Topic: University Grants Commission (UGC)
Indian universities didn’t need NEP to change things. But feared UGC too much
There are two factors why Indian universities couldn’t do what a national education policy is now trying to achieve. Before implementing NEP, let's understand those first.
Supreme Court refuses to pass interim order on pleas seeking stay of final year exams
The bench was informed by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre and the UGC, that he would apprise the court about MHA's stand on the issue.
‘How can universities grant degree without exams?’ UGC sticks to guns on final-year papers
UGC has been facing student protests following its 6 July directive that final-year exams have to be held despite Covid, in a mode of university’s choice.
UGC cites top universities like MIT, Cambridge to justify decision to hold final-year exams
UGC issued a circular Thursday, detailing SOPs for colleges and that they conduct a risk-assessment before holding exams. Health of students and staff to be monitored too.
States that cancelled college exams ‘revisit’ move after UGC order, Maharashtra holds ground
UGC Monday received clearance from home ministry to mandatorily conduct final-year college and university exams, an order that at once triggered a controversy.
StudentsLivesMatter trends as students outrage at UGC decision to hold final exams amid Covid
Students and parents have severely criticised UGC’s decision, saying the commission is ‘playing with students’ lives’. They have demanded cancellation of the final-year exams.
MHA allows colleges to hold final-year exams, UGC wants exams to be wrapped up by September
MHA order says the final exams are to be compulsorily conducted according to UGC guidelines. UGC said it is upto colleges to decide how they want to conduct the exams.
Colleges could drop plan to conduct offline exams in July as Covid cases rise
UGC has approached its expert committee, asking it to rethink the idea of holding exams in July and come up with an alternative solution.
Study shows how India’s higher education enrollment can jump to 65% from 27%
Study says India should adopt Eligibility Enrollment Ratio instead of Gross Enrollment Ratio, stressing that the former is ‘more realistic projection of college enrollment numbers’.
Health ministry staff face flak for research paper claiming Covid will end in India by Sept
The paper has been authored by Anil Kumar and Rupali Roy, both staff of the ministry’s DGHS, who published it in a journal flagged as a predatory one by the UGC.
India pioneered TV education, but smartphone classes during Covid let down its poor students
Trauma faced by students for being able to afford smartphones and laptops for online classes could have been avoided if the govt implemented the DTH scheme.
Why loan restructuring is any day better than a moratorium — HDFC’s Deepak Parekh explains
Deepak Parekh says at ThePrint’s ‘Off The Cuff’ that by giving a loan moratorium, the RBI is creating a problem for later on.
Defence
Army to call special selection board to screen women officers for permanent commission
Some women officers said the process is still ambiguous and more clarity is needed as many have been asked to undergo a junior command course next month.
Modi govt’s NEP is out of touch with reality, Indian voters want English-medium education
State leaders with their ear to the ground, like Nitish, Mamata and Yogi, have shown that the push for native language education is not what voters want.