The Latest Breaking News from The University Grants Commission

Bill to prevent insults to Vande Mataram, amend FCRA Act listed for Parliament's Monsoon session

Several significant bills are slated for introduction during the Lok Sabha Monsoon session. The Vande Mataram national song will receive statutory protection similar to the national anthem. New legislation aims to tighten control over foreign contributions to non-governmental organizations. Stricter regulations for delayed birth and death registrations are also planned.…

The Economic Times · Jul 16

Inside the pro-UGC protest: Caste faultlines at Allahabad University

The Supreme Court has stayed the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) latest equity promotion regulations. Following the court’s directive, Allahabad University emerged as a focal point for protests held in support of these regulations. Many students in Prayagraj have taken to the streets to back these UGC regulations, sharing their personal…

Newslaundry · Apr 13

‘Mob lynching regulation for GC students’: Inside the DU protest against UGC equity norms

On Wednesday, hundreds of ‘general category’ students from Delhi University staged a protest against the University Grants Commission’s recent guidelines to tackle caste discrimination on college campuses. Newslaundry spoke to students participating in this protest and to those in favour of these guidelines.  

Newslaundry · Jan 31

Karnataka universities and other stakeholders oppose UGC’s decision to make NET scores criteria for PhD admissions across India

State universities and other stakeholders, including educationists and students, have opposed the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) latest decision to make the National Eligibility Test (NET) scores the criteria for admission to Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) across the country, instead of entrance tests at the university level. 

The Hindu · Mar 31, 2024

UGC proposes NET for PhD admissions too, students slam move

The National Eligibility Test (NET) scores will be used for PhD admissions from 2024-25 eliminating the need for separate entrance tests conducted by universities and higher education institutions, according to the University Grants Commission.

The Hindu · Mar 28, 2024

NET score allowed for admissions to PhD in place of entrance test: UGC

The University Grants Commission has decided that the NET score can be used by students for admission to PhD programmes in place of entrance tests conducted by the different universities and the Higher Education Information System. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Mar 28, 2024

UGC directs universities, HEIs to publicise new criminal laws, dispel 'myths' surrounding them

The University Grants Commission has directed universities and Higher Education Institutions across the country to publicise the new criminal laws

The Hindu · Feb 20, 2024

UGC proposes Sakhi Niwas hostels for working women on university campuses

The University Grants Commission has ordered universities to allocate land/built up space within their campuses for establishing Sakhi Niwas or working women’s hostels

The Hindu · Jan 21, 2024

Centre to prepare textbooks in regional languages in three years

The Union Education Ministry has directed all school and higher education regulators such as the University Grants Commission, the NCERT, and the Indira Gandhi National Open University and the heads of IITs, Central Universities, and the National Institutes of Technologies to make study material in regional languages available for all…

The Hindu · Jan 19, 2024

UGC invites authors, critics to write textbooks for UG courses

The University Grants Commission is seeking authors to write original textbooks for undergraduate courses in various subjects in 12 Indian languages

The Hindu · Jan 12, 2024