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How Online Higher Education Is Helping To Improve Graduation Rates

How Online Higher Education Is Helping To Improve Graduation Rates

The year 2019 changed the course of every individual’s life when the first case of the Covid-19 variant was detected. Every industry hit an all-time low due to the havoc created by the virus. With the world going through a pandemic and, among other things, educational institutions were put under lockdown, which forced students to […]

Demand To Include Elected Teachers Representatives In Delhi University Panel

Demand To Include Elected Teachers' Representatives In Delhi University Panel

Several members of Delhi University’s executive and academic councils and teachers’ association DUTA on Monday wrote to Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh, urging him to “expand” the new committee formed to study the teacher-students ratio by including elected teachers’ representatives to ensure “meaningful discussion”. The university recently constituted a seven-member committee to study and discuss provisions related to the student-teacher ratio.

45,000 College Seats Still Vacant In Division

Government Plan To Let Foreign Universities Enter India Raises Concerns

Despite four rounds of the admission process, only over 75 percent of seats have been filled in Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) of the Indore district and as the allotment list for the fourth round of College level Counselling (CLC) was declared on Monday, students now have the window of five days till August 5 to get admission.

As Heavy Rains Lash Kerala, Holiday For Educational Institutions In Some Parts Of State

As Heavy Rains Lash Kerala, Holiday For Educational Institutions In Some Parts Of State

As heavy rains continued to lash Kerala, Monday was declared a holiday for educational institutions in some parts of the state. District Collectors of Pathanamthitta and Kollam declared August 1 as a holiday for educational institutions in certain taluks in their respective districts.

Govt Revives Plan for Higher Education Regulatory Body, This Time in Tune With NEP

Regulatory Body

Two years after the launch of the National Education Policy 2020, which proposed the setting up of a Higher Education Commission of India (HECI), the Centre is reworking a draft of the Bill that will bring to life the proposed regulatory body for college and university-level education, cutting across disciplines.

Teachers’ Posts Vacant In Odisha Colleges

Foreign Students

Assam police have arrested a madrasa teacher and detained 11 others in separate operations from four districts for their alleged link with the Colleges in Odisha are finding it tough to conduct classrooms following huge staff vacancies. Though colleges across the state have opened and offline classes are being held most of the institutions are […]

UGC Ties Up With Meity To Launch New Higher Education Portal For Students In Rural Areas

Har Ghar Tiranga Campaign

Over 23,000 higher education courses, including programmes on artificial intelligence (AI), cyber security and early childhood care, will now be available free of cost on a new web portal from Friday, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has said. The portal is aimed at bridging the digital divide and enhancing the accessibility of higher education in […]

Delhi University’s Academic Council To Meet On August 3 To Discuss FYUP Syllabi

Demand To Include Elected Teachers' Representatives In Delhi University Panel

Delhi University’s Academic Council will meet on August 3 to discuss the syllabi of the first semester of the four-year undergraduate programmes (FYUP) based on the newly introduced Under Graduate Curriculum Framework. Resolutions in this regard have been put forward by the university’s standing committee and will come up for approval during the meeting. The […]

Over 23,000 Higher Education Courses To Be Made Available For Free: UGC

Har Ghar Tiranga Campaign

Over 23,000 higher education courses, including programmes on Artificial Intelligence, cyber security and early childhood care, will now be available free of cost on a new web portal, the University Grants Commission (UGC) said on Thursday. The portal, which aims at bridging the digital divide and enhance the accessibility of higher education in remote parts […]

Rajendra Prasad Singh Is The New Chairman Of IIT Kharagpur Board of Governors

Rajendra Prasad Singh Is The New Chairman Of IIT Kharagpur Board of Governors

Former Chairman and Managing Director of Power Grid Corporation Dr. Rajendra Prasad Singh has been appointed as the New Chairman of the Board of Governors of Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, the premier higher educational institution said in a statement on Wednesday. Dr. Rajendra, currently the chairperson of the Board of Governors, IIT Bhubaneswar, […]