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A bill to establish a single higher education regulator, aimed at replacing existing bodies such as the University Grants Commission (UGC), is scheduled for introduction in the winter session of Parliament, set to commence on December 1, as reported by PTI. According to a Lok Sabha bulletin, the proposed legislation has been named the Higher…
Every generation inherits a version of India’s education system — the schools we attend, the subjects we study, the dreams we chase through learning. But few pause to think about who first imagined what this system could look like.Every year, on November 11, India observes National Education Day to remember Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the…
UGC busts fake university campuses across the country The University Grants Commission (UGC) has once again pulled the alarm on an unrecognised institution masquerading as a legitimate engineering college. In its latest public notice, the regulator warned students against the Institute of Management and Engineering, located at Kotla Mubarakpur in Delhi, for offering unapproved degree…
Banaras Hindu University (BHU) convened a review meeting to evaluate the ongoing implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and outline the next steps for its full application across the university.The meeting, held on Monday, was chaired by Vice-Chancellor Professor Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi and attended by Directors of Institutes, Deans of Faculties, Principals of…
UGC approves 101 universities for online and distance learning in academic session 2025-26 The University Grants Commission (UGC) has officially recognized 101 universities and 20 Category-1 institutions to offer Open and Distance Learning (ODL) programmes for the academic year 2025-26, with the session beginning in July-August 2025. In addition, 113 universities have been approved to…
