University News

Jammu, Nov 18: In the past two years, the Army has assisted more than 200 students from the economically weaker section in Chenab Valley region of Jammu and Kashmir in getting free-of-cost admission to various universities under PM's Special ...

New Delhi, Nov 18: Regretting that many institutes in India lack quality leading to outbound flow of students, President Pranab Mukherjee today emphasised on revamping the education system, retaining bright minds and attracting talent from abroad. "It is ...

The Tribal language courses will be taught in the Universities across the country from the year 2015. Tripura governor Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya said, "Four prominent universities in India would each introduce a chair for an important personality of ...

Kolkata, Nov 13: In a bid to cater to the growing need of higher education and encourage private investments in the sector, West Bengal government has passed the Neotia University Bill in the Assembly. However, opposition Left protested ...

The accreditation and affiliation are mandatory for any colleges and universities across the country. The Director of National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Professor A N Rai said that the number of colleges and universities in Tamil Nadu ...

Kolkata, Nov 12: The West Bengal government's move to upgrade Raiganj college to a new university for the benefit of North and South Dinajpur districts, took a step forward after the state Assembly passed the Raigunj University Bill-2014. ...

London, Nov 11: Hit by a drop in Indian students in its universities due to stricter visa regime, the UK is sending a minister to India this week to reverse the unwelcoming image of Britain. Minister for Science ...

Chandigarh, Nov 10: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has said his government planned to develop the state's universities as 'centres of excellence'. The Chief Minister stated this while addressing teachers after inaugurating the administrative block of Pt. ...

Rajahmundry November 7: Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Y Ramakrishnudu said that government is making all efforts to set up a Tribal University at Ramachodavaram in East Godavari district. Efforts are on to establish tribal university here (in Rampachodavaram) ...

Itanagar, Nov 6: US Consul General (Kolkata) Helen LaFave has expressed her willingness to conduct exchange programmes between the universities of US and India. "There is no sector that better illustrates the mutual benefit of our relationship than ...

Australia's Deakin University is set to leverage its India centre to expand its operations in South Asia, Vice-Chancellor Jane den Hollander said. The university is also keen to become the knowledge partner for the Government's ‘Make in India' campaign. ...

Delhi will soon have the country's first technical university exclusively for women to boost their participation in science and technology. The decision was taken on Monday at a meeting of the Cabinet chaired by chief minister Sheila ...

New Delhi, Nov 4: UGC has asked universities across the country to earmark funds to ensure a barrier-free environment for physically challenged students, seeking a status report within a fortnight. The move comes against the backdrop of the ...

Mumbai, Oct 30: Scottish Development International said that Scottish and Indian Universities have signed strategic agreements for research in life sciences and marine biotechnology. Agreements were signed between University of Dundee and Bangalore Bio Cluster and Scottish Association ...