Universities

New Delhi, March 27, 2017: Two universities namely EILM University in Meghalaya and CMJ University in Meghalaya were closed in the last three years, according to the data by University Grants Commission. The data was cited by Minister of State for ...

Now, the role of aadhar card role will be conspicuous even in the lives of students.The University Grants Commission (UGC) has sent a circular to all universities to mention the students' photos and Aadhar numbers in the degrees and certificate being ...

Around 280 colleges in India have been declared fake by the University Grants Commission (UGC) recently. What is a fake varsity? By fake, it means that the varsities do not have permission to issue degree certificates to their students and ...

Waving a green flag for the upliftment of animation industry, the Maharashtra government has announced that the financial and entertainment capital of India is set to become home for animation, gaming and comics now. On Tuesday, Fadnavis' Cabinet approved allotment of ...

Senior functionaries of the HRD ministry today held deliberations on the regulations for the proposed 20 'world class universities' that were announced in the 2016-17 budget by the government. In the meeting which was headed by HRD minister Prakash Javadekar, the ...

In a bid to establish education centres for higher education to minorities the Union government has decided to set up five new universities for including medical. The announcement was made by Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi announced here on Thursday. "We ...

India is celebrating National Education Day today across varsities as per UGC's recommendation. The birth anniversary of the country's freedom fighter and first Education Minister Moulana Abul Kalam Azad is commemorated as National Education Day. After India got independence, Azad served ...

The Maharashtra Teacher's Union has asked the Union government to take responsibility in implementing the recommendations of the 7th pay commission. It has also demanded that the Centre take the entire burden of the pay for at least ten years. Under ...

In a move to bring in clarity and difference between distance learning and regular courses, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has directed the varsities to mention the mode of learning in the certificates they issue to students. The UGC in a ...

In a move to act upon the Tandon committee report suggesting the closure of 44 deemed universities, the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry has sought the order of Supreme Court to confirm closing down those universities that was found to be ...

UGC gears up for the National Unity Day on Oct 31 with directions to central universities to celebrate the day. In a recent letter, it had asked the varsities to make small videos on unity to commemorate the occassion. The best ...

For the first time ever, higher educational institutions in India will be getting assessment and accreditation practices based on global standards. Key quality networks, the NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council) and agencies from Asia, Europe, America, Australia, UK, Africa and ...

It is a well known fact or rather a universally accepted truth that people with disabilities are special since they excel in any job assigned to them irrespective of their physical hazards. I remember one of my friends telling me that ...

The QS World University Rankings has released list of top universities for BRICS nations (Brazil, China, India, Russia and South Africa) and it has a good news for the the universities in India. The QS World University Rankings releases the list ...