UGC

Cabinet defers HRD ministry's plan to create 20 world-class institutions across country

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday deferred a decision on the HRD ministry's plan of creating 20 world-class institutions in the country.

Centre directs UGC to suspend cash fee payments across varsities, colleges

The UGC varsities have been asked to identify all transactions being carried out in cash currently and find ways for replacing them with digital modes.

CBSC UGC NET exam result 2017 declared: Check marks on cbsenet.nic.in, cbseresults.nic.in

Lately, the NET result was stuck in a limbo as the private firm which was given contract to scan the answer-sheets had not been able to complete the work

Delhi University admin 'tampering' with service conditions, complain teachers

A number of teachers from various departments of Delhi University on Monday alleged that the administration is "tampering" with their service conditions, that has led to hurdles in their confirmation and erected barriers in taking up research work.

JNU: Delhi HC stays order on implementation of UGC admission policy for MPhil and Phd scholars

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday stayed a single judge order that upheld the Jawaharlal Nehru University's (JNU) admission policy to implement a UGC notification putting a cap on the number of MPhil and PhD research scholars.

HRD forms panel to implement 7th pay commission in education institutions

The HRD Ministry has formed a committee to review the recommendations made by a UGC panel on implementation of the seventh pay commission in educational institutions.

Mumbai University not among India’s top 150 institutes; experts blame politics, lack of research programmes

The University of Mumbai has performed poorly, ranking between 151 and 200, in its debut attempt at Centre’s overall ranking of universities and institutes of management, medicine and engineering.

Engineering students can face expulsion for ragging on gender, caste or sexual orientation

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has stated that engineering students can be expelled if they are found to rag their peers and mock their caste, ethnicity or sexual orientation

Ramjas College clash: Students' protests at colleges are inevitable whether govts like them or not

Ramjas College clash was just a spark since students across Delhi have been waging small and big battles for months now be it against the changed rules for UGC fellowships, discriminatory hostel rules for women or the JNU incident in 2016

Mumbai college creates separate section for girls in canteen: Sexism disguised as protection

A college in Mumbai created a separate section for girls in the canteen to prevent sexual assault in the campus.