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UGC’s graded autonomy for DU colleges gives primacy to management, not academics

The UGC scheme attempts to cut the colleges from the very umbilical cord, which has been providing them with the required buoyancy and vibrancy. In...

TalkPoint: Who should fix poorly reviewed predatory journals– government or academics?

Predatory journals are a phenomenon of dubious research journals that charge authors money to quickly publish their studies and research. Experts weigh in on who should fix these poorly reviewed journals.

These universities are less than a decade old but are facing a severe shortage of teachers

Central University of Orissa is running with just 17 per cent of permanent faculty, those in Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka have more than 60 per cent vacancies.

How underpaid ad-hoc teachers are keeping Indian universities running

RTI reveals 33% teaching positions lying vacant across 40 central universities; Allahabad and Delhi universities worst affected

Indian universities prefer politicians over scientists & engineers when it comes to chairs

Most universities have only instituted chairs under the names of political leaders, mostly in keeping with the ideology of the party in power at the Centre.

Modi govt’s integrated education scheme appears like another repackaged UPA programme

The Samagra Shiksha Abhiyaan combines elements from the UPA’s Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and other schemes, but officials insist it’s a necessary reform.

ACJ sexual harassment row: Deja vu as chairman says college targeted for being liberal

The statement came a day after a group of 30 people went public with their complaint against professor Sadanand Menon, and the college reportedly refused to take action.

To keep students in, security forces to be moved out of schools in Naxal areas

Modi govt to ensure that children in 173 Maoist affected districts can continue their education without any hindrance.

In Punjab, politics over Class XII history books sets stage for a Congress-opposition spat

Opposition parties in Punjab have termed the shift in focus from Punjab to India as a move to ‘belittle and insult the glorious history of Sikh gurus’.

‘Good touch & bad touch’ to be new life lessons on the cover of Punjab school textbooks

Punjab takes a cue from NCERT, which last year decided to include similar information in its textbooks being used in CBSE affiliated schools.

On Camera

Prajwal Revanna case shows why and how sexual crimes by men in politics can go unchecked for years

It would be a disservice to the women of Hassan to look at Prajwal Revanna’s alleged abuse of power as a ‘sex scandal’. Allegations against him show what ‘absolute power corrupts absolutely’ actually means.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.