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  UGC issues checklist for higher education institutions, details here

  Education | October 12, 2023 17:24 IST

  University Grants Commission (UGC) has released a checklist for all higher educational institutions including colleges, and universities. According to the checklist, higher education institutions are required to mention all basic information about their academic programs on their websites.

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  UGC asks universities to allow students to write exams in local languages

  Education | April 19, 2023 14:59 IST

  The commission stressed that it is necessary to strengthen these efforts and "promote such initiatives as writing textbooks in the mother tongue/local languages and encouraging their use in teaching, including translating standard books from other languages".

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  UGC extends deadline for feedback on foreign university campuses in India till Feb 20

  Education | February 03, 2023 12:23 IST

  University Grants Commission: The UGC has extended the deadline to receive feedback on initiatives taken to set up campuses of foreign universities in India. Check here for the latest updates.

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  UGC mandates universities to complete admissions to 1st year by Sept 30, begin session by Oct 1

  Education | July 17, 2021 10:15 IST

   The guidelines directed colleges that the admissions to first-year courses for the session 2021-22 should be completed no later than September 30.

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  UGC allows re-opening of universities, colleges on phases | Check guidelines

  Education | November 05, 2020 23:21 IST

  The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Thursday issued guidelines for the reopening of colleges and universities across India.

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  UGC suggests new academic session in universities from September, recommends exams in July

  Education | April 29, 2020 20:42 IST

  New academic session for freshers to begin in universities from September and for already enrolled students in August.

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  Withrdraw UGC circular on Hindi, says CPI-M

  India | June 25, 2019 16:41 IST

  The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Tuesday sought the withdrawal of a UGC circular which it said seeks to push Hindi as a compulsory subject in all undergraduate courses across the country.

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  Tamil Nadu government directs universities not to implement UGC circular

  India | September 18, 2014 14:17 IST

  Chennai: Maintaining its opposition to "imposition" of Hindi in the state, the Tamil Nadu government on Thursday directed two universities not to implement the UGC circular and said the decision taken by the previous UPA