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Thursday, December 4, 2025
TopicHigher education

Topic: higher education

Why 1,500 IIT, NIT graduates helping govt improve education in India now face job loss

The 1,500 graduates were recruited as faculty in 18 states and one UT in 2018 as part of a World Bank-funded central government scheme.

Higher education evaluation must focus on skills, outcomes and not just marks, says UGC

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.

Why Modi govt has slashed 99.9% budget of agency meant to fund higher education institutes

Formed 4 yrs ago, Higher Education Financing Agency was meant to grant interest-free loans to institutions. But its failure prompted Modi govt to slash funding.

How students can save, transfer credits, design their own degree & more — UGC shows the way

UGC has issued draft regulations that explain how credit banks for higher education — one of the reforms outlined under the NEP — are likely to work.

Govt wants panel to study, mitigate impact of delayed board exams on college schedules in 2021

Covid pandemic has thrown the academic calendar off schedule since March 2020, and its impact is likely to continue for a second successive year.

IITs not in favour of 3rd attempt for JEE Advanced students, say won’t be fair to next batch

Students have been writing letters to IITs & education ministry for the last two months, requesting for a third attempt as their preparation was hampered due to the pandemic.

Indian students pursuing higher studies in US in 2019-20 at three-year low, report says

The Open Doors report also says despite decreasing numbers, Indian students comprise the second highest percentage of total international students in US in 2019-20.

Won’t tolerate indiscipline in universities, says Ramesh Pokhriyal on DU V-C row

Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank tells ThePrint a panel will probe all charges against DU V-C Yogesh Tyagi, hours before he was suspended.   

Modi govt suspends DU V-C Yogesh Tyagi, cites ‘administrative lapses’

Tyagi had been embroiled in a controversy last week when he made two appointments, registrar and pro-vice chancellor, despite being on medical leave.

High cut-off doesn’t matter, ‘nearly half of DU seats’ already filled day before second list

The first DU cut-off list was released last Saturday, and saw colleges continue with the high application thresholds that have become a trend at the central university. 

On Camera

What is the beauty tyranny at play when a Panipat mother murders kids

India is horrified by Poonam’s actions. But it should also do what it rarely does — examine the mirror it keeps holding up to its women.

India’s Russian oil imports are showing up in cryptic new places. The crude map stands redrawn

December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.

From nuclear cooperation to defence, trade to oil, what is expected from Putin’s two-day India visit

New Delhi is interested in firming up bilateral agreements for increased trade, mobility, upgrade of Su-30 MKI fighters and the increased range of BrahMos supersonic missiles.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.