Indian universities eyeing African and Gulf nations, Thailand, Vietnam to set up offshore campuses: UGC chairman M Jagadesh KumarIn an interview to PTI, Kumar said several countries are coming forward to provide infrastructure to Indian universities to set up campuses...
16 Mar, 2023, 06.27 PM IST
UGC extends deadline for feedback on foreign university campuses in India till Feb 20The UGC had last month announced that foreign universities will be able to set up their campuses in India for the first time and unveiled d...
02 Feb, 2023, 08.05 PM IST
Entry of foreign varsities in India will lead to healthy competition: Private Universities' VCsThe University Grants Commission (UGC) last week unveiled draft norms for allowing, for the first time, foreign universities to set up camp...
09 Jan, 2023, 05.06 PM IST
UGC chief highlights guidelines for foreign universities setting up campuses in IndiaThe University Grants Commission (UGC) on Thursday said foreign universities setting up campuses in India can only offer full-time programm...
05 Jan, 2023, 11.55 AM IST
Foreign universities may soon start India chapterThe new rulebook is expected to address all sticky points and allow a free hand to foreign universities in academic matters, hiring of facu...
04 Jan, 2023, 07.10 AM IST
Online Ph.D programmes offered by EdTech companies with foreign varsities not recognised: UGC, AICTEEarlier this year, the UGC and the AICTE had warned their recognised varsities and institutions against offering courses in distance learni...
28 Oct, 2022, 04.12 PM IST
25 per cent extra seats to be created for foreign students in universities, HEIs: UGC"HEIs may create up to 25 pc supernumerary seats for international students, over and above of their total sanctioned enrolment for undergr...
30 Sep, 2022, 09.23 PM IST
Centre set to allow 'Degree' status for modern courses, consider global normsUGC will soon be setting up a committee which will evaluate and approve new academic programmes for a possible 'degree' course status (Bach...
30 Aug, 2022, 12.09 AM IST
Expert committee under UGC to evaluate foreign campus application within 45 daysThe University Grants Commission (UGC) will bring out a rulebook for setting up of foreign campuses in India within a month, allowing near ...
26 Aug, 2022, 11.40 AM IST
Foreign universities may come to GIFT City in Off-campus modeOff-campus mode of bringing in foreign varsities at Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) - announced in the Union Budget - we...
17 May, 2022, 12.01 AM IST
After Hindi push, plans afoot for Sanskrit central varsities nowThe case was especially made for Delhi’s Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan which has expanded hugely and over 60 institutions are affiliated with...
11 Jun, 2019, 07.11 AM IST
PhD holders from top foreign varsities eligible for direct recruitment as assistant professor: UGCEarlier, the candidates eligible for the post were required to have minimum 55 per cent marks in the Master's degree in concerned subject f...
28 Nov, 2018, 04.19 PM IST
No top NIRF ranking, NAAC score? PhD admissions to get tougher"An institution which is under Category III, only those candidates would be eligible for enrolling to a PhD course who have qualified the N...
05 Jun, 2017, 08.07 PM IST
22 fake universities functioning in country: GovernmentSmriti Irani also said that the Ministry is in the process of writing to Ministry of External Affairs to seek a list of all fake varsities ...
05 May, 2016, 06.17 PM IST
UGC asks universities to delete 'racial' clauses from rulesUGC has asked all varsities and institutes across country to delete such clauses from their regulations which imply racial or other discrim...
04 Dec, 2014, 10.06 PM IST
UGC, don't stifle teaching innovation; let IITs and private varsities experimentThere is every reason for these institutions to experiment with varied programmes. The UGC and the government must encourage, rather than t...
27 Aug, 2014, 05.37 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