The education body through an official notification revealed that some universities were still accepting fresh MPhil applications despite UGC cancelling the program in 2022.
DU is all set to begin offering postgraduate and PhD programmes in Hindu Studies from this year. BHU is the only other central university offering similar courses.
These institutions will also be exempt from having to meet eligibility criteria of accreditation and ranking set by University Grants Commission, according to the new regulations.
Govt panel's report part of a larger effort to streamline process of accreditation and ranking through 'One Nation One Data (ONOD)', a proposed platform for data from education institutions.
Guidelines also state that activities of student centres may be graded by NAAC, NBA and NIRF. Move comes month after govt told Parliament there have been 33 suicides at IITs since 2018.
Extortion investigation against Vinay Kumar Pathak has revived old questions about CV fraud, plagiarism and also the ‘integrity’ of a panel that gave him a clean chit in 2018.
UGC's detailed curriculum framework for Four-Year Undergraduate Programme also gives students option to choose between 3-yr UG course & 4-yr UG course with research specialisation.
No. of private universities in India nearly doubled in past 7 years, but students say despite charging hefty fees, they fail to deliver on quality of teaching, placement & facilities.
M. Jagadesh Kumar said over 72,000 students are enrolled in 371 online programmes offered by 4 central, 20 state, 12 private and 30 deemed-to-be universities across India.
Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.
Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
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