5 yrs after NEP 2020, Centre to move bill to establish HECI as sole authority for coordinating & determining standards in higher education, research, and scientific & technical institutions.
Kerala & Karnataka govt have said they wouldn’t adopt the curriculum. Over 900 academics signed petition against draft mathematics curriculum last month, urging UGC to withdraw it.
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.
The graduation is meant to bolster the legacy and legitimacy of Sheikh Hasina's Awami League, even as the real-world preparedness lagged behind the glossy narrative.
Indonesia delegation led by Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin visited BrahMos facility & met with top officials & undertook a detailed briefing on the missile system.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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