Universities

UGC asks universities to consider degrees, marksheets available in DigiLocker accounts as valid documents

The Digilocker platform of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has the facility to pull students' marksheets into the issued documents section in an electronic form once uploaded by the original issuer

Mamata vs Dhankhar: In Bengal, fresh row erupts over talk of replacing governor as university chancellor

Governor Dhankar has had several run-ins with the state government under Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on a number of issues and the row over his attempts to exercise his powers as Chancellor.

High time to introspect governor as chancellor of state varsities, says Bengal education minister

West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu's remarks came hours after Governor Jagdish Dhankhar expressed his anguish over non-participation of university heads in a meeting convened by him

West Bengal releases evaluation criteria for classes 10, 12 students; WB board exam results 2021 in July

WB board exam results 2021: If students are dissatisfied with the results, they will have the option to appear for the exams whenever conducted by the state board

Historic space reforms by DoS, ISRO set in motion to empower private space sector, academia

Private companies can now build their own facilities in Department of Space premises, and work on space tech alongside ISRO.

For Indian universities, post-COVID-19 world offers level playing field in higher education; specialist courses, foreign collaborations can help attract students

Indian universities can attract domestic students by providing a global experience, such as by facilitating internships abroad, or partnering with large organisations for work-based learning.

Sushil Kumar Modi writes to Nirmala Sitharaman seeking Rs 7,434 cr grants for Bihar

If the amount is released in the first quarter of the fiscal, it will be helpful for the government to implement piped drinking water project and drainage scheme, Sushil Kumar Modi said

'Small coterie of Left-wing activists' damaging academic environment, say over 200 educators in letter to Narendra Modi

The academicians include Hari Singh Gour University VC R P Tiwari, Central University of South Bihar VC HCS Rathore and Sardar Patel University VC Shirish Kulkarni, among others, according to official sources.

Economic Survey 2019 says airports, monuments, trains, roads could be named after highest taxpayers over decade

To improve tax compliance, the Economic Survey 2018-19 on Thursday suggested that the government could consider giving top-10 taxpayers in each district recognition by way of "diplomatic"-type privileges at the immigration counter, express boarding at airports, and even naming of roads, buildings and schools

Yogi Adityanath govt clears draft ordinance to ban 'anti-national activities' in Uttar Pradesh varsities; Congress questions move

The draft ordinance to ban use of campuses of private universities in Uttar Pradesh for "anti-national activity" has not gone down well with the Opposition, with the Congress saying that the move smacked of "foisting" RSS ideology on educational institutions.