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Friday, November 14, 2025
TopicHigher education

Topic: higher education

UGC draft norms for recruiting V-Cs: Political implications & why there’s resistance from academia

The University Grants Commission has released the draft in the public domain for a month, seeking suggestions, after which it will release the final guidelines.

UGC suggests recognition of informal experience in higher education for a ‘more skilled workforce’

Draft guidelines for implementation of recognition of prior learning in higher education will soon be released for public consultation, says UGC chairperson M Jagadesh Kumar.

Cost of higher education in India is leaving parents drained, in debt. ‘We put our own dreams on hold’

With limited seats in govt universities, parents are spending lakhs on private institutions. Some are choosing the latter for its better facilities & infra despite the financial strain.

SubscriberWrites: Crisis in Indian higher education. Rethinking research and publication pressures

India's higher education faces a critical crisis fueled by excessive research demands and publication pressures. It's time to prioritize quality learning over quantity in academia.

The promise of Ambedkar University Delhi is in tatters. Professors are quitting & suing

Ambedkar University Delhi has thrived, stagnated, and now declined. Staff are voting with their feet.

University of Southampton has 10-yr plan for Gurugram campus. ‘Lower fee than if students go to UK’

Campus to open in Gurugram next year, website to be launched this October with details on admission process & scholarships. University will take in 150-200 students in the first year.

Dress code in works for state-run colleges in MP, Oppn asks what about use of ‘hijab, kada & kalava’

Oppn terms it tactic to divert from core issues, while others welcome move while adding it should be followed by measures to improve quality of education in state-run colleges.

Smart classrooms, AI tools, e-libraries — how higher education in Odisha govt schools is levelling up

Inititiative's goal is to modernise 8,679 high schools in eastern state. Rural areas, were electrictiy supply is not steady as in cities, are were it faces challenges.

US, UK, Canada & Australia top study destinations for Indian students, shows Immigration Bureau data

Other sought-after destinations include Germany & Russia, among others. However, many countries like Australia, Canada & UK have introduced visa restrictions for students in past yr.

Mouldy walls, ‘delayed classes’, falling rank — crisis at Delhi govt’s Ambedkar University

Ambedkar University was set up in 2008 by Delhi govt to focus on research in social sciences & humanities. Fifteen years later, grave questions surround its functioning.

On Camera

Virat, Anushka, Bumrah selling sarias & cement, dentists, vets, Bihar walls painted in ‘rurbanisation’

Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.