Hrd Ministry News

The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) proposes to provide for 5000 faculty positions in the higher education under the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) during the current Five Year Plan, ending 2017. Support will be provided to fill positions ...

The HRD Minster Dr. M.M. Pallam Raju asked the industry to participate more vigorously with government in skill development. Speaking at a conference on Government public initiative for skill building in information technology and telecommunication sector in New Delhi, he said ...

OPECA (Odisha Private Engineering College Association), wants to bring deemed universities in the state under JEE-mai, the national level examination for undergraduate engineering admissions. The issue was raised by the private engineering colleges during the meeting of the Policy Planning Body ...

Geeta Bhukkal, education minister of Haryana, during a visit to Jhajjar on Sunday said that Rashtriya Ucchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA), will be instigated to elevate higher education in India. She said that the resources to universities, colleges and other ...

Union Ministry of Human Resource Development has signed two MoUs with Minister of Education and Human Resources of the Republic of Mauritius. The first MoU is between Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi and Mauritius Research Council for setting up ...

Here is a new rule for those who study in UK (United Kingdom) and return to India. The 1-year Postgraduate degrees from UK will be recognised in India only after the candidate undergoes a bridge course of 6 months duration. ...

Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Minister of State for HRD urged the Indian private sector to come forward in a big way to fund research and development programmes of Indian universities. He said this while addressing the ‘9th FICCI Higher Education Summit 2013' ...

The Ministry of Human Resource Development in collaboration with NCERT will be celebrating National Education Day on 11th of November this year at Gangtok, Sikkim. Ministry of HRD has been celebrating National Education Day since 2008. It is celebrated to ...

The '9th FICCI Higher Education Summit 2013' is being organised on November 13-14 in New Delhi. Planning Commission and the Ministry of Human Resource Development are supporting this international convention of higher education. Keeping in view the enhanced role ...

Super 30, well-known for helping economically backward students crack the IIT entrance exam, petitioned Union HRD ministry, against JEE (joint entrance examination) going online from 2014 for the main exam and charging Rs 1000 more from those applying offline. "This ...

The HRD Ministry has given its nod for an IIT, an IIM and three central universities among other institutes for the Seemandhra region which has witnessed widespread resentment over the Centre's decision to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh. The Ministry has conveyed ...

Making NSS a credit based elective course in higher education was taken up for consideration. This was an agenda item of the Department of Youth Affairs. It was decided that UGC and AICTE would explore to implement from ...

The CABE Committee Report on National Mission on Teachers and Teaching was presented. CABE placed on record its appreciation for the committee chaired by Hon'ble MOS, Dr. Shashi Tharoor. The major recommendations made in the Committee Report were ...

In higher Education, the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) has been approved by the Cabinet. A detailed presentation on the Mission giving the various components under this Mission and the roll out in the coming years was presented before CABE. ...