The new regulations, however, do not apply for courses that include practical\/laboratory classes as part of the curriculum. read more

Any higher education institution will be able to apply to offer online programmes if they have been in existence for at least five years and are accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council, says the UGC draft regulation. read more

St Stephen’s College had applied for an autonomous status in 2017 following which an inspection was carried out on May 10 and 11 by a committee set up to examine applications for grant of autonomous status. read more

The college had applied for an autonomous status last year following which an inspection was carried out on May 10 and 11 by a committee set up to examine applications from colleges for grant of autonomous status. read more

If past experience is any indication, the changes that UGC is bringing about are unlikely to have much impact on prevailing research practices or in making a dent in the existing ‘academic culture’ of Indian universities read more

As per the University Grants Commission (UGC) regulations, it is mandatory for every university to have a full-fledged grievance redressal committee in place and SPPU has been struggling to establish the same. read more

In addition to the PhD, aspirants will have to clear the National Eligibility Test or an accredited test (state level eligibility test) or other similar exams. read more

Proposal will allow colleges to start new courses and even decide their own fees, but under the watchful eyes of the state and the universities read more

Hindu College asked the Union human resource development ministry if there was a provision under the Delhi University Act to grant autonomous status. read more

It is proposed that through the network access to research equipment and facilities will be provided to researchers and other legitimate users for their academic or non-academic research work. read more

If the proposed autonomy from the UGC is to flourish, it will require innovative design and financing patterns which may not be plausible within the boundaries of existing government regulations read more

Director of IIM Ahmedabad, Errol D’Souza, said the institute was waiting for the government to frame rules regarding the IIM Act before taking a call on whether to award degrees in management, and also on what to call these degrees. read more

The UGC granted autonomy to 60 institutes last month, paving the way for foreign partnerships, exchange programmes, new subjects. read more

Country would soon have an online national network of scientific equipment and facilities enabling researchers from across India to reserve use of high-end equipment for their research in different institutions on a reservation basis and help bring down... read more

The government should categorically affirm that its readiness to grant graded autonomy doesn’t mean it will abdicate its financial responsibility towards universities read more