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Expert committee to decide on new UGC-NET syllabus

The University Grant Commission (UGC) in India has decided to form a new curriculum for the National Eligibility Test (NET) examination that is mandatory for individuals aspiring to pursue teaching positions in higher education.

Unshackling varsities

Such politically active teachers and employees are seldom able to attend their respective workplaces, let alone perform their duties relating to teaching, research and extension effectively.

Picking a V-C

The way in which some vice-chancellors are removed has the appearance of arbitrariness. Certainly, there is a need for laying down a procedure broadly on the lines of that provided for removal of holders of constitutional functionaries such as judges of high courts and members of Public Service Commissions.