University Grants Commission, UGC has asked universities, colleges and other higher educational institutions to create 25 per cent of supernumerary seats specifically for international students. The commission has asked Indian HEIs to do this in order to make India a preference for higher education in the eyes of foreign students.
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US Delegation in 5-day Visit to India to Collaborate, Identify Opportunities in Education Sector
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Sep
Sep
The US Department of Commerce will lead an Education Trade Mission to three cities in India Mumbai, Bengaluru, and New Delhi with an aim to identify and promote opportunities for collaboration between Indian and American institutes of higher education, the US Embassy in India said in a statement. The visit which is set to start […]
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Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) setting up their offshore campuses may get a royalty from the institute established abroad for using the brand name, a Centre government panel has recommended.
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Universities and colleges may soon be able to hire industry experts under a new category of faculty positions called professors of practice, in addition to the sanctioned posts of regular faculty, according to draft guidelines approved by the higher education regulator, officials said on Monday.
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IGNOU Aims To Achieve National Goals Through New Programmes In Regional Languages, Says Vice-Chancellor
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Aug
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) commemorated the 76th Independence Day today, August 15. The Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Nageshwar Rao hoisted the national flag at the IGNOU campus in Maidan Garhi, Delhi. The University also organized an exhibition at the vice-chancellor’s office on this occasion.
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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.
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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 […]
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The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), released in 2021, had 11 young universities featuring in the top 100. Ten of these, selected in the country’s official ranking of higher educational institutions, were all private universities set up in the last 15 years. Not only do the private universities feature more than newly-established public universities, but […]
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Jul
India and the UK on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) officially recognizing each other’s higher education qualifications, which will pave the way for greater mobility for Indian students to take up postgraduate courses in Britain. The MoU, part of the India-UK enhanced trade partnership agreed on by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his […]
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Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to unveil ‘Guwahati Declaration’ during NERC 2022 at IIT Guwahati
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May
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati will be playing a key role in the implementation of the ‘Guwahati Declaration’ at IIT Guwahati. The event will be unveiled by Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister of Education, Entrepreneurship and Skill Development, and Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, Chief Minister of Assam during the North East Research Conclave (NERC) 2022 held […]