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25% extra seats, no entrance test for foreign students: UGC's plan to increase int'l outreach
Higher Studies | Aug 21, 2022, 05:23 PM ISTUGC woos international students: The supernumerary seats for international students will not include the international students under exchange programmes and through Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between institutions or between the Indian government and other countries.
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CUET's technical glitches won't affect plans of merger with JEE, NEET: UGC chief
Higher Studies | Aug 16, 2022, 02:31 PM ISTCUET-UG exam, which was scheduled to be held in July, was cancelled due to some technical glitches.
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UGC announces over 23,000 higher education courses to be made available for free on new portal
Education | Jul 29, 2022, 11:08 AM ISTUGC: The courses include 23,000 postgraduate courses, 137 SWAYAM MOOC courses in emerging areas and 25 non-engineering SWAYAM courses.
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CUET UG 2022: 98% candidates will get exam centre in their chosen city, says UGC Chairman
Higher Studies | Jul 12, 2022, 05:03 PM ISTCUET UG 2022: The Common University Entrance Test will be conducted from July 15 to August 10, the National Testing Agency (NTA) announced last week. Over 11 lakh candidates have registered for the first edition of CUET.
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Over 11.51 lakh students register for CUET-UG; maximum applications for DU
Higher Studies | May 26, 2022, 10:51 AM ISTThe CUET-qualified candidates will be able to register for admission to undergraduate courses in central universities across the country.
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Indian and foreign institutions to be able to offer joint degrees, twinning programmes soon: UGC
Education | Apr 19, 2022, 11:24 PM ISTThe students will have to earn more than 30 per cent credits from the foreign institution under the programme. However, the regulations shall not be applicable to programmes offered online and in the open and distance learning mode.
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UGC releases guidelines for pursuing two full-time degrees simultaneously in physical mode
Education | Apr 13, 2022, 07:32 PM ISTOne programme can be pursued in physical mode and another in ODL/Online mode; or up to two ODL/Online programmes simultaneously.
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Students can pursue two full time degree programmes simultaneously, says UGC chairman
India | Apr 12, 2022, 05:11 PM ISTSpeaking at a press conference, Kumar said, "As announced in the new National Education Policy (NEP) and in order to allow students to acquire multiple skills, UGC is coming up with new guidelines to allow a candidate to pursue two-degree programs in physical mode simultaneously.
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UGC India's Twitter account restored after being briefly compromised; hackers post irrelevant tweets
India | Apr 10, 2022, 10:03 AM ISTThe Twitter handle with the username @ugc_india has around 2,96,000 followers at present.
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UGC asks central universities to use only CUET scores for admission in UG programmes
Education | Apr 06, 2022, 11:30 PM ISTAccording to the National Testing Agency (NTA), responsible for conducting the test, the CUET will provide a single-window opportunity to students seeking admission in any central university across the country.
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NTA considering to conduct CUET twice a year from next session, says UGC chairman
Higher Studies | Mar 29, 2022, 01:58 PM ISTThe UGC chairman had last week announced that CUET scores, and not Class XII scores, will be mandatory for admission to 45 central universities and the central universities can fix their minimum eligibility criteria.
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May encourage 'coaching culture': Association of private schools on CUET
Education | Mar 24, 2022, 06:02 PM ISTUGC chairman M Jagadesh Kumar had on Monday had said the central universities will have to use Common University Entrance Test (CUET) scores to admit students to undergraduate programmes and not the Class 12 marks.
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CUET vs Class 12 exam scores: Students, experts differ over UGC's decision
Higher Studies | Mar 23, 2022, 12:52 PM ISTInternational students will be exempt from CUET for admission in Indian universities and they will continue to be admitted according to the existing practice of the varsities on a supernumerary basis, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has said.
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Entrance test for UG admission: What UGC chairman said on existing reservation, admission policy
Education | Mar 22, 2022, 04:46 PM IST"From the 2022-23 academic year, the National Testing Agency will be conducting the CUET for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. All the central universities will have to consider CUET scores for admissions to their programmes," UGC chairman Jagdesh Kumar said in a press briefing.
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Covid-19 pandemic affected implementation of NEP: UGC chairman
Education | Nov 10, 2021, 07:06 AM ISTThe Centre had announced the new NEP on July 29, 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic
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Govt to appoint new UGC chairperson soon
Education | Nov 09, 2021, 10:13 AM ISTThe tenure of D.P. Singh, the current chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC), is ending in the first week of December. In view of this, UGC may get a new chairman by the end of December
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PhD not mandatory for recruitment of assistant professors till 2023, says UGC
Career | Oct 12, 2021, 09:55 PM ISTHaving a postdoctoral degree or a PhD is no longer the minimum eligibility for direct recruitment of assistant professors across Indian higher education institutes till July 2023, the University Grants Commission (UGC) said on Tuesday.
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Crisis in DU, teachers want UGC to takeover 12 colleges
Education | Sep 19, 2021, 12:53 PM ISTThe future of 12 colleges, which are fully funded by the Delhi government, remains uncertain.
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NTA UGC NET December, June exam dates revised, check schedule
Education | Sep 03, 2021, 07:05 PM ISTThe UGC NET exam will now be conducted from October 6 to 8, and from October 17 to 19
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UGC asks universities to prepare database of international students
Education | Sep 02, 2021, 02:03 PM ISTThe University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked varsities to provide details of the students studying in the institute, including details of alumni.