the round on the issue of accreditation of courses. The IIT Council remained firm on no...
29 Jan, 2009, 03.41 AM IST
- Inquiry finds AIIMS faculty selection process arbitrary
An inquiry into irregularities in appointment of faculty members in AIIMS has found the selection process to be arbitrary and recommended t...
24 Dec, 2007, 11.30 AM IST