UGC seeks report from Jadavpur University over death of first-year student Swapnadip Kundu
Kolkata: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has sought a report from Jadavpur University (JU) over the mysterious death of a first-year undergraduate student.
UGC's new draft norms allow foreign universities to set up campus, decide fee, repatriate funds
New Delhi/IBNS: New draft norms of the University Grants Commission (UGC), a body charged with coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of higher education in India, are set to allow foreign universities to set up campus, decide admission process, decide fees and repatriate funds to their parent campuses, media reports said.
No question of college examinations in September: Mamata Banerjee after SC order
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said her state will not conduct any college examination amid Covid-19 spread in September, hours after the Supreme Court ruled students can't be promoted to the next year on the basis of internal assessments.
Supreme Court reserves verdict on pleas seeking cancellation of UGC final term exams
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on pleas challenging UGC guidelines that mandating to conduct final year examinations by the end of September.
Mamata requests PM Modi to re-examine UGC's move to conduct examinations amid Covid-19
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the revised guidelines of the University Grants Commission (UGC) where it has directed all universities and colleges to conduct terminal examinations by Sept, 2020 amid Covid-19 pandemic.
All Delhi state university exams stand cancelled: Manish Sisodia
New Delhi/UNI: The Delhi government on Saturday announced to cancel all Delhi state university examinations, including the final exams, in view of major disruptions caused by the Coronavirus pandemic.
'Extremely unfair to conduct exams during Covid-19': Rahul Gandhi questions UGC's decision
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Friday questioned the University Grants Commission (UGC)'s decision to hold examinations during the Covid-19 pandemic, calling it "extremely unfair".
JNU row: 3-member committee to suggest ways to restore normal functioning
New Delhi/IBNS: A three-member committee was appointed on Monday to recommend ways to restore normal functioning of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).
Prakash Javadekar announces 25 pct hike in college seats to enable 10 pct quota
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IBNS): Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar has announced a 25 per cent increase in seats across all educational institutions to accommodate the 10 per cent reservation recently provided to the Economically Backward Section in general category.
UGC fund misappropriation: Police arrested college principal
Guwahati, Jan 21 (IBNS): Assam police on Sunday arrested a college principal for his alleged involvement in fraudulent expenditure of UGC fund.
SC scraps engineering degrees obtained through distance education since 2001
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IBNS): The Supreme Court of India on Friday has declared all engineering degrees obtained through distance education since 2001 as invalid, reports said.