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Pakistani Degree Holders Will Not Qualify for Jobs or Further Studies in India: UGC-AICTE

Pakistani Degree Holders Will Not Qualify for Jobs or Further Studies in India: UGC-AICTE

India’s top education regulatory bodies said that Indian nationals or overseas Indian citizens with a degree from a Pakistani educational institution “shall not be eligible for seeking employment or higher studies in India”. On Friday, the University Grants Commission and All India Council for Technical Education issued a joint “public notice” to Indian nationals to […]

Tie-ups Between Indian and Foreign Universities Simplified

Tie-ups Between Indian and Foreign Universities Simplified

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has simplified the procedure for an Indian higher education institution to offer programmes in collaboration with foreign universities by entering into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with each other directly if they meet certain eligibility criteria, said UGC Chairman M. Jagadesh Kumar. In its 557th meeting recently, the UGC decided […]

UGC Act Needs to Be Revised to Regulate Admissions, Writes Olav Albuquerque

UGC Pushes For Diversity in Foreign Students Coming to India for Studies

Tamil Nadu has thwarted the Narendra Modi government’s bid to introduce uniformity in admissions to central universities throughout India. The Modi government’s move is commendable given that the evaluation parameters of students in state universities vary widely within the same state and across the country so that students who secure 100 out of 100 in […]

Bhubaneswar a Preferred Destination For Higher Education Post-Covid

Bhubaneswar a preferred destination for higher Education post-Covid

The capital city of Bhubaneswar has emerged as an education hub in eastern India. National institutes like IIT, AIIMS, NISER, NIFT, and several private universities in the city have been attracting students from across India and outside. In a changed scenario post-covid when students prefer local institutes, the city has become a preferred destination for […]

UGC India’s Official Twitter Handle Hacked, Account Restored

UGC India’s Official Twitter Handle Hacked, Account Restored

The University Grants Commission (UGC)’s official Twitter account earlier hacked on Sunday, April 10, which was restored later. The unidentified hackers took control of the UGC’s Twitter handle- @ugc_india and made several irrelevant posts. The hackers made a series of tweets tagging the followers of UGC. “In celebration of the reveal of the Beanz Official […]

QS World University Rankings By Subject 2022: Five IIT Delhi Programmes Feature In Top 100

QS World University Rankings By Subject 2022: Five IIT Delhi Programmes Feature In Top 100

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022: Five academic programs of the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi gas featured in the top 100 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022 released on Wednesday, April 6. The five IIT Delhi programs, which achieved top-100 ranks globally are Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer […]

UGC to Bring Regulation on Foreign Varsities in two Months: Chairman Jagadesh Kumar

UGC to Bring Regulation on Foreign Varsities in two Months: Chairman Jagadesh Kumar

The University Grants Commission (UGC) is working on a regulation to facilitate the entry of foreign universities into India, UGC chairman M Jagadesh Kumar said at The Indian Express’s India Education Summit on Wednesday. Speaking during a panel discussion on ‘One year into NEP’, Kumar said some countries have shown interest in entering the Indian […]

IIT Madras Reaches to Several Countries to Promote International Interdisciplinary Master’s Programme

IIT Madras

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras is actively reaching out to several countries to boost the enrolment of international students for the specially-curated two-year International Interdisciplinary Master’s Programme (I2MP) offered by the institute.IIT Madras, which is one of the first educational institutes in India to offer Interdisciplinary master’s degrees, has received overwhelming interest from international […]

AICTE Announces internships to One Lakh Students on skill Training Courses

AICTE Announces internships to One Lakh Students on skill Training Courses

The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has announced that it will offer internships for training in various skills to over one lakh students across the country. The program will be implemented under the name of Skilled Force. The training will be imparted by Cisco, an American multinational technology company, and companies such as […]

The Council Of EU Chambers Of Commerce In India Hosts The EU India Education Summit 2022 To Discuss “Collaborations And Strategic Partnerships”

The Council Of EU Chambers Of Commerce In India Hosts The EU India Education Summit 2022 To Discuss “Collaborations And Strategic Partnerships”

The Council of EU Chambers of Commerce in India hosted the EU India Education Summit 2022 to discuss “Collaborations and Strategic Partnerships” and understand the growing opportunities for Indian students in Europe. Prof. Dr. Uday Salunkhe, Chairman, Education Committee EU Chambers and Group Director Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, and Dr. Renu Shome, […]