The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 will build strong foundations for an Atmanirbhar Bharat, said Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal on Wednesday. He replied to the discussion on the Demand for Grants of the Ministry of Education for the year 2021-22 in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. According to a press statement, Pokhriyal said NEP will […]
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The Sports University of Haryana Bill, 2021 was tabled in the assembly after the government withdrew the previous Sports University Bill of Haryana, 2019 following “certain observations from the Centre”.The Haryana government on Wednesday tabled a bill in the assembly for setting up a state-of-the-art sports university. The fresh bill, which will be taken up […]
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The Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal earlier in the day convened a meeting with the principals and chairpersons of the 12 fully funded DU colleges by the Delhi government. The Delhi government on Tuesday announced that it would release the funds amounting to ₹28.24 crores for the salaries of the staff of its fully-funded Delhi […]
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The University Grants Commission (UGC) has published a list of 14 higher education institutions eligible to offer open and distance learning (ODL) programs through 2025. The national list of institutions includes the names of ODL academic programs recognized by the commission. The list was established following the meetings of the Commission’s Committee of Experts on […]
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The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Monday announced that students who qualify for the Chartered Accountant (CA), Company Secretary (CS), or Cost and Works Accountant (ICWA) exams will be treated equivalent to postgraduate degree holders. The decision has been made at the request of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). The announcement was […]
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DU Teachers Protest Over Non-Payment of Salaries; Grant by AAP govt Sporadic in the Past Year, Says DUTA
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Twelve Delhi University Colleges under Delhi government have not been allocated sufficient funds since November to pay the teaching staff prompting the teachers to hold a protest march from the DU Vice Chancellor’s Office to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence on Monday, January 15. The principals of these colleges are scheduled to meet the […]
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The colleges, which were earlier referred to as “100% funded Delhi Govt. maintained colleges of DU“, are now addressed in the document as “100 % funded Delhi Govt. sponsored college affiliated to the University of Delhi”. The Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) Saturday decided to continue its “university shutdown”, alleging that the funds released by […]
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The Centre has told the Delhi High Court that it has already initiated action for universalization of education up to senior secondary level, as envisaged by the NEP 2020. In its reply filed through Central Government Standing Counsel Anurag Ahluwalia submitted that the schools under the Delhi Government as well as most of the private […]
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We all have the solemn responsibility to do our part in making India shine on the world stage, said the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind while addressing the 16th annual convocation of the Thiruvalluvar University in Vellore yesterday (March 10, 2021). The President said that it is a matter of great satisfaction that […]
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The news about the Andhra Pradesh government reportedly requesting the education ministry to disaffiliate Sri Venkateswara College (SVC) from Delhi University has got the staff and students concerned. “If the central government gives its nod to disaffiliation of the college from DU, it will encourage other states to take similar action to get other colleges […]