Share the Article:By Edu LegaL News, New Delhi Bureau New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has now clarified that the potential teachers deemed to be promoted under the Career Advancement...

Share the Article:EduLegaL News, New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) after facing several queries on the issue of validity of PhD degrees earned through foreign university for admissions...

Share the Article:In the year 2017, NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION COUNCIL (NAAC), an autonomous body established by UGC to assess and accredit institutions and the grade the Institute had revised...

Share the Article:The Supreme Court has while hearing a Writ Petition passed strict directions for implementation of reservation for differently abled students for admission to Higher Education Institutes...

Share the Article:The Government in pursuance of budgetary declarations intended to establish twenty ‘Institutions of Eminence’ to achieve world class status and accordingly UGC had notified UGC (Institutions...

Share the Article:The Supreme Court which was deciding a case involving the entitlement of the Deemed Universities to start courses through distance education in subjects leading to award of degrees in...

Share the Article:UGC, the apex Regulating Body for Higher Education, has proposed ‘UGC (Categorization of Universities for Grant of Graded Autonomy) Regulations 2017’, which aim to divide all UGC-recognised...

Share the Article:National Assessment and Accreditation Council [NAAC], in deviation of its 5 year Audit has now proposed continuous Academic and Administrative Audits for improving quality for different...

Share the Article:The University Grants Commission (UGC) with a view to bring uniformity and transparency within and across the system of higher education in the country, its 521st Meeting held on 22nd...

Share the Article:NAAC, has decided to review and revise its existing processes, methodology, criteria, key aspects, indicators, weightages, grading system and guidelines etc., leading to accreditation...

Share the Article:In series of reforms, Educational Institutions, which have shown consistent highest grade performance in the assessment and accreditation exercise, conducted by NAAC, is now set to receive...

Share the Article:UGC recognizing the need for updated knowledge and skills, has asked the Educational Institutions, to review and revise the curricula of all academic departments once in every three years. UGC...

Share the Article:The Cabinet has approved the creation of the Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA) to give a major push for creation of high quality infrastructure in premier educational institutions. The...

Share the Article:University Grants Commission (UGC) reinforcing its commitment to fight the menace and ill-effects of drugs abuse, which has been affecting the youth of this Country, has directed all...

Share the Article:In May 2016, Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI)’s Consumer Complaints Council (CCC) upheld complaints against twenty-three different educational institutions for violating...

Share the Article:Reiterating its tough stance on the issue of curbing the menace of ragging, the UGC recently released a notification asking colleges to submit an online report of compliance of Anti-ragging...

Share the Article:Development of Teacher Education Education in India is long documented and has seen a constant growth from the days of the gurukul system. Historically the guru was the epitome of knowledge...

Share the Article:In light of recent unfortunate incidents and for some time now, UGC was contemplating to make any acts which demeans a person on basis of his race, sex or caste an act of ragging and...

Share the Article:  In a major crackdown on Advertisements released by the Management Institutes and even some Private Universities, the Advertisement Standard Council of India, has in its decision...

Share the Article:National Assessment and Accreditation Council has decided to bring Self Study Report submitted by the Higher Education Institutes for the purpose of assessment and Accreditation under...

Share the Article:UGC has notified Regulations relating to Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal of Sexual Harassment of women employees and students in Higher Educational Institutions, which shall apply...

Share the Article: UGC has taken note of inordinate delays in awarding of degrees to the students and has directed all the Universities within 180 days of the date/s by which the student qualifies and...

Share the Article:Invoking National Pride, having environmental concern in mind and taking serious note of misuse of National Flag in events, UGC has asked all the Institutions to adhere strict compliance...

Share the Article:  ………………. All universities are cradles of the nation’s future. They are, therefore, required to conduct all acts in a highly bona fide and exemplary manner. This responsibility...

Share the Article:In a major crackdown on Advertisements released by the Coaching Institutes engaged in field of Coaching Students for CAT, MBA, Law Entrance, IIT, GREE, GMAT, the Advertisement Standard...

Share the Article:Advertising Standards Council of India [ASCI] has been receiving several complaints from parents and students against misleading claims being made in advertisement of various educational...

Share the Article:Advertising Standards Council of India [ASCI] has been receiving several complaints from parents and students against misleading claims being made in advertisement of various educational...

Share the Article:National Assessment and Accreditation Council [NAAC] taking cognizance of complaints regarding “made up” informations and contents in Self Study Report submitted by the Institutions...

Share the Article:Since degrees awarded by an Indian University are generally recognized by all universities in the country, there is no major problem on this account. But issue arises when a student has...

Share the Article:National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) has warned the academic community to be cautious about the false and misleading advertisements by some agencies / organizations, who...

Share the Article:In July 2015, ASCI’s Consumer Complaints Council (CCC) upheld complaints in 25 advertisements in the Education category relating to misleading advertisements in nature of Ranking /...

Share the Article:The Governing Council of NITI Aayog in its first meeting held on 8th February, 2015 decided to constitute a Sub-Group of Chief Ministers on Skill Development to address issues pertaining...

Share the Article:Educational Institutions / Universities have been allowing courses to be completed in varying time spans. UGC with a view to maintain uniformity in the grace [span] period for completion...

Share the Article:UGC in response to huge outcry by the student community has now clarified that the safety guidelines are “suggestive” and not “mandatory”. The new guidelines, “University Grants...

Share the Article:In June 2015, ASCI’s Consumer Complaints Council (CCC) upheld complaints in 22 advertisements in the Education category relating to misleading advertisements in nature of Ranking /...

Share the Article:In the 12th edition of the annual rankings released by ‘Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015-16”, 17 Indian Universities have featured in list of top 800 Universities...

Share the Article:UGC has decided to launch Online students grievance redressal portal’, a platform for students to raise their issues to the concerned Institute and seek speedy redressal of the same....

Share the Article:Twenty Indian educational institutions feature in the latest BRICS ranking and five Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) win places in the top 20. IIT-Delhi, IIT-Bombay, IIT-Kanpur,...

Share the Article:The Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani has launched some new initiatives in the field of Education: KYC – KNOW YOUR COLLEGE:  Large number of Institutes...

Share the Article:UGC it seems is on major social reform through academic and administrative measures. Earlier, UGC had directed all the Universities to include anti-corruption in the academic curriculum....

Share the Article:Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Higher Education, Government of India in order to strengthen participation and to combat corruption in its every form has considered...

Share the Article:All Central Educational Institutons, Institutions deemed to be universities, Technical and Management Institutions would be required to establish a Grievance Redressal Mechanism for Students...

Share the Article:The Higher Education and Research Bill, 2011 that seeks to establish the National Commission on Higher Education and Research (NCHER) has been tabled in Rajya Sabha. The Bill seeks to...

Share the Article:The HRD Ministry has issued a gazette notification for implementation of sub-quota for minorities within the 27% reservation for OBCs in all central educational institutions. According...

Share the Article:The National Council for Higher Education and Research (NCHER), which will subsitute existing regulators such as University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council for Technical...

Share the Article:   The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and the University Grants Commission (UGC) have launched a scheme to attract young talent towards research through start-up grant...