Ugc News

New Delhi, July 8, 2015: The controversial Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) would be rolled out by all central universities from the coming academic session not with standing the protest from a section of teachers and students here. While all the ...

Coimbatore: The University Grants Commission has come out with a list of institutions in the country, which have been recommended to set up Deendayal Upadhyay Kaushal Kendras. About 8 institutions from Tamil Nadu have been selected under the government and aided ...

New Delhi, July 6, 2015: With an aim of conserving college campuses which are more than 100 years old, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has granted "heritage" status to 19 institutions across the country and has approved financial assistance for their ...

New Delhi, July 2, 2015: Uttar Pradesh has the largest number of "fake" universities in the country at eight, followed by six in Delhi, the University Grants Commission (UGC) said on Wednesday. It said the country has 21 such bogus universities. ...

New Delhi, July 2, 2015: Warning students to refrain from enrolling in fake institutions, the UGC has released a list of 21 such bogus varsities of which eight are in Uttar Pradesh and six in Delhi. In a notification issued today, ...

New Delhi, June 26, 2015: The Delhi University Teachers' Association (DUTA) on Thursday wrote to Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani seeking deferment of the choice-based credit system (CBCS) at the University of Delhi to prevent illegalities and chaos. The letter, ...

New Delhi, June 24, 2015: Admissions to undergraduate courses under Delhi University's School of Open Learning (SOL) are once more caught in a delay this year as the varsity is waiting for UGC's go-ahead for launching the process. While DU has ...

New Delhi, June 22, 2015: The University Grants Commission (UGC) is actively considering relaxing its norms which would enable distance education institutions to offer MPhil and PHD programmes, benefiting nearly 10,000 students. The matter will be put before the next meeting ...

New Delhi: The University Grants Commission recently informed universities to customise the syllabi by 30%, following which Delhi University's course committee will meet on Monday to discuss the formulation of syllabus. Expressing the hopes in the implementation of ...

New Delhi, June 22, 2015: The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Friday requested all universities and affiliated colleges to participate in a cleanliness drive starting June 22. "The government has decided that a week-long cleanliness drive should be held from June ...

New Delhi: University Grants Commission (UGC) in its recent announcement informed the universities to customise the model syllabi by 30 percent depending upon their areas of specialisation. Meanwhile, the UGC also ensured that there will be no inter-institute/ inter-college migration transfer ...

Bengaluru, June 19, 2015: The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Thursday dercognised Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) at Mysuru for flouting its norms, directives and guidelines on distance learning programmes. "Students are cautioned against taking up any professional or technical programmes ...

New Delhi, June 19, 2015: While most of the Delhi University students are enjoying their summer vacations, 41 foreign students from the varsity are busy learning various 'asanas' in the run up to the Yoga Day function at Rajpath on June ...

The UGC has come up with a list of fake universities after much conjecture. The list of the 21 fake universities is set up across the country. These universities have been found to working in violation of the UGC Act, 1956. ...