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Major reforms in higher education accreditation
Major reforms in higher education accreditation: New binary and maturity-based graded accreditation to be introduced

The recommended reforms shall be implemented in two stages. In the first stage, the Binary accreditation will be implemented in the next four months and no new applications will be accepted as per the present methodology thereafter.

  • Sunday, 28 January 2024
UGC Draft Rules
UGC releases draft fitness of colleges for receiving grants rules 2024

UGC has invited suggestions from stakeholders on the draft University Grants Commission (Fitness of Colleges for Receiving Grants) Rules, 2024

  • Friday, 26 January 2024
  • UGC
National Testing Agency
NITTT Exam 2024: NTA releases exam date, check schedule

The NTA has been entrusted with the responsibility of conducting the National Initiative for Technical Teachers Training (NITTT) Examination February 2024, for inductee teachers.

  • Thursday, 25 January 2024
  • NTA
OJEE 2024 Exam Date Announced
OJEE 2024 exam date announced, registration from January 25

Senior officials informed that the registrations for the OJEE 2024 will start from January 25 and the last date is March 25, 2024.

  • Thursday, 25 January 2024
GO4Youth Olympiad
GO4Youth Olympiad: Check UGC notice on registration, benefits and internship scope for students

As per the UGC, the GO4Youth Olympiad is a distinctive interdisciplinary programme tailored for students aged 18-25 years in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) across India.

  • Thursday, 25 January 2024
  • UGC
Artika Shukla
Meet IAS Artika Shukla who left MBBS studies midway and cracked UPSC exam in her 1st attempt

Motivated by her brother's success, Artika made a bold decision to interrupt her studies in 2014 and set her sights on the civil services examinations.

  • Thursday, 25 January 2024
  • UPSC
AICTE
AICTE guidelines for working professionals for Diploma, UG and PG courses in Engineering & Technology

The institutions having more than 80% average enrolment in the last 3 years (Enrolment of First Year only shall be considered (Lateral Entry Admission shall not be considered) for calculating average enrolment.

  • Wednesday, 24 January 2024
University Grants Commission
Content creation, teaching through Bharatiya languages; UGC to train senior faculties of universities

It is pertinent to mention here that the National Education Policy-2020 aims at promoting teaching-learning through local languages in Higher Education.

  • Tuesday, 23 January 2024
  • UGC
University Grants Commission
Take AICTE approval for UG programmes in management, computer applications in ODL or online mode: UGC

It is pertinent to mention here that the AICTE has decided to regulate HEIs offering BCA, BBA and BMS programmes for maintaining uniform quality and academic standards across management and computer application programmes on similar lines of postgraduate courses/ programmes (MCA/MBA).

  • Tuesday, 23 January 2024
  • UGC
CUET-UG exam: NTA assures to upload final answer key before result declaration
CUET-UG exam: NTA assures to upload final answer key before result declaration

Justice C. Hari Shankar was hearing a case involving two pleas filed by a candidate who appeared in the CUET (UG) 2022 examination, seeking direction for NTA to publish the final answer key, reconsider objections raised, and publish a corrected scorecard.

  • Tuesday, 23 January 2024
National Testing Agency
JEE Main 2024 Session 1 exam: B.E./B.Tech admit cards to be out soon; check important guidelines

However, the agency has clearly stated that the admit cards for the candidates whose exams are scheduled on subsequent dates i.e. (for Paper1: B.E./B.Tech.) will be released in due course.

  • Tuesday, 23 January 2024
  • NTA
UGC on settlement of accounts for scholarship
UGC notice on settlement of accounts for scholarship, arrears of Post-doctoral fellowships

It is pertinent to mention here that UGC implemented various scholarship/fellowship schemes in offline mode till 30.06.2016. And, UGC categorically stated that no claim would be entertained after January 31, 2024.

  • Monday, 22 January 2024
  • UGC
CBSE to conduct board exams twice a year for class X, XII students to reduce stress: Union Education Minister 
CBSE to conduct board exams twice a year for class X, XII students to reduce stress: Union Education Minister 

In a major relief to students, the central government has instructed the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to conduct board exams twice a year for class X and XII students from academic session 2024-2025. 

Litisha Mangat Panda
Providing news without any propaganda is media’s responsibility: OTV’s Litisha Mangat Panda

While speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a workshop organised to mark the silver jubilee celebrations of Biju Pattnaik Film & Television Institute of Odisha (BPFTIO), Panda congratulated the entire team and alumnus of the institute.

  • Saturday, 20 January 2024
CBSE Board Exams 2024
Board exams 2024: CBSE releases important notice for availing exemptions by CwSN students

The CBSE has urged CwSN students desire to avail the existing exemptions to make necessary requests through their respective schools.

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