Supreme Court has appointed search-and-selection committees to choose vice-chancellors nominated by both chief minister and governor for state-run universities.
Many of the schemes recommended under the policy are now in place, but implementation is uneven. Stakeholders say it's too early to expect widespread results.
It is no accident that our universities have not produced any Nobel laureates. ‘I think they never will in the next 25 years, the way we are going,’ said Nayyar.
Vice chancellor Tim Jones tells ThePrint that the university aims to develop its India campus into a global institution, with the enrolment target of 10,000 students in 10 years.
They are expected to receive letters of intent in coming months & begin operations between 2026 & 2027, officials say. Additionally, 5 more universities are in early stages of talks.
This comes months after former EAC-PM chairperson Bibek Debroy resigned from chancellorship after just 3 months in office, and the controversial removal of V-C Ajit Ranade last September.
UGC released draft rules after Supreme Court directive based on petition by mothers of Rohith Vemula & Payal Tadvi who died by suicide in 2016 due to alleged discrimination on campus.
At second national convention to oppose draft UGC regulations, Kerala’s ruling LDF and Congress-led opposition came together to voice disapproval of Centre’s move.
On Thursday, Mahatma Gandhi Central University implemented a revised policy requiring faculty members to submit complaints. New norms are 'dictatorial', say faculty members.
Draft HECI bill proposes principal regulator that will subsume higher education regulators such as UGC & AICTE that oversee non-technical and technical education respectively.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.
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