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The University Grants Commission (UGC) has extended the last date for admissions to Open and Distance Learning (ODL) and Online programmes for the academic session 2025-26.According to the official notice, the last date for admission for the February 2026 session has been extended to April 10, 2026. Earlier, the deadline was March 31, 2026.The decision…
“Victory for us, guidelines were divisive:” Lucknow University students welcome SC’s decision to stay UGC’s new rules Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 29 (ANI): Lucknow University students on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court‘s decision to stay the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026.Soon after the decision, students raised slogans…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday put on hold the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations, 2026, restoring the older 2012 framework for the time being. The court said the new rules suffer from vagueness, particularly in how caste-based discrimination is defined, and warned they could be misused.With…
Periyar University result 2025 Periyar University result 2025: Periyar University has released the Online Learning Programme (OLP) result 2025 on the official website, Directorate of University Industry Collaboration (DUIC), and Centre for Distance and Online Education (CDOE). The results are for examinations held in November and December 2025. Students from several undergraduate and postgraduate courses…
UGC issues alert against three fake universities The University Grants Commission (UGC) has released a new public warning asking students, parents, and employers to stay alert about three institutions that are functioning as universities without any legal approval: NIMS, Delhi, Sarva Bharatiya Shiksha Peeth, Karnataka and National Backward Krushi Vidyapeeth, Maharashtra. According to the UGC,…
NEW DELHI: A Bill which seeks to set up a single regulator for institutions of higher education is required to facilitate universities and other higher educational institutes become independent and self-governing, officials said. The Bill is likely to be introduced in Parliament next week after it got the Union Cabinet’s nod on Friday.The proposed legislation,…
Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas A major confrontation is brewing over the Centre’s plan to introduce the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) Bill during the ongoing session of Parliament. CPI(M) MP John Brittas has formally urged Union Ministers Kiren Rijiju and Dharmendra Pradhan to pause the legislative push, warning that the government is attempting…
HECI bill to be tabled in Parliament The Winter Session of Parliament began on December 1, and among the key legislative proposals listed for introduction is the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) Bill 2025. The legislation marks a renewed push to reshape India’s higher-education regulatory structure, building on reforms outlined in the National Education…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has ordered an unprecedented nationwide audit of all private and deemed universities, transforming a student grievance into a deep scrutiny of India’s sprawling higher education sector. In a sweeping directive, apex court has asked Centre, all states and UTs, and University Grants Commission (UGC) to submit personally sworn affidavits disclosing how…
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has sent out a fresh advisory to Higher Education Institutions, asking them to identify and nominate experienced faculty members for the National Mission for Mentoring (NMM). The directive follows the Ministry of Education’s renewed push to expand the mentoring framework that connects university academics with schoolteachers through a formal, nationwide…
