Supreme Court bench issues guidelines to tighten higher education institutions' response to student suicides, invoking its power to do absolute justice.
UGC moves to standardise mental health support in colleges after Supreme Court push, calls for 24x7 helplines, peer support programmes, and crisis protocols.
In its guidelines, Commission urges HEIs to offer multi-level courses in at least 3 Indian languages, with incentives including career-linked benefits.
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'.
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