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 […]
Tag Archives: UGC
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Mar
Mar
Under UGC regulations, IIT-Delhi will have to submit a 5-yr and 10-yr strategic plan to set up a foreign campus, with details on infrastructure, staff recruitment, student admissions. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Delhi is considering opening a campus outside India and has written to the education ministry seeking “clear directions” on this, […]
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Feb
Feb
Indian and foreign higher education institutions may soon be able to offer joint or dual degrees and twinning programs with the University Grants Commission (UGC) Finalising a draft for the regulations of these programs. However, a final decision in this regard will be taken following evaluation of feedback received on the draft, which has been […]
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Feb
Feb
The University Grants Commission has asked vice-chancellors of varsities across the country to “encourage” students to take an online voluntary national-level exam to test their knowledge on ‘gau vigyan’ (cow science). The ‘Kamdhenu Gau Vigyan Prachar-Prasar Examination‘, for which there is no registration fee, will be held on February 25, and students from primary, secondary, […]
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Feb
Feb
Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, presented Union Budget 2021 lately on February 01, 2021. This year, the Finance Minister conferred Union Budget in tablet to promote the paperless budget concept. The recent budget not only discussed the development of the health department but also the education sector. As per the announcement, the conducting bodies such […]
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Jan
Jan
The UGC letter says that a university’s ‘office for international affairs’ will support foreign students and also build its “brand” abroad. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked all the universities to establish an ‘office for international affairs’ to promote India as a global study destination as envisioned in the new National Education Policy (NEP) […]
09
Jan
Jan
The University Grant Commission (UGC) has asked students and professors from higher education institutions to participate in Track 2 of Toycathon 2021, a toy-making hackathon. Interested candidates can apply at toycathon.mic.gov.in. The latest application deadline is January 20. The winners will receive prizes worth Rs 50 lakh. The Toycathon 2021 invited innovative minds from India […]
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Dec
Dec
UGC has recently announced that it will be offering 78 UG courses and 46 PG courses through the SWAYAM platform in January 2021. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has decided to offer over 100 online courses in January 2021 through the SWAYAM platform. Out of these courses, 78 will be undergraduate programs and 46 will […]
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Dec
Dec
UGC had specified in its guidelines for the academic calendar of 2020-21 that because of the pandemic, first-year undergraduate and postgraduate students and their parents were facing financial hardship and they should be charged no money for canceling admission up to December 31. Higher education regulator University Grants Commission (UGC) has warned institutions of action […]
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Oct
Oct
According to the UGC’s guidelines, the classes for the odd semester are likely to resume from 18th November. The universities will hold classes for 6 days a week for this semester to make up for the academic loss due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The University Grants Commission released an official notice on its official website […]