The Latest Breaking News from UGC

The autonomous status that will come into effect this academic year (2023-24) and will remain for 10 years

The Supreme Court on July 6 asked the University Grants Commission (UGC) to specify steps it has taken and proposed to take, to provide non-discriminatory, enabling environment for the students belonging to Scheduled Castes and Schedule Tribes in institutions of higher learning, terming it a “very serious issue”

The Vice-Chancellor selection process has to be in consonance with the University Grants Commission (UGC) norms and regulations and the attention of the Tamil Nadu government has been drawn to these rules for early notification of the search committee, Governor-Chancellor R.N. Ravi said

For the first time, Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), Mysuru, has proposed to introduce online courses beginning this year. With the KSOU getting an ‘A’ plus accreditation from the NAAC, it has become eligible to introduce online courses in addition to regular open distance learning (ODL) programmes.

University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman Mamidala Jagadeesh Kumar on Tuesday emphasised the need to promote research activities in government degree colleges by encouraging both teachers and students to take active part in research work.

The joint enterprise of academia and industry, for creating innovations that lead to new products, services, platforms and patents, is entering a new phase

Along with the 4-year honours degree programme with a single major, the students will also have to study one minor course, which can be done either in the online or offline mode, says Andhra Pradesh State Council for Higher Education Vice-Chairman Rama Mohana Rao

UGC Chairman Jagadesh Kumar on June 16 slammed academicians objecting to the rationalisation of NCERT textbooks, saying there is no merit in their “hue and cry”, and asserted that carrying out revisions in content is justified.

Governor to inaugurate VCs conference; UGC chairman to address them