Tag: University Grants Commission

New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) issued guidelines on Tuesday for recruitment of faculty members in institutes of higher education to address the issue of shortage of quality teaching staff in such institutions. In a letter written to the vice-chancellors of universities and to colleges and institutions deemed to be universities, the UGC said […]

New Delhi: The National Council of Educational Research Training (NCERT) is all set to bring reforms in its syllabus, teaching methods and writing of the textbooks. The National Curriculum Framework (NCF), a body of NCERT, is responsible to bring in the changes and the same was done 15 years back in 2005. Hrushikesh Senapaty, director […]

Under Ministry of Human Resource Development’s purview, various skill-oriented courses are implemented by University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) through Community Colleges, Bachelor of Vocation courses (B.VoC) & Deen Dayal Upadhyaya (DDU) Kausal Kendras to boost the employability of youth. According to an information provided by Union Minister for […]

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to promote quality assurance in Higher Education, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ today launched  University Grants Commission (UGC) Scheme of ‘Paramarsh.’ Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal “Nishank” launched ‘Paramarsh’ – a University Grants Commission scheme for Mentoring NAAC Accreditation Aspirant Institutions to promote Quality Assurance in […]

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to develop an everlasting bond between teacher and students, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has come up with a new guide. Union Minister of Human Resource Development Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ today released UGC Guide to Student Induction Programme – “Deeksharambh” in New Delhi. The Union Minister of Human Resource Development Dr. […]

Bhubaneswar: Good news for students. The University Grants Commission (UGC) may allow students to pursue multiple degrees simultaneously from different universities or the same university. As per sources, UGC has set up a panel headed by its vice chairman Bhushan Patwardhan. The panel has been constituted to examine the issue of pursuing two degree programmes […]

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has sought suggestions from universities whether Hindi can be included as a compulsory subject at undergraduate (UG) level despite protests from some political parties of the southern parts of India after the Commission’s initial draft policy mentioned Hindi to make compulsory in UG courses. The Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh […]

New Delhi: To bring research in social sciences on par with science subjects, the University Grants Commission has recommended creation of a Humanities research board with special funding. Termed as Social Science/Humanities research board, the panel has recommended it to be autonomous and obtain special budgetary allocation for conducting research in humanities and social sciences. […]

Bhubaneswar: In a major decision, the University Grants Commission (UGC) directed university and colleges to chalk out a detailed strategy regarding the fitness of students and concerned staff. In a letter to vice-chancellors and principals of their affiliated colleges, the UGC has directed them to promote the Fit India Movement which will be launched by […]

New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) is expecting to receive around 100 proposals from the higher education institutions for its ‘Paramarsh Scheme’. As part of the scheme, top institutions will mentor five non-accredited institutes to secure National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) grade. “The last date for submitting proposals by the mentors is September […]

Bhubaneswar: Taking cognizance of media reports, HRD Ministry on Thursday directed University Grants Commission (UGC) to probe into the allegations regarding sale of fake degrees by certain universities. As per reports, HRD Minstry has directed UGC to constitute a high-level committee to enquire into the allegations regarding sale of fake degrees by certain universities. “The […]

UGC NET December 2019: The online registration process for UGC NET December exam 2019 will begin from tomorrow, September 9, 2019. Candidates can apply by visiting the official website, nta.ac.in or ntanet.nic.in till October 9. The National Testing Agency (NTA) will be conducting the National Eligibility Test (NET) exam from December 2 to 6, 2019. […]

New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has been disbursing scholarship/fellowship under various schemes through online system developed by Canara Bank which is integrated with Public Financial Management System (PFMS) platform for payments through DBT mode. The payments to the awardees are generated automatically on the portal for all awardees linked by Universities/Institutions based on […]

New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) will soon announce the first batch of mentor institutions under its ‘Paramarsh’ scheme, an official said on Wednesday. As part of the scheme that aims to improve the quality standards in higher education system, top institutions will mentor five non-accredited institutes to secure the National Assessment and Accreditation […]

UGC NET December 2019: The online registration process for UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) December exam 2019 started on September 9, 2019. The process will continue till October 9, 2019 while the application fees can be paid till October 10, 2019. Candidates can apply online for the UGC NET December 2019 at the official website […]