UGC forms panel to recommend exam reforms and regulation of fee charged by medical collegesThe University Grants Commission (UGC) has also formed a committee to suggest examination reforms in institutions of higher learning, the R...
19 Jul, 2018, 07.14 PM IST
World class institutes issue goes to informal panel of ministersThe informal group has on board Prakash Javadekar,Smriti Irani, Nirmala Sitharaman and Piyush Goyal.
17 Jun, 2017, 12.18 AM IST
HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar looks to review admission process in KVsOver 3,000 admissions recommended by Javadekar are already learnt to have been released by the KVS while the rest are under process.
19 May, 2017, 01.43 AM IST
HRD ministry keeping a cautious silence on Ramjas rowThe ministry’s stance marks a significant change in the way the HRD ministry has been dealing with campus controversies from the earlier st...
28 Feb, 2017, 01.30 AM IST
T S R Subramanian panel submits report on New Education PolicyThematic consultations were conducted both by the ministry and also by institutions like UGC, AICTE, NCTE, NCERT and several universities a...
27 May, 2016, 04.39 PM IST
Former HRD minister Pallam Raju says Centre needs to be more sensitive towards studentsRaju has said that the both the centre and the university of Hyderabad should have been far more sensitive and empathetic in dealing with c...
22 Jan, 2016, 10.36 AM IST
Ex-Kokrajhar CIT boss Uday Shankar Dikshit says minister Smriti Irani removed him over clerk’s postingFormer director of a technology institute has alleged that Smriti Irani was instrumental in him being transferred out of his job.
16 Jun, 2015, 02.00 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi has taken up with Britain at highest level students visa norms: Smriti IraniIn addition, he had also raised the issue during his meeting with former Home Secretary and the UK Chancellor of Exchequer in July 2014.
22 Dec, 2014, 05.38 PM IST
Hold oratory contest before Christmas, says UGCUGC has said oratory or 'bhasan shailee' competition should be on use of technology and innovation in promotion of good governance.
19 Dec, 2014, 11.20 AM IST
HRD Ministry to discuss higher education reforms with states in JanuaryHRD Minister Smriti Irani said a meeting of state education ministers and secretaries has been convened on January 6 to discuss reforms wit...
17 Dec, 2014, 03.29 PM IST
President okays government review of UPA's Vice Chancellor nomineesPresident as Visitor of these universities has cleared HRD ministry's new proposal to deal with appointments.
14 Aug, 2014, 12.03 PM IST
FYUP, a criminal act: Congress leaderFormer HRD Minister Raju, said, who is a supporter of FYUP said that there is an attempt to politicise it, which should not be done.
23 Jun, 2014, 10.11 PM IST
Super 30 fame Anand Kumar seeks six chances for IITs like UPSCThis would provide a level-playing field for candidates appearing for the IIT entrance examinations, he said in a letter to Smriti Irani.
02 Jun, 2014, 04.11 PM IST
IIT-JEE: IIT Delhi Alumni Association seeks HRD Minister M M Pallam Raju's interventionIIT Delhi Alumni Association, which has been opposing the IIT-JEE exam under the new format, today sought the intervention of new HRD Minis...
31 Oct, 2012, 09.23 PM IST
- Veteran Congress leader Arjun Singh dead
Veteran Congress leader and former Union Minister Arjun Singh, who had served in various capacities including as Madhya Pradesh Chief Minis...
04 Mar, 2011, 06.48 PM IST
- Sibal’s critics are within party, not in Opposition
Even as Congress’ political rivals applauded Kapil Sibal for out-of-the-box prescriptions to reform the education system, his party colleag...
27 Jun, 2009, 02.50 AM IST
- IIM hike shows govt's incompetence: Joshi
Human resource development minister Arjun Singh may have won the appreciation of his Cabinet colleagues by not opposing the unprecedented a...
04 Apr, 2008, 12.48 AM IST