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  Uttarakhand govt orders reopening of state universities, degree colleges from March 1

  Education | February 24, 2021 17:54 IST

  The Uttarakhand government on Wednesday ordered the reopening of state universities and degree colleges from March 1.

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  UGC asks varsities to make EWS, disabled reservation info public

  Education | February 04, 2021 21:10 IST

  The University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued a circular to the registrars of all the central, state and honorary universities including Delhi University, across the country, to make public the information on reservation for EWS and disabled.

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  'Hold online exams', students across universities in India urge, demand govt to step in

  Higher Studies | January 06, 2021 17:47 IST

  Taking to social media, several students across various universities in India are voicing themselves, requesting the varsities to conduct online exams, or else the government should step in.

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  Uttarakhand CM launches free Wi-Fi service for govt colleges, universities

  Education | November 08, 2020 21:31 IST

  Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has launched a free high-speed WiFi service for all government colleges and universities in the state on Sunday.

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  Only 50% students will be allowed in colleges, no hostel for all: UGC

  Education | November 07, 2020 17:10 IST

  As per the UGC guidelines, only a limited number of hostels can be opened, strictly following safety and health regulations. 

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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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  West Bengal: New academic session in colleges, universities to start from December 1

  Education | September 27, 2020 20:42 IST

  The new academic session of both undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) colleges and universities in West Bengal will begin from December 1.

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  Aaditya Thackeray writes to PM Modi to intervene on proposed exams in country citing pandemic risk

  Education | August 24, 2020 16:48 IST

  Shiv Sena MP from Worli and son of Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, Aaditya Thackeray has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in wake of UGC, other universities wanting to conduct exams amid pandemic situation in the country saying it will risk lives of many.

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  UGC guidelines: Supreme Court's verdict on final year university exams will be announced soon

  Education | August 22, 2020 18:23 IST

  The Supreme Court verdict on the University Grants Commission (UGC) guidelines to the state universities on conducting final year exams by September end is expected to be out soon. The top court had reserved its order on August 18, 2020 on whether the central commission be allowed to conduct final year exams in state universities across the country.

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  National Education Policy 2020: Foreign Universities can operate, set up campuses in India

  Education | July 30, 2020 10:40 IST

  Foreign Universities will now be able to set up campuses in India to raise the level of Indian Education, after the Centre on Wednesday introduced the new National Education Policy, to bring a complete and overhaul change in the Indian education system with a number of reforms to create more job providers and not job seekers.

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  Rajasthan govt cancels college, university exams in view of COVID-19

  Education | July 05, 2020 21:06 IST

  The Rajasthan government has decided to cancel all examinations of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in universities, colleges and technical educational institutions in the state in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said on Sunday. 

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  Punjab CM announces cancellation of college, university exams

  Education | July 04, 2020 21:09 IST

  Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday announced cancellation of college and university examinations in the state in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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  Final year exams for Madhya Pradesh varsities to begin on June 29

  Education | May 25, 2020 18:29 IST

  The final year/semester exams for graduate, post-graduate, and other courses for all universities in Madhya Pradesh will be held between June 29 and July 31, the state government said on Monday.

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  Colleges, other institutes reopen in J&K with 30 percent staff but no classes

  India | May 07, 2020 7:59 IST

  Universities, colleges and professional courses' institutes in Jammu and Kashmir reopened for administrative works with 30 percent staff, a day after the Higher Education Department allowed them to reopen, but not run any classes till May 30.

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  Reduce exam duration, conduct exams offline or online in July: UGC recommends to varsities

  Education | April 30, 2020 13:40 IST

  Universities may conduct semester exams in July either online or offline depending upon the feasibility and the COVID-19 situation and reduce the exam duration from three hours to two hours, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has recommended.

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  Universities barred from offering PGDM and MBA courses simultaneously

  Education | February 18, 2020 16:39 IST

  The technical and management education regulator of the Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry has said Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) courses can be run by standalone institutions, which are neither universities nor affiliated to any university, similar to the prestigious Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs).

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  87 CBSE, other universities toppers watch Republic Day Parade from PM Modi's box

  India | January 26, 2020 21:15 IST

  A total of 105 students -- 50 from undergraduate, postgraduate or PhD programmes and 30 from Class 10 and 25 from Class 12 -- were selected. However, only 87 of them attended the programme.

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  Students should ask difficult questions; universities should protect their voices: Phil Baty

  India | January 17, 2020 6:29 IST

  In an exclusive conversation with India TV News, Phil Baty talked about the students' protests against the amended citizenship law across the country at various universities

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  Oxford University tops Forbes' list of World’s Best Universities. Check who ranked in top 10

  Education | December 13, 2019 19:24 IST

  University of Oxford: Situated in the United Kingdom, the prestigious Oxford University has the evidence of teaching as early as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world's second-oldest university in continuous operation after the University of Bologna.

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  Seven Chinese universities in top 10 in QS Asia rankings

  World | November 28, 2019 10:00 IST

  "Since the founding of New China 70 years ago, China has achieved great success in modernizing its higher education. Some of China's cutting-edge research areas have started to assume global leading positions," said Dr. Christina Yan Zhang, China director of QS. Among the top 500 institutions assessed, China has the highest number, 165 in total (118 from the Chinese mainland). India follows with 101, Japan with 87 and South Korea with 71.