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Thursday, May 22, 2025
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Topic: University Grants Commission

After UK’s University of Southampton, 5 more foreign varsities planning campuses in India

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.

UGC frames new rules for recognition of degrees obtained abroad

The development comes in light of delays and uncertainty faced by students under existing recognition process. The new mechanism is aimed at being more transparent & technology-driven.

UGC halts CARE reference list of journals for ‘greater academic freedom’. What it means for academia

Introduced in 2018, UGC-CARE list aimed to recognise only reputable journals for faculty selections, promotions, and research funding.

‘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'.

BS for arts courses & ‘Hons with Research’: UGC expert panel suggests new degree nomenclature

Recommendations released by UGC Thursday. They come at a time when the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is afoot.

UGC asks higher institutes to create 25% extra seats for international students

The UGC guidelines said these additional seats will not include international students under exchange programmes or/and through MoUs.

Practice makes perfect? How you can be a professor with just your work experience

Professionals with 15 years of experience may be initially hired in universities and colleges for up to one year and their term can later be extended to a maximum of 4 years, says UGC.

Students can now get joint & dual degrees from Indian & foreign institutes, UGC approves rules

According to draft UGC regulations, higher education institutions in India can collaborate with foreign counterparts for credit recognition and transfer, twinning arrangements.

Pursuing maths & music degrees together? Why UGC’s 2-degree programme has divided professors

UGC Wednesday sent official guidelines on its proposed two-degree programme, a policy change that will allow students to pursue two degrees at once, to colleges and universities.

Students will now be able to pursue two degrees together, UGC finalises guidelines

UGC has been planning this move for a long time, received a go-ahead for it in 2020. Guidelines were finalised and made official Tuesday by UGC chairman M. Jagadesh Kumar. 

On Camera

US is facing brain drain. India must decide if it’s ready to welcome back scholars

Countries in Europe have taken swift action on the perceived brain drain from the US. Emmanuel Macron extended an open invitation to the best brains to relocate to France.

No competition, have to deliver faster & reliably, says Amazon India V-P of operations

Diving into workings of Gurugram fulfilment centre, Abhinav Singh, V-P (Ops) at Amazon India, offers insights into how company manages logistics, in conversation with ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta.

All about Golden Dome, Trump’s $175 billion plan to shield America

Trump is not the first American president to propose such a defence system. Ronald Reagan proposed a space-centric Strategic Defense Initiative in 1983, but it never took off.

Pakistan has a 7-year terror itch. Here’s a two-minus-one-front idea to cure it

Pakistani establishments and their proxies are prone to severe, predictable 7-year-itch. Each step up the escalation ladder buys India about this many years of deterrence on average.