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  Jamia Millia Islamia appoints JNU professor Mazhar Asif as vice-chancellor

  Education | October 24, 2024 16:46 IST

  JNU professor Mazhar Asif has been appointed as Jamia Millia Islamia vice-chancellor. The Union Ministry of Education has confirmed this news. Check details here.

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  Aligarh Muslim University gets its first-ever woman Vice Chancellor | Who is new VC Naima Khatoon?

  Education | April 23, 2024 6:18 IST

  Naima Khatoon was appointed as the new Vice Chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University, and became the first woman to be appointed to the university's top post.

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  Professor Poonam Tandon appointed new Vice-Chancellor of DDU Gorakhpur University

  Education | August 25, 2023 19:06 IST

  Professor Poonam Tandon will assume the charge as the new Vice-Chancellor of Gorakhpur University for a period of three years. The tenure of VC Rajesh Singh is scheduled to end on September 4, 2023.

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  Bihar govt withdraws notification for Vice-Chancellor recruitment in five universities

  August 25, 2023 17:40 IST

  Now only the Governor will appoint the Vice-Chancellors in the state-run universities.

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  Kolkata: Jadavpur University officiating vice-chancellor meets Bengal Governor for emergency review

  August 24, 2023 23:46 IST

  A 17-year-old student died after falling from a second-floor balcony of the main boys' hostel, situated outside the university campus, on August 9.

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  Centre permitted Jamia Millia Islamia to start medical college: Vice Chancellor Najma Akhtar

  Education | July 23, 2023 18:31 IST

  VC Najma Akhtar said that in Jamia, we have dentistry, physiotherapy clinics and first aid clinics, but lack a medical college.

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  Dr. Suresh Gosavi appointed as Savitribai Phule Pune University Vice Chancellor

  Education | June 08, 2023 20:13 IST

  The selection committee reviewed over 100 applications and conducted 27 interviews before choosing five finalists, including four from SPPU. Gosavi’s name was announced after the selection process.

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  Punjab: Baba Farid University of Health Sciences gets a new Vice-Chancellor

  Education | June 06, 2023 23:50 IST

  Dr Rajeev Sood has been the dean of the RML Hospital-Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) in Delhi for five and a half years.

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  Allahabad HC reserves order on Kanpur University VC's plea challenging FIR against him

  India | November 10, 2022 22:59 IST

  An FIR was registered against VC Pathak for allegedly taking a Rs 1.41 crore commission to clear a bill of a private company.

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  Kerala Governor seeks resignation of VCs of 9 universities in state by Monday morning

  India | October 23, 2022 18:25 IST

  The nine VCs include that of the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, according to a tweet by Kerala Raj Bhavan on behalf of the Governor.

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  DU bars appointment process in colleges with no permanent principal

  India | August 27, 2022 12:31 IST

  New Delhi: The Delhi University (DU) has issued a circular reiterating that no appointments can be made in the colleges where there is no permanent Principal.

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  Lord Shiva may be from SC/ST as no Brahmin sits in crematorium: JNU VC

  India | August 23, 2022 17:05 IST

  The vice-chancellor said, "As per Manusmriti women are Scheduled Caste. In such a situation a woman cannot say that she belongs to Brahmin or other community." "No God is a Brahmin. The highest is Kshatriya," she claimed.

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  Delhi University VC blames low student-teacher ratio for slip in NIRF ranking

  Higher Studies | July 15, 2022 22:55 IST

  The seventh edition of the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings was announced on Friday by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

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  Caste-related question in Periyar University examination stokes row, Vice Chancellor orders probe

  India | July 16, 2022 7:00 IST

  Tamil Nadu news: The caste-related question- "Which one is the Lower Caste which belongs to Tamil Nadu" with four caste options- was asked to the first-year (second semester) Master in History students who were taking their exam in the subject 'Freedom Movement of Tamil Nadu: From 1800 to 1947'.

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  Tamil Nadu adopts bill to take over Governor's power to appoint Vice-Chancellors to universities

  India | April 25, 2022 15:57 IST

  Chief Minister M K Stalin recalled that the Punchhi Commission on Centre-State relations had, while dealing with the subject of VC appointments, said "there would be a clash of functions and powers" if the authority to choose the top academician was wrested with the Governor.  

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  DU to offer another chance to students who couldn't complete their degree

  Education | February 06, 2022 19:53 IST

  The celebrations to mark DU's centenary year will begin from May 1 and will see year-long events planned by the university which will continue till May 1, 2023.

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  DUTA members submit memorandum of demands to VC

  Education | October 21, 2021 15:07 IST

  The memorandum also highlighted issues of repeated stoppage of grants by the Delhi government and the crisis faced by employees due to non-receipt of salaries 

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  DTU VC Yogesh Singh appointed Vice Chancellor of Delhi University

  Education | September 22, 2021 21:52 IST

  Delhi Technological University Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh has been appointed as the VC of Delhi University, Ministry of Education officials. 

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  Visva-Bharati students stop VC’s car, deny searching it

  Education | September 07, 2021 20:30 IST

  Agitating students of Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan, who have launched a sit-in near the official residence of VC Bidyut Chakraborty.

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  Delhi University to get new Vice-Chancellor soon

  Education | September 05, 2021 12:53 IST

  Delhi University (DU) will soon get a new Vice-Chancellor as the process for the selection has been completed.