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Topic: universities

‘No show by officials, software not installed’: Centres hit by CUET cancellation blame NTA

Test for undergraduate admissions was cancelled multiple times at hundreds of centres in past week. Conducting body NTA says 'each case being examined individually'.

Social activist Nishant Yadav asks students to join govt universities for higher education in UP

The award-winning activist claimed that education in state-owned universities had gone through a significant transition in the last five years.

After central universities, UGC wants state-run & deemed-to-be institutions to come under CUET

The regulator said using CUET for admission will save students from taking multiple entrance exams, and will 'in no way hinder' the reservation process.

What is a digital university, how Modi govt plans to set it up, and what are the challenges

PM Modi asked stakeholders to speed up process in webinar Monday. Plan is to get universities to come together to form digital system that enrols students as single unit.

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.

When will new academic session at colleges & universities begin? No word yet from UGC, govt

AICTE has announced technical colleges will begin classes in September, but while UGC has written two letters to universities in May, neither is about next academic session.

Common entrance tests for all undergraduate courses across India likely from next year

Common entrance tests are part of National Education Policy and will simplify admissions to UG colleges in non-technical courses. The NTA, which conducts JEE & NEET, will hold these tests.

Burger, leather-jacket elite, RAW agent, Arooj Aurangzeb not ‘good girl’ for many Pakistanis

In last three decades, youth wings of parties like Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and the Pakistan Peoples Party have hardly groomed any young leaders.

PhDs in ‘national priorities’: How does Javadekar-led HRD stand affect Indian scholarship?

A circular issued by the Central University of Kerala asking all the departments to prepare a list of projects for PhD scholars in line with "national priorities" has triggered a national debate.

Govt plans gender audit in universities in push for women empowerment

According to a govt official, the audit will involve analysing the recruitment process, the infrastructure and gender ratio of the university.

On Camera

Dharali floods a wake-up call for IMD, NDMA to buck up—the Himalayan region is vulnerable

If extremely heavy rainfall can cause such damage without a rare event like a cloudburst, it should leave the system working toward India’s disaster preparedness thinking.

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Shadow war over India’s defence procurement on social media raises concerns of dodgy & undue influence

One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.