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University Grants Commission UGC has recognized 14 new Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) for providing courses through distance education. This list is in addition to 82 such institutes that were recognized by the UGC in May this year. In December 2012, the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Higher Education, dissolved the Distance Education Council which […]

A new higher education model has been launched in Rajasthan for distribution of faculties and movable assets among the government colleges at the district level to rationalize the availability of resources. The model will create a pool for sharing of facilities which will benefit the colleges lacking infrastructure. Minister of State for Higher Education Bhanwar […]

The government said nearly 50% of the total MBBS seats in the country are in government colleges, which have nominal fees and of the remaining seats, 50% would be regulated by the NMC. The Health Ministry said today that almost 75% of total medical seats in the country would be available at reasonable fees once […]

Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill which seeks to declare four National Institutes of Design in Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, and Haryana as institutions of national importance. It will allow the four institutes to grant degrees and diplomas. Currently, these institutes are registered as Societies under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 and do not have […]

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu called for strengthening the library movement and said it should become a people’s movement like Swachh Bharat and Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao programmes. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday called for strengthening the library movement from universities to villages and said it should become a people’s movement like Swachh Bharat […]

The University Grants Commission or UGC, the higher education regulator, has released a list of institutes – which are recommended for institutions of Eminence or IoE status. In the case of the private institutions proposed as IoEs, there will be no financial support, but they will be entitled to more autonomy as a special category Deemed […]

National Medical Commission Bill, among other provisions, seeks to replace the Medical Council of India (MCI), the regulating body for medical education in the country, with the National Medical Commission. Rajya Sabha today passed the National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill for replacing the corruption-plagued Medical Council of India (MCI) with a new body, in what was described […]

It would not be surprising if the United States-China trade Higher Education war and the accompanying intellectual property debacle end up having long-term effects on academic talent flows, internationalization, university-industry linkages and peer assessments – all indicators used in the global rankings of universities. Who will win and who will lose is not the issue. […]

FICCI Higher Education Summit 2019 and Exhibition provides the attendees with the opportunity to witness deliberations on policy roadmap and other topical issues in higher education, explore partnerships opportunities, establish new contacts and promote their brand amongst higher education professionals and other stakeholders, and augment their brand value by taking advantage of multiple promotional opportunities. […]

International Conference on Sustainability Education (ICSE 2019) is planned with a view to exploring pathways to address current and emerging sustainability challenges through education by empowering learners with new skills, values, and attitudes that lead to more sustainable societies. The Conference is being organized as a major sustainability event to bring together thought leaders, practitioners, […]