IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bengaluru, and IIM Vishakhapatnam had written to the Centre proposing direct entry to the PhD and MPhil programmes.

The AICTE and UGC have been instructed to take punitive action against such institutions, including deemed varsities, if they fail to enforce the directions.

The five-judge constitution bench of Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, struck down Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act which allowed not only the government but also any private entity to demand Aadhaar.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that Aadhaar is not mandatory for appearing in examinations held by CBSE, NEET and UGC.

These regulations have come into force after the HRD Ministry notified by UGC (Promotion of Academic Integrity and Prevention of Plagiarism in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2018 this week.

The UGC will be replaced with the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) that will deal only with academic co-ordination, determination, and maintenance of the standards of university education.

Newly formed National Testing Agency (NTA) would- now conduct the national- level examinations -- NET, NEET, JEE (Mains) -- that were organised by the CBSE, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said.

SBI in process to shut 9 foreign offices as part of rationalisation: MDState Bank of India (SBI) has closed six foreign branches and is in the process of closing down another nine branches as part of rationalisation of overseas operations, said Managing Director Pravin K Gupta. SBI, country's largest lender, has operations in about 36 countries with nearly 190 branches. Not all the branches in the foreign locations are full-fledged offices, he said, adding that in countries like B...

HECI would focus solely on academic matters. Monetary grants would be the purview of the ministry, according to the draft.

The government appointed former Planning Commission Member N K Singh as chairman of 15th Finance Commission, which among other things will look into impact of GST on finances of the Centre and states, said a notification.

The Union Cabinet yesterday cleared revised pay scales for about 7.58 lakh teachers and academic staff of higher educational institutions following the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission.

This revision would register an entry pay growth in the range of 22 per cent to 28 per cent. The measures proposed in the revised pay structure are expected to improve quality of higher education, and also attract and retain talent

Come September and the Indian Institute of Ahmedabad, (IIMA) gets a new director - in-charge, Errol D'Souza. His appointment has been welcomed by many.

And over the years, the suicides grew in number, commensurate with the general suicide rate.  Any suicide is regrettable for a country and its people, but when we're referring to the country's food-providers - the anna-daatas --  it takes on a different hue altogether.

It also gave its nod to the Human Resource Development Ministry's plan of creating 20 world-class institutions in the country.

Policy analysts and experts have advocated the replacement of AICTE and UGC with a more efficient regime for a long time.