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As per the NTA exam calendar, the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Undergraduate or NEET UG 2024 will be conducted on May 5 and...

The UGC in August shared the examination dates for SWAYAM Courses offered in January and July 2023 Semester.

Organised by the University Grants Commission in association with the Ministry of Education, the Malaviya Mission - Teacher Training Programme aims at providing tailored training programmes for teachers.

The first year student of Bengali honours had died on August 10 after falling from the balcony of a students’ hostel. It is suspected that he became a victim of ragging.

“Under the regulations, as they currently stand, printing of the Aadhaar number on provisional certificates and degrees is not permissible," said UGC in its directive.

This initiative comes as India's third lunar mission approaches its anticipated landing.

The JU sent the first report to the commission early this week.

Continuing the chain of building transformative educational setup, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has introduced the “Academic Bank of Credits” (ABC). It helps the faculty to manage and check the credits earned by students.

"It has come to the notice of the UGC that a number of institutions are offering degrees in contrary to the provisions of the UGC Act. Degrees awarded by such universities shall neither be recognised nor valid for higher education or employment purpose. These universities are not empowered to confer any degree," UGC secretary Manish Joshi said.

In a letter to vice-chancellors of all universities and principals of colleges, the UGC has asked the HEIs to share information senior officers or professors working/ retired up to the age of 65 years in level 13 A and above (as per 7 CPC).

It is vital for higher educational institutions to prepare the course structure, syllabus, and course material in various Indian languages which will automatically instil the universities to provide the facility to students to write examinations in one’s own mother tongue or local language.

In 2018, the UGC set the criteria for recruitment for entry-level posts at universities and colleges. It gave a three-year window to candidates to complete their PhDs and asked all universities and colleges to start applying the criteria for recruitment from the 2021-22 academic session.

UGC Chairman said that any shortage in the availability of faculty members in higher educational institutions adversely affects the teaching-learning ecosystem.

The purpose of these guidelines for incorporating the Indian Knowledge System into higher curricula is to provide a roadmap for systematic study and research of various disciplines of IKS.

A student may be considered for the award of a qualification (like a certificate/diploma/degree) once the required number of credits have been earned, irrespective of the minimum duration of the programme.