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  Hyderabady-based Osmania University has been accorded the A+ Grade by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). This was informed by the varsity officials. According to the varsity officials, NAAC accorded the A+ Grade in the third Cycle of Assessment done last month. “The A plus status is one notch higher than the ‘A’ grade […]

  A tourism hotspot and an education hub, Himachal Pradesh will soon have the services of a Vice Chancellor for Himachal Pradesh University (HPU), Shimla. For the past four years it was Pro Vice Chancellor Rajendra Singh Chouhan who looked after this elite post on the orders of the state government. The University Chancellor and […]

University Grants Commission has come up with a draft regulation to curb plagiarism in research and academic writing. The new policy will be called “Promotion of Academic Integrity and Prevention of Plagiarism in Higher Education Institutions Regulations, 2017” . AIM OF NEW POLICY — institutional mechanism for promotion of academic integrity — develop systems to […]

It all began after the official note on the day’s Senate meeting released to the media by the university. It read, “Efforts of outgoing Chancellor of PU Mohammad Hamid Ansari were appreciated and also expressed gratitude to outgoing Chancellor for giving all support to the university to grow as an institute of knowledge.” Soon after, […]

In an interesting collaboration, the Indian School of Business (ISB) and the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) have joined hands. This has been done to organise the ISB-IIM doctoral consortium. This is being done for teaching doctoral candidates who are about to start their careers as faculty at Indian B-Schools. HIGHLIGHTS OF CONSORTIUM 1. […]

Awaits Gajendra Chauhan’s successor The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) has been functioning without a Chairperson for last six months. The tenure of its former Chairman Gajendra Chauhan ended on March 3 this year. The FTII Society is responsible for electing the Governing Council and the Academic Council. These two then take decision […]

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has formulated new guidelines for “institutions of eminence”. This will allow a total of 10 institutions to admit extra foreign students, fix fees and collaborate with foreign educational institutions without seeking government approval. The admissions will though be based on merit. A maximum of 30 per cent of the domestic […]

The National Green Tribunal has imposed a penalty on the Delhi Technological University (DTU), earlier known as the Delhi College of Engineering (DCE). WHY FINE IMPOSED –Failing to devise a mechanism to treat the huge quantity of waste generated by it –Not complying with environment laws. –NGT order had come after it examined an interim […]

UK’s prestigious Cambridge University is considering scrapping an over 800-year-old practice of handwritten exams. And the reason cited has been the deterioration in students’ handwriting. “A growing reliance on laptops has led to students’ writing becoming increasingly illegible,” academics said. Cambridge University has now launched a consultation on the topic as part of its “digital […]

KPMG VP announces At IIM Rohtak Summit Allaying fears that Artificial Intelligence (AI) would replace humans from all jobs, Mr. Vikram Jeet Singh, Vice President, KPMG, said, “Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is happening, there is no denying that. However, the robots can only do the recreative jobs without tiring. That will allow humans to focus […]