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Saturday, April 20, 2024
TopicIndian Universities

Topic: Indian Universities

This Indian watchdog is cleaning up ‘mess’ in academia—falsification, fabrication & fraud

India Research Watchdog founder revealed that top institutes are those with the most number of plagiarised papers. 58 papers by 12 top IITs were retracted between 2006 & 2023.

Why India has more temples than palaces, Vedic maths & astronomy: Indian Knowledge Systems get UGC backing

In draft proposal released on 13 April, UGC laid down topics & rules based on which higher education institutions are required to create & provide curriculum on Indian Knowledge Systems.

Entrance to admissions, Indian universities are designed to filter out SC, STs. Learn from US

Indian universities are designed to wedge Dalits vs elite divide. But caste bias runs older, deeper.

Phase one of CUET concludes — Nearly 2 lakh students take the entrance test, maximum from UP

According to the National Testing Agency’s data, 49,915 students were from UP, followed by 20,840 from Bihar and nearly 19,000 from Madhya Pradesh.

‘Embezzlement, violations’ — Haryana issues notice to Ashoka, 2 other private universities

Ashoka University, SRM University and World University of Design have been sent showcause notices for allegedly violating Haryana Private Universities Act. Universities deny allegations.   

Bengal assembly passes law making CM chancellor of universities. ‘Politicising post’, says BJP

Bill says governor's role 'should be confined to constitutional provisions only'. Passed amid protests by BJP legislators, who say governor won't give assent.

IISc overtakes IITs to clinch first spot among 41 Indian institutes in QS rankings’ top 1,400

Indian institutes are struggling when it comes to academic reputation, faculty/student ratio and internationalisation, according to the latest QS rankings, released Thursday.

UGC wants colleges to churn out ‘global citizens’, frames course to teach diversity & peace

UGC has asked all higher education institutions to adopt the Global Citizenship Education curriculum framework devised by the regulator.

With 131 new institutions in 4 years, it’s boom time for private universities in India

Number of private universities in India jumps 47%, from 276 in 2015-16 to 407 in 2019-20, the latest AISHE data shows. 

Indian universities are being taught how to generate funds like Harvard & Cambridge

With NEP encouraging universities to look for external sources for funding, Association for Indian Universities is training institutions on how to approach foundations for philanthropic funding.

On Camera

Iran-Israel conflict will now be shaped by 3H—Houthis, Hamas, Hezbollah

Israel's response to Iran's retaliatory attack was relatively small and also downplayed by Tehran. But there are factors that could jeopardise this perceived reprieve.

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.

Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to take over as Chief of the Naval Staff

He has been the chief of personnel and the flag officer commanding-in-chief, Western Naval Command, in the rank of vice admiral.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.