The grading provided by the council is crucial for funds and grants allotted to a varsity by the University Grants Commission (UGC) they said. Last year, the Jawaharlal Nehru University was ranked “A++” in the NAAC review. read more

Mentor institutions, under University Grants Commission (UGC)’s ‘Paramarsh’ scheme, will have to guide the mentees in achieving high-quality standards, said a UGC member. read more

After #METOO, alumni, experts invited on campus; students explained what constitutes harassment read more

According to the proposal, to get the deemed university status, an existing institution should have completed at least 15 years. read more

Professor Karna, a disability right activist, has penned the book titled Curriculum Development on Disability Studies. For the past 18 months, he has been struggling with cancer. read more

Hundreds of acts under which private universities are set up in different states will be examined in light of the latest parameters that UGC will soon come up with, a senior official said. read more

Fadnavis must intervene, say teachers; state says solutions will take time read more

IIT Kanpur professor Dheeraj Sanghi said it was an anomaly as PhD is a higher degree. “So if one has attained that why ask for a master’s? I am glad the UGC is looking into it. read more

Teachers across the state are demanding filling up of vacant teacher posts, implementation of seventh pay commission as per UGC guidelines and equal wages for equal work. read more

Have written to 11-member panel appointed by UGC following a directive from the Madras high court to regulate fees charged at deemed medical colleges read more

According to Thorat, despite performing well in some areas, the government has a long way to go as far as the overall upliftment of the particular section of the society is concerned. read more

Although the government is pushing for autonomy for more colleges affiliated with state universities, National Accreditation and Assessment Council (NAAC) is yet to grade more than 70% of the institutes read more

They also supported their point by maintaining that the nutritional value of non-vegetarian food is high. read more

The UGC on Thursday directed universities and higher educational institutions across the country to observe September 29 as ‘Surgical Strike Day’. read more

The UGC committee on exam reform suggested that 75% of internal assessment should be used in conjunction with 25% of external assessment, as it would counter negligence and carelessness by external examiners. read more