Topic: HRD Ministry

The court set aside an Allahabad HC order on the promotion of two faculty members at the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College in Aligarh Muslim University.

The panel also wants higher government funding, increase in post-matric scholarships to match fee structure at TISS, among others.

The order had said instead of the current practice of institution-wise hiring of SC/ST teachers, there would now be a department-wise reservation system.

Shortlist dropped as changed screening criteria was not being seen as ‘fair’ and prominent institutes were left out.

Since 2014, the Modi government has cracked the whip on several VCs, getting the President's nod to sack three and conducting inquiries against another three.

HRD ministry drops UGC recommendation, scraps expert panel that gave clean chit to Vignan’s Foundation. Panel members also barred from other committees.

While the IIM Act aims to free up the premier business schools from governmental control, many of the newer IIMs have argued in favour of it.

In February, TISS announced the withdrawal of financial aid to SC and ST students, leading to a massive students’ agitation against the move.

Arjun Singh, who was born today, was an old-fashioned Gandhi family loyalist who believed he was denied the prime ministership twice, as Narasimha Rao and then Manmohan Singh were preferred, both of whom he considered lesser leaders than himself.

Rashtrapati Bhavan advises HRD ministry to start selection process well in advance, and include candidates who may not have applied for particular posts.