The council will replace the previous grading method with a new 'maturity-based grading system', which will make it more difficult for institutions to achieve higher grades.
By directing the Union to establish mandatory accessibility standards, the Supreme Court elevated accessibility from an aspiration to a constitutional imperative.
Under ADP, students can shorten course duration by up to 2 semesters, while under EDP, duration can be extended by up to 2 semesters. Degree will be awarded with mention of timeline.
Any student who gets admission to recognised quality higher education institution will be eligible to get ‘collateral free, guarantor free’ loan from banks or financial institutions.
So far, India’s higher education domain has been ably supported by the two pillars of academic staff and support professionals widely known as non-academic staff.
In a statement to ThePrint, the Maharashtra-based Narsee Monjee Institute for Management Studies said 'it is reviewing the UGC notice & is working to resolve the situation'.
Guidelines also state that activities of student centres may be graded by NAAC, NBA and NIRF. Move comes month after govt told Parliament there have been 33 suicides at IITs since 2018.
While private school students are dropping out to enroll in crash courses for CUET, those who cannot afford these coaching classes feel they are at a disadvantage.
UGC released a ‘Quality Mandate’ last week, emphasising on the need to change the current ‘rigid' evaluation system that focuses on rote learning to a more outcome-based system.
Rosneft, the Russian state-owned oil behemoth, has large interests in India. Reliance has a contract to purchase 500,000 barrels of crude per day from the firm.
Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
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