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Mandatory for higher educational institutions to provide all basic info on websites: UGC
The UGC has also instructed these institutions to update important information on their websites from time to time
PUNE: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has made it mandatory for all higher educational institutions in the country to provide all basic information on their websites. Earlier, many such institutions were found not providing all their basic information to students and parents.
Hereon however, these institutions will be required to furnish basic information on their website/s such as information and ranking of institute, course fee structure and calendar, hostel, fellowships, scholarships and various schemes. The UGC has also instructed these institutions to update important information on their websites from time to time.
A notification issued by UGC chairman, M Jagdish Kumar, said, “Be it students, parents, researchers, government officials, alumni or any other citizen, everyone wants to know some basic information about universities and educational institutions. However, we have observed that even minimal information related to the institution is not available on the websites of many universities. In many cases, the website is not working or updated. Due to this, all students and parents are facing inconvenience and difficulty.”
According to the notification, all central-, state-, deemed-, and private- universities of the country and their affiliated colleges will now be required to publish certain basic information on their websites. “This includes information about the institute and its ranking, syllabus, fees, calendar, hostel, fellowships, scholarships, and announcements,” the notification stated.
About the UGC’s decision, professor Mohan Surya, a city-based senior education expert, said, “It is really important to get basic information about any university or college for students. And mostly it is noticed that colleges do not give the information properly, so the UGC instructions are appreciated.”
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