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Sunday, November 30, 2025
TopicHRD Ministry

Topic: HRD Ministry

Modi govt set to offer professional diplomas with bachelor degrees to create 10 lakh jobs

It will be a 10-month diploma course that can be pursued along with regular bachelor degrees. Subjects include interior designing, banking, retail. 

Higher Education Commission to be independent body, says minister Javadekar

Prakash Javadekar says rights of states will not be impunged, amid concerns expressed by members over the commission replacing UGC.

Appointment of university teachers put on hold as govt attempts to restore reservation

The decision comes after the Allahabad High Court had stopped institution-wise reservation, forcing UGC to prescribe making it department specific.

Govt colleges wanted ‘Institute of Eminence’ tag for money, freedom, not excellence: Panel

Govt plans to spend Rs 1,000 crore on the public institutions while the private ones stand to gain freedom in choice of fee structure and courses.

BITS Pilani, IIT Delhi, Bombay, Jio Institute are now among six ‘Institutes of Eminence’

Against an earlier plan of 20, govt declares 6 institutions — 3 private and 3 public — as Institutes of Eminence.

Govt to make competitive exams easy to sideline multi-billion dollar coaching industry

To reduce the role of private coaching as well getting more students to fill seats, the govt looks at easier exams.

My friend told me the coal sector was like ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’: Former secy Anil Swarup

IAS officer Anil Swarup on the mafia in the education and coal sector, and the need for renovations in civil service exams. New Delhi: As...

Govt begins process to replace UGC with new higher education authority 

The Higher Education Commission will have power to give accreditation and maintain academic standard.

Thanks to IITs, India to see a lot more women in civil and mechanical engineering

779 additional seats have been created, mostly in the branches that are traditionally not pursued by women. New Delhi: The IITs have not only added more...

What Chelameswar said on his last day as SC judge and how China is moving into Arunachal

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint in the last 24 hours.

On Camera

‘Delhi winters’ is a legend. Now it’s just air anxiety

The wealthy float above the crisis—insulated in air-purified cars, weekend getaways at farmhouses, and vacations timed perfectly to coincide with Delhi’s worst weeks.

Karnataka startups feel the chill as global funding winter sets in. Fintech emerges as sole bright spot

The state raises just $2.7 billion in first nine months of 2025 compared to $4.5 billion last year, with late-stage investments hit hardest.

What’s expected from Putin’s India visit in December—Defence Secretary explains

ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.

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.