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  UGC Draft Norms: Initiative to bring Indian higher education landscape to global standards

  Higher Studies | January 06, 2023 17:54 IST

  UGC Draft Norms: Foreign universities can now set up campuses inside India. They can also decide upon their admission process, fee structure and even repatriate funds back to their parent universities situated abroad.

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  UGC Chairman reveals framework for India’s First National Digital University

  Higher Studies | January 03, 2023 18:47 IST

  Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar recently revealed the framework of India’s first-ever National Digital University(NDU) expected to come up in 2023. This will offer only online courses to the students with the flexibility to pursue multiple courses from various institutes.

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  2023 will witness launch of National Digital University; How will it work?

  Higher Studies | January 03, 2023 18:45 IST

  National Digital University is expected to start its operations this year. The digital content for various courses will be hosted on the SWAYAM platform. The IT and administrative services will be provided through the government's Samarth portal.

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  CUET PG 2023: Exam date released | Check registration process and all important updates

  Higher Studies | December 29, 2022 11:01 IST

  CUET PG 2023: The exam dates for CUET PG 2023 are announced. Check here for the registration process and important details.

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  CUET-PG to be conducted from June 1 to 10, 2023: National Testing Agency

  Education | December 28, 2022 21:01 IST

  CUET-PG 2023: University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar said that it will be a great opportunity for students to try for admission to multiple universities in post-graduate programmes using the CUET-PG score.

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  UGC seeks details of CUET-UG based admission process from Central universities

  Education | September 23, 2022 7:51 IST

  CUET-UG news: According to the information received from Delhi University, the university has initiated a 'Common Seat Allocation System' through an online portal for undergraduate admissions.

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  UGC asks universities to celebrate 'Hyderabad Liberation Day'

  Education | September 14, 2022 10:21 IST

  Hyderabad Liberation Day: UGC Secretary Rajnish Jain on Tuesday sent an official letter to the concerned institutions, stating that suitable activities on the theme of Hyderabad State Liberation may be undertaken during the year between September 17, 2022 and September 17, 2023.

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  UGC approves draft guidelines for engaging 'Professor of Practice' in Universities, colleges

  Education | August 23, 2022 11:41 IST

  The decision came after the 560th meeting of the UGC and will be soon made public for feedback by stakeholders.

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  UGC asks universities to fix last date of UG admissions after CBSE Class 12 results 2022 declaration

  Education | July 13, 2022 14:56 IST

  Education news: CBSE students will be deprived of admission if the last date is fixed by the universities, said UGC Chairman Jagadesh Kumar.

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  UGC releases guidelines for pursuing two full-time degrees simultaneously in physical mode

  Education | April 13, 2022 19:32 IST

  One 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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  UGC India's Twitter account restored after being briefly compromised; hackers post irrelevant tweets

  India | April 10, 2022 10:03 IST

  The Twitter handle with the username @ugc_india has around 2,96,000 followers at present.

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  CUET vs Class 12 exam scores: Students, experts differ over UGC's decision

  Higher Studies | March 23, 2022 12:52 IST

  International 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 | March 22, 2022 16:46 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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  JNU Vice Chancellor Jagadesh Kumar appointed UGC chairman

  India | February 04, 2022 16:15 IST

  Widely regarded for his knowledge in electronic engineering and associated areas, Kumar obtained MS(EE) and Ph.D. (EE) degrees from the Dept of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras. He has previously worked as an Assistant professor at IIT Kharagpur and Associate Professor at IIT Delhi.

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  Govt to appoint new UGC chairperson soon

  Education | November 09, 2021 10:13 IST

  The 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 | October 12, 2021 21:55 IST

  Having 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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  UGC asks universities to prepare database of international students

  Education | September 02, 2021 14:03 IST

  The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked varsities to provide details of the students studying in the institute, including details of alumni. 

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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 asks universities not to conduct offline exams

  Education | May 07, 2021 18:46 IST

  Keeping in view the current scenario of COVID-19, it is requested that higher educational institutes may keep the offline examinations in abeyance during May 2021, UGC said in a circular.

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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.