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Topic: UGC

Modi govt appoints JNU vice-chancellor Jagadesh Kumar as UGC chairman

Kumar, whose tenure at the Jawaharlal Nehru University was marred with controversies, is currently holding the post as acting V-C of the varsity, after his tenure expired last year.

UGC asks V-Cs to frame rules giving maternity leave, attendance relaxations to women students

In a letter to vice-chancellors, UGC asked all higher education institutions to frame these rules for women students enrolled in UG and PG programmes.

UGC extends submission deadline for MPhil, PhD thesis till 30 June 2022

UGC Secretary Rajnish Jain said 6 months' extension may be granted for submitting evidence of publication & presentation but the tenure of fellowship will remain up to 5 years only.

UGC extends mandatory PhD requirement for assistant professor post till 1 July 2023

Delhi University Teachers’ Association welcomes the move, says the development comes as a big relief for adhoc teachers working in university departments.

Here’s how you can be eligible for a PhD in India after a 1-year Master’s abroad

A one-year Master's degree from a foreign university is not valid in India & doesn't meet eligibility criteria for PhD but a 'credit mapping' report by AIU seeks to change that.

UGC notifies academic bank of credits, students can design their own degree now

Similar to a bank account, the credit bank will be a repository where students’ academic credits — calculated on the basis of classwork and tutorials — will be stored.

Common entrance test for undergrad admissions not to be implemented for 2021-22 session, says UGC

The Ministry of Education had earlier announced that the admission to the universities will be based on a common entrance test.

UGC directs colleges to complete admissions to first-year courses by 30 September

The UGC Friday issued guidelines on examinations and academic calendars in view of Covid-19 to all universities and colleges, and said that 2021-22 session must begin by 1 October.

Forced into online exam is India’s opportunity to radically alter how we evaluate students

Universities and UGC rely on proctoring over a live stream because they are worried students will cheat. But this obsession comes from how we evaluate our students.

UGC’s blended learning will destroy public-funded university system: Bengal teachers’ unions

JUTA and ABUTA in their response to UGC concept note have accused it of being 'not inclusive' & advocating reduction of govt spending on higher education in the name of 'quality'.

On Camera

SIR drive isn’t NRC-CAA—it can exclude millions of genuine voters, not just Muslims

India is a country where access to documents and digital systems is still uneven. Election Commission's SIR must not turn into a hostile exercise.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.