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Topic: UGC

Soon, shorten or stretch your UG course. All about upcoming accelerated & extended degree programmes

Under ADP, students can shorten course duration by up to 2 semesters, while under EDP, duration can be extended by up to 2 semesters. Degree will be awarded with mention of timeline.

The promise of Ambedkar University Delhi is in tatters. Professors are quitting & suing

Ambedkar University Delhi has thrived, stagnated, and now declined. Staff are voting with their feet.

Leave education to universities, limit UGC role to grants—SN Bose in Rajya Sabha

On 21 March 1955, Prof SN Bose participated in a debate on the UGC Bill and expressed concern about certain clauses that suggested 'the central government will be interfering with the working of universities'.

UK’s University of Southampton is coming to Gurugram, 1st foreign university in India under UGC

University of Southampton is among top 100 in QS World University Rankings. First academic session likely to begin in July 2025, and campus will hire faculty from India and abroad. 

NEET, UGC-NET paper leaks institutional failure of NTA, setting up high-level panel, says Pradhan

Asking Oppn not to politicise paper leaks, Pradhan says UGC-NET was cancelled after questions appeared on ‘dark net’. Asked about NEET, says issues limited to ‘specific regions’.

‘MPhil not a recognised degree’: UGC cautions students, tells universities to stop offering course

The education body through an official notification revealed that some universities were still accepting fresh MPhil applications despite UGC cancelling the program in 2022.

‘Need to see exact regulations’ — UK universities await UGC’s final norms for foreign campuses

UGC chairman Professor M. Jagadesh Kumar says regulations for foreign universities looking to set up campuses in India 'in final stage & will be announced soon'.

Student’s death: Jadavpur University’s 1st report generic, 2nd unsatisfactory, says UGC

UGC Chairman M. Jagadesh Kumar said Monday that the statutory body would seek another explanation on the alleged ragging death and details of action taken.

Bengal govt to probe Jadavpur University ragging death, UGC slams varsity’s ‘generic’ report

Nine former and present students have been arrested after an undergraduate student fell to his death from the institution’s hostel balcony on 9 August.

Kolkata Police make six more arrests in Jadavpur University student death case

A first-year student of Jadavpur University, Swarnodip Kundu, died on 10 August after allegedly falling from the balcony of the university's hostel on the night of 9 August.

On Camera

China detains and harasses an Indian citizen. New Delhi must do more than issue a démarche

The baseless claim of Arunachal Pradesh as 'Southern Tibet' cropped up once again when an Indian national was harassed by Chinese immigration officials at Shanghai Airport.

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.

Airbus & Embraer in the mix, IAF plans revamp of military transport fleet with MTA as new workhorse

Once acquired by IAF, the medium transport aircraft (MTA) will replace both AN-32s and IL-76s, it is learnt. The idea behind the revamp is to meet modern operational needs.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

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.