The decision to conduct NEET twice a year may be reconsidered by the HRD ministry considering the suggestions from the Health Ministry. The Press Trust of India issued a report in which the HRD ministry was addressed by the Health Ministry and said that this decision to conduct NEET twice a year would result in […]
Category Archives: News
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Aug
Aug
Foreign students studying in Chinese Universities will now be allowed to do part-time jobs In China while studying. This decision has been taken as an attempt to make the higher education system in China more attractive. According to a statement released by the Chinese Ministry of Education, the government of China has introduced a number […]
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Aug
Aug
122 new projects costing Rs 112 crore have been approved by the Ministry of human resource development under IMPRINT-II. The approved projects cover various domains including Healthcare, Security, ICT, Energy, Advanced Materials. Prakash Javadekar, the HRD minister said that only 122 best proposals were selected out of the total 2145 proposals. The HRD minister Prakash […]
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Aug
Aug
According to the new Plagiarism norms by UGC, Similar content in PhD thesis above 10% can now cost students their registration. The new UGC policy allows similarity of up to 10%. The students will have to withdraw their manuscripts if the similarity is found above 10%. The HRD ministry has finally given approval to this […]
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Aug
Aug
A Memorandum Of Understanding ( MoU ) has been signed between the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi and Macquarie University, one of the Top 10 universities of Australia to promote an extensive variety of academic and research activities. As per a statement released by Macquarie University, The MoU will further faculty and student exchange, […]
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Aug
Aug
The Government’s plan to raise funds of Rs 17,000 crore to finance higher education has hit a barrier. A meeting was held between the officials from the Department of Economic Affairs, the ministry of HRD, and the HEFA with the various funding bodies with the objective of raising funds. Limitations in helping the HEFA raise […]
02
Aug
Aug
According to the data provided by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, the highest number of fake engineering colleges offering engineering and other technical courses that are running without the approval of the All India Council Of Technical Education (AICTE) are located in the national capital Delhi. This was revealed by the HRD ministry in […]
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Jul
Jul
An inquiry has been directed by Rajasthan Higher education department on 151 private colleges that were found running academic sessions without obtaining the necessary no objection certificates (NOC). This decision came a week after a high-level enquiry committee was formed by the state against four private universities for disregarding UGC norms. NOC is issued to […]
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Jul
Jul
The Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF) which was earlier applicable for students from IISc, IITs, NITs, IISERs and the centrally funded IIITs will now be open for students from all universities. Under the PMRF a research grant of Rs 2 lakh is provided per year and Rs 70,000 is given every month to a student. On […]
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Jul
Jul
The Government’s decision to replace the UGC act to bring in the new HECI will face opposition from the Communist Party of India (Marxist) who have termed this move as a measure to control the funding and academic content of higher education institutions. In a letter to the prime minister Narendra Modi, Sitaram Yechury, the […]