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‘Hardest decision’: As Manipur remains on boil, several Kuki-Zo students quit studies

Lian*, a 30-year-old PhD scholar from Churachandpur, was among 284 Manipur University students from the Kuki-Zo communities who had approached the Supreme Court in November last year. It was to ensure he could continue his studies from other central universities after being displaced by ethnic violence. But he is “in…

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Students can now take SWAYAM exams at their own universities: UGC

UGC has announced a new framework enabling universities to conduct examinations for courses offered through the SWAYAM platform. Read further on Dynamite News:

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As Activision suddenly kills a long-awaited Call of Duty mod, Infinity Ward veteran encourages the publisher to "build systems to help your UGC community, not strangle it"

The H2M-Mod team had to cease all operations hours before launch

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Sims-Inspired Life Sim inZOI Will Feature Mod Support When it Launches

Krafton announed that inZOI, the Sims-inspired life sim, will feature mod support at launch in collaboration with Overwolf's CurseForge.

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UGC new procedure for seeking admission to ODL, online programs

The new enrollment procedure is aimed at ensuring that students enrol only in approved Higher Educational Institutions. Read further on Dynamite News:

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SC declines plea against govt's decision to cancel UGC-NET exam

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to interfere with Centre's decision to cancel the UGC-NET 2024 exam due to alleged paper leaks, saying it would add to "uncertainty" and "utter chaos." Read further on Dynamite News:

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UGC announces "Universities can conduct entrance exams for UG and PG courses if seats remain vacant,"

Universities can conduct their own entrance exams for undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) courses if seats remain vacant after the regular admission rounds, said the University Grants Commission on Thursday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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'Hold own entrance exams if seats remain vacant in UG and PG...' UGC to Universities

The NTA last week announced the results for the CUET-UG, paving the way to begin the undergraduate admission process. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Hundreds of jobs at Scottish firm in the balance after billionaire brother buy-out

A major contact centre currently occupied by EE has been purchased by leading Scottish businessmen Sandy and James Easdale.

The National (Scotland)

Isis claims rare mass shooting of Shia Muslims in Oman

Extremist group claims three of its fighters stormed a Shia mosque in Muscat

The Independent UK

TISS alumni, 1,200 others demand reinstatement of 100 contractual staff under UGC

More than 1,200 persons from organisations across the world and TISS women’s studies alumni have demanded the reinstatement of over 100 terminated UGC faculty members on the institute’s four campuses, calling their dismissal “highly unethical and unprofessional”.

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NEET fiasco and centralised exams: Was the NTA designed to fail?

The one-size-fits-all approach taken by the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Union government in setting up the National Testing Agency (NTA) in 2017 has turned into a nightmare for thousands of students. The agency’s inefficacy was exposed in a blizzard of question paper leak allegations in the run-up to the National Eligibility…

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Pedagogy, jobs, reform: The many reasons why UGC-NET is a study in failure

The University Grants Commission-administered and the National Testing Agency-conducted National Eligibility Test was cancelled just a little after the NTA-coordinated National Eligibility cum Entrance Test’s last-minute annulment – after it was revealed that question papers were leaked and both examinations compromised.

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About 15 lakh teachers being trained under Malaviya Mission Program, says UGC Chairman

Kumar also said that they are discussing various ways to integrate skill education as part of the degree programs. Read further on Dynamite News:

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LS adjourned as opposition pushes for discussion on NEET, Rahul Gandhi leads charge

Following the paper leak controversy around the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for medical undergraduates and the cancellation of UGC-NET due to "lack of integrity," the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, demanded a discussion on NEET in Parliament, adding that the discussion must happen "respectfully." Read…

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NEET Exam Row: Patna court sends accused Baldev Kumar, Mukesh Kumar to CBI remand

The Special CBI Court in Patna has sent two accused in the NEET question paper leak case to be placed on CBI remand following a request from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Centre notifies anti-paper leak law, forms committee to review NTA

Amid the NEET and the UGC-NET controversy, the centre has notified a law against cheating, paper leaks, and irregularities in competitive examinations, Indian Express reported. Under the new law – the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024 – which came into effect on June 21, the offenders will…

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After NEET, UGC-NET row, Bihar’s TET cancelled over ‘unavoidable circumstances’

Amid the NEET controversy and days after the cancellation of the UGC-NET examination, Bihar’s Teacher Eligibility Test has been cancelled by the state examination board, citing “unavoidable circumstances”.

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"BJP's parent organization captured educational institutions": Rahul Gandhi on 'paper leaks'

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked the Modi-led central government over the NEET issue and UGC-NET exam cancellation and alleged that the reason behind "paper leaks" is that all the Vice Chancellors, the education system has been captured by the Bharatiya Janata Party's "parent organisation" (RSS). Read further on Dynamite News:

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Not even Riot wants to try competing with Fortnite on user-generated content: 'I'm not gonna go pick that fight with Epic'

League of Legends is still huge, but Riot doesn't see a future in UGC.

PC Gamer

Everywhere, an upcoming multiplayer sandbox game with a powerful creation suite under the hood, will be opening its toolkit to closed beta testers soon

Everywhere, everywhere, but not all at once quite yet.

Dynamite News

Students can now take admission in Indian Universities twice a year from 2024-25 session

The two admission cycles will be July-August and January-February from the 2024-25 academic session. Must follow the story on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

SGOU gets UGC approval for 6 four-year degree programmes

BA in Malayalam, English, History and Sociology; as well as BBA and BCom programmes will be converted to the new structure from this year.

The Hindu

Villupuram MP slams UGC’s move to make NET uniform test for PhD admissions

Villupuram MP urges Tamil Nadu to oppose UGC's decision on PhD admissions based on NET scores, impacting research quality.

The Hindu

AICTE approval no longer needed for universities to run technical programmes: UGC

UGC announces universities no longer need AICTE approval for certain programs in ODL or online mode.

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