IIMC gets deemed university status
The step has been taken following an advice given to this effect to the Ministry of Education by the University Grants Commission (UGC).
The step has been taken following an advice given to this effect to the Ministry of Education by the University Grants Commission (UGC).
Among the 21 universities, 17 are state-run while the remaining four are private operating universities.
Appointments for ‘Professors of Practice’ (PoPs) have started in universities across the country as Central Universities (CUs) started adopting the PoP scheme in various domains.
The University Grant Commission (UGC) has asked universities across the country to develop textbooks in regional languages so that students can learn and write examinations in their respective languages.
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.
In an exclusive interview with ANI, the UGC Chairman said, "We have decided to make Central University Entrance Test (CUET) compulsory for admission in universities which can be given in 13 different languages. We have given a lot of choices to the students."
Teachers Association (DTA) President Hansraj Suman has told Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Education Minister Manish Sisodia that if the names of the members are sent soon, then an extension to the governing body should be given for three months in special circumstances.
Universities and colleges will start the admission process only after the class 12 board results are declared.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told a bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan that states cannot change the rules of the UGC as only it is empowered to prescribe rules for conferring degree.
The UGC informed the court that the expert committee, headed by Prof RC Kuhad, submitted a report recommending that terminal semester examinations should be conducted by universities/institutions by the end of September.
