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Central Sanskrit Universities Bill 2020 Passed In Parliament

Tuesday, March 17, 2020, 15:16 [IST]

The Central Sanskrit Universities Bill, 2020 was passed by the Parliament in the Upper House, i.e., Rajya Sabha. Earlier, the Lok Sabha had already passed the Bill in December 2019. The Bill will make three existing Sanskrit universities - Rashtriya Sanskrit ...

Fake University List In India 2019: UGC Releases 23 Fake Universities

Wednesday, July 24, 2019, 17:00 [IST]

The University Grants Commission (UGC), which is believed to be the higher education regulator, has released the list of fake universities in the country. The Commission has released a total of 23 fake universities when the admission process is on the ...

CII signs MoUs with 3 Singapore Universities

Friday, April 21, 2017, 10:16 [IST]

April 21, 2017: The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) today signed agreements with three Singapore universities to provide training opportunities to students. The memorandum of understandings (MoUs) will allow the universities and International Enterprise (IE) Singapore, a business promotion agency, to ...

Two universities in Meghalaya closed down in last three years: UGC

Monday, March 27, 2017, 16:30 [IST]

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 ...

Include Aadhar Card Number Degrees Certificates Ugc Directs Universities

Include Aadhar Card Number in Degrees and Certificates: UGC Directs Universities

Thursday, March 23, 2017, 10:52 [IST]

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 ...

Beware Fake Varsities Ugc Warns Students With List

Beware of Fake Varsities: UGC Warns Students With a List

Monday, March 20, 2017, 16:28 [IST]

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 ...

For The First Time India Training Institute Animation More To Be Set In Mumbai

For the First Time in India Training Institute for Animation and More To Be Launched in Mumbai

Thursday, January 5, 2017, 13:02 [IST]

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 ...

HRD Ministry holds discussions on proposed 20 world class varsities

Wednesday, January 4, 2017, 23:46 [IST]

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 ...

New Universities Be Set Up Minority Students

New Universities to be Set Up for Minority Students

Friday, December 30, 2016, 11:30 [IST]

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 Celebrates National Education Day Today

Friday, November 11, 2016, 17:20 [IST]

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 ...

7th Pay Revision Stirs Demands

Thursday, November 3, 2016, 11:15 [IST]

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 ...

Varsities Must Indicate The Mode Learning Certificates Ugc

Varsities Must Indicate the Mode of Learning in Certificates: UGC

Thursday, November 3, 2016, 10:06 [IST]

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 ...

Hrd Seeks Sc Clarification Deemed Universities

HRD Seeks SC’s Clarification to Close Deemed Universities

Friday, October 28, 2016, 12:43 [IST]

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 ...

Varsities to commemorate Unity Day: UGC

Tuesday, October 25, 2016, 12:09 [IST]

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 ...