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Friday, October 3, 2025
TopicHigher education

Topic: higher education

Which class did you teach, how many students came? Bihar govt order to keep tabs on college teachers

Teachers will now have to fill out forms with details of classes they taught. There is a general complaint among college students that teachers don't complete syllabus, says official.

Women occupying permanent faculty positions in higher education institutions up by 61%, govt tells LS

Number of female PhD candidates has also increased to 95,088 in 2020-21 from 59,242 in 2016-17, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan tells Lok Sabha, credits it to UGC initiatives.

SubscriberWrites: Time to revisit governance of state universities

it is worthwhile to reflect back on the issue and ensure a more satisfactory governance at state-level universities, much required for raising the standards of higher education.

Haryana govt withdraws order on ‘self-funding’ plan for state universities. Teachers welcome move

Order issued on 29 May had asked universities to raise funds from various sources & reduce dependence on government funds. The move was criticised by state's teaching community.

4 SAARC university professors suspended for ‘misconduct’, accused of ‘inciting student protest’

Suspensions come months after South Asian University was rocked by student protests seeking an increase in the monthly stipend for Master’s and PhD programmes, among other demands.

BS for arts courses & ‘Hons with Research’: UGC expert panel suggests new degree nomenclature

Recommendations released by UGC Thursday. They come at a time when the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is afoot.

Teachers slam Haryana govt’s ‘self-funding’ plan for state universities — ‘shirking responsibility’

Principal secy of higher education has asked state universities to generate their own funds from alumni, CSR, public-private projects, research grants, patents etc.

UGC directs institutes to empanel in-house ‘kala gurus’ to counter ‘mechanical way’ of teaching

University Grants Commission feels kala gurus at higher education institutions will provide 'immense practical experience' & help professionals, art forms find new energy.

Earn while you learn, bridge courses — UGC’s new proposals to help disadvantaged students

Higher education regulator has released draft guidelines to make universities and colleges ‘more inclusive, equitable, and sensitive to Socio–Economically Disadvantaged Groups’.

UGC to higher education institutes: Let students write exam in mother tongue even if medium is English

By promoting teaching-learning in local language, the UGC aims to achieve its target of enhancing gross enrolment ratio in higher education from 27% to 50% by 2035.

On Camera

Why Modi’s supporters fear ‘proud Hindu’ MK Gandhi and venerate his murderer Godse

Every Gandhi Jayanti, we witness a contradiction in Hindutva position — PM Modi hails ‘beloved Bapu’ while his supporters attack and abuse him.

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.