Universities News

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), has tied up with Australia's Alfred Health and Monash University to strengthen trauma-care systems across the country. Under the project, both the countries will exchange and share their trauma care services, expertise and ...

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 ...

Taking suo motu cognisance of a media report, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has issued notice to the University Grants Commission (UGC), asking it about the steps it has initiated to implement regulations pertaining to establishment and operation of private universities ...

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has issued notices to UGC, the state government and 16 private universities of the state, seeking a reply by November 13 over alleged violation of educational norms by these institutes. Taking suo motu ...

The University of Westminster has celebrated its 175th anniversary here with its Chancellor Lord Swraj Paul lauding the institution's century-old link with its Indian alumni. Addressing the distinguished guests last night, Lord Paul, leading NRI industrialist said, "the University of ...

University of Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi, has established the Studies Centres in the XII plan (2013-14 to 2016-17) at various Universities / Colleges under the scheme ‘Epoch Making Social Thinkers of India'. In the beginning of the XII plan, ...

Three top Indian universities has signed MoUs with three Belgian varsities for exchange of professors and students to expand bilateral cooperation in the field of education. President Pranab Mukherjee, in his opening remarks during talks with Belgian Prime Minister Elio ...

Having emerged as India's top university in a survey, Panjab University Vice Chancellor Prof Arun Grover said they will work harder and try to adopt the work culture of world's top 100 varsities. "No, we cannot stop here and sit ...

Terming universities as repository of knowledge and information, Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra has impressed upon Kashmir University faculty to impart practical and value-based education and training to students and scholars to make them competent enough to face the ...

Centrally sponsored Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry will launch various initiatives in association with the Boston University and the University of Medicine and Dentistry in New Jersey to promote public health care programme. A decision ...

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has urged Vice President Hamid Ansari and Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar for naming the new central universities in Gaya and Motihari after Gautam Buddha and Mahatama Gandhi with whom these places are associated with. ...

University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi has revealed the 21 'Fake Universities' across India on 26 Sept 2013. UGC informed to students and parents that they must be aware about these universities. According to the UGC Act, only those ...

The Gujarat industries department signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with private enterprises has to set up five centres of excellence in three universities and two industrial training institutes (ITIs) in the state, a statement issued by the Gujarat state government said. ...

To streamline the functioning of various universities in the state, the Punjab government would soon set up a Regulatory Authority. An announcement to this effect was made by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, while presiding over the third annual ...