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Punjabi University Patiala postpones July 10 exams due to heavy rains

Punjabi University Patiala postponed all the examinations scheduled to take place on July 10 due to a red alert in the state. The administration will upload the revised date sheet soon

India shows US how not to do affirmative action after court's judgement

Many Indian Americans, who feel that they - like others of Asian descent - have an unfairly hard time getting into elite universities, seem to be doubly irate at any echo of the system

No illegality in guv appointing VCs in state-run universities: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday said that there is no illegality in the orders issued by the West Bengal governor appointing interim vice-chancellors in 11 state-run universities in his capacity as ex-officio chancellor of these institutions. The court held that the chancellor has the power to appoint vice-chancellors as it has been laid down in relevant enactments. It was claimed by the petitioner and also the state government that the orders appointing the vice-chancellors to the universities were illegal as the higher education department was not consulted by Governor C V Ananda Bose before giving such appointments. The petitioner had alleged that contrary to the proposal given by the higher education minister, the chancellor had made a series of appointments of vice-chancellors without any consultation with him. The court said that when the final decision is with the governor, who is the appointing authority of the vice-chancellors, the manner, mode or method of consultati

Bengal education dept orders to stop paying salaries to Guv appointed V-Cs

The tension between the state govt and the Governor House started mounting soon after the Governor, by virtue of being the chancellor of all state universities, appointed vice-chancellors

Rediffusion and University of Lucknow to launch 'The Bharat Lab'

'The Bharat Lab' will provide collaborative opportunities for faculty and students of the University to exchange knowledge with industry

Indians banned in some Australian universities amid fraud applications

Punjab, Gujarat, and Haryana have been identified as states posing the highest risk of attrition in these universities

Governor's guidelines to VCs of state varsities trigger row in Bengal

A fresh round of tussle between the state secretariat and Raj Bhavan has started snowballing in Bengal over a fresh set of guidelines imposed on the vice-chancellors of universities by the Governor

Australian universities to set up campuses in GIFT City: Education Minister

Two Australian universities -- Wollongong and Deakin -- will soon establish campuses in Gujarat's 'GIFT CITY', Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced on Wednesday. The two varsities will sign an agreement on setting up their campuses next week during Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's maiden visit to India. Pradhan made the announcement during an event at Delhi University's Venkateshwara College, which hosted Australian Education Minister Jason Clare, who is on a four-day visit to the country. "Two Australian universities will be establishing campuses in the GIFT CITY in Gujarat. We want to partner with Australia with accessibility, affordability and quality of education for youngsters," he said. The two universities are Deakin University and Wollongong University. The Australian minister also announced that noted former cricketer Adam Gilchrist, the global brand ambassador of Wollongong University, will help in setting up the university campus in ...

Missing link in UGC's foreign university plans to set up campuses in India

Educational emigration will remain high unless India strengthens the skill development ecosystem in higher education, say students and teachers

Gomal University in Pak bans mixed-gender gatherings of students on premise

The university also directed "female students" to be careful and limit themselves in their classrooms and the department's common rooms

UGC extends deadline to submit feedback on foreign campuses in India

No Foreign Higher Educational Institutions (FHEIs) will be allowed to set up campuses in the country without the approval of the UGC

Foreign varsities in India will offer healthy competition: Pvt universities

Foreign universities setting up their campuses in India will offer healthy competition to leading private universities in the country, according to several Vice Chancellors, even as they maintained that the "devil lies in the details." The University Grants Commission (UGC) last week unveiled draft norms for allowing, for the first time, foreign universities to set up campuses in India with autonomy to decide the admission procedure, fees structure, and even repatriate funds back home. According to Dr Aman Mittal, Vice President, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, the foreign universities setting up their campuses in India will offer healthy competition to top private universities here. "India is a very large country with a very large number of students who are pursuing their higher education dream. The existing leading universities need not worry as it will be a healthy competition. "That being said, competition improves the ecosystem in a better way in that sector and we hav

Foreign varsities can now set up India campuses, but no e-classes

The University Grants Commission (UGC) announced the draft regulations for 'Setting up and Operation of Campuses of Foreign Higher Educational Institutions in India'

Foreign universities will need UGC's nod to set up campuses in India

They will only be allowed to offer full-time programmes in physical mode and not online or distance learning

Muraleedharan terms move to remove Kerala Guv as 'constitutionally invalid'

Muraleedharan demanded the Pinarayi Vijayan government release the evidence that the Governor had tried to saffronise the universities in Kerala.

Kerala govt to float ordinance to remove Governor as varsities' chancellor

For long, the two leaders have been engaged in a tussle that started with Khan objecting to the appointment of Vijayan's private secretary K.K.Ragesh's wife Priya Varghese at the Kannur University.

Kerala High Court refuses to stay appointment of VC in-charge at KTU

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday refused to stay the appointment of Kerala technical University vice-chancellor in-charge and said the matter will be heard on Friday. Justice Devan Ramachandran refused to stay a plea filed seeking to stay the appointment of Cisa Thomas as the vice-chancellor in-charge of the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University. While the advocate general told the court that the authority to recommend the name of the vice-chancellor rests with the state government, the Governor's lawyer stated that even temporary appointments can be made only in accordance with the UGC rules and regulations. The court has decided to implead the University Grants Commission in the case. A recent Supreme Court order had quashed the appointment of the vice chancellor of Technological University here for being contrary to University Grants Commission regulations. The Governor later appointed a VC in-charge which was challenged before the court today.

25% extra seats to be created for foreign students, HEIs: UGC guidelines

Higher educational institutions across the country will now be allowed to create up to 25 per cent supernumerary seats for foreign students and will have to adopt a transparent admission process for them, the University Grants Commission (UGC) said on Friday. The draft "Guidelines for Admission and Supernumerary seats of International Students in Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programmes in Higher Educational Institutions in India" were put in public domain last month for seeking feedback and have been notified now. "HEIs may create up to 25 pc supernumerary seats for international students, over and above of their total sanctioned enrolment for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. The decision regarding supernumerary seats has to be carried out by the concerned higher educational institutions as per specific guidelines and regulations issued by the regulatory bodies considering the infrastructure, faculty and other requirements," the guidelines said. "Indian HEIs may admit

UGC declares 21 universities as 'fake'; maximum in Delhi followed by UP

The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Friday declared 21 universities as "fake" and not empowered to confer any degree, majority of which are in Delhi followed by Uttar Pradesh. "At least 21 self-styled, unrecognised institutions which are functioning in contravention of the UGC Act, have been declared as fake universities and these are not empowered to confer any degree," UGC Secretary Rajnish Jain said. Delhi has eight fake universities -- All India Institute of Public and Physical Health Sciences; Commercial University Ltd. Daryaganj; United Nations University; Vocational University; ADR-Centric Juridical University; Indian Institution of Science and Engineering; Viswakarma Open University for Self-Employment and Adhyatmik Vishwavidyalaya (Spiritual University). Uttar Pradesh has seven such universities -- Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith, National University of Electro Complex Homeopathy, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Univirsity (open university), Bhartiya Shiksha Parishad, according to

One Nation One Entrance: UGC plan to merge NEET, JEE into CUET UG Exam

UGC might introduce a common entrance exam for NEET and JEE, named CUET for entrance into undergraduate courses. The objective of this exam is to reduce pressure and have one exam instead of three