At present, there are 41 Central Universities under the purview of this Ministry. In a meeting held with the Vice Chancellors of Central Universities at
The University Grants Commission (UGC), as per the UGC Act, 1956, is responsible for promotion and co-ordination of University Education, determination and maintenance of standards
The Government had constituted a Review Committee headed by Dr. Hari Gautam, former Chairman UGC to review the working of the University Grants Commission (UGC).
Union Minister of Human Resource Development Shri Prakash Javdekar inaugurated Indian Institute of Technology, Goa on Saturday, July 30th. He also laid the foundation stone
The Central Government and the University Grants Commission (UGC) are constantly endeavouring to improve quality of higher education in the country. The Central Government has
The University Grants Commission(UGC) has informed that it has decided, in its 514th meeting, held on 12th April, 2016, to grant autonomous status to colleges
The Ministry of HRD has ranked top 100 Universities, 100 Engineering, 50 Management and 50 Pharmacy colleges in the country based on National Institutional Ranking
The UGC has informed that under CBCS, universities are requested to shift from numerical marking system, which is followed presently in universities, to grading system
The draft Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) Bill intends to grant statutory status to Indian Institutes of Management to enable them to grant degrees to
The Union Cabinet has approved setting up and operationalization of six new IIMs at Amritsar (Punjab), Bodhgaya (Bihar), Nagpur (Maharashtra), Sambalpur (Odisha), Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh),
With the time for admission to colleges having arrived, there is often confusion in the minds of students regarding which colleges to join and the
A one day Review Meeting with Vice Chancellors (VCs) of Central Universities was held today in New Delhi to review the progress of decisions taken
The Vice President of India Shri M. Hamid Ansari has said that our education system, as a whole and at all levels, continues to suffer
The UGC has launched the following schemes for making higher education relevant to the needs of the society and industry, namely: Career Oriented Programmes (COC),
The Ministry of Human Resource Development has constituted a Council for Industry & Higher Education Collaboration (CIHEC) headed by HRD Minister, with representatives from Indian
UGC has initiated a scheme called Operation Faculty Recharge for augmenting the research and teaching resources of universities to tackle the shortage of faculty in
The UGC has issued regulations for regulating the establishment and maintenance of standards in private universities. These regulations are available at http://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/regulations/establishment_maintenance.pdf. UGC has further
During the XII Plan, an outlay of Rs.110700.00 crore has been provided to Department of Higher Education. The XII Plan will build on the momentum
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee attended the First Convocation of the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Arunachal Pradesh at Yupia, Arunachal Pradesh today
The India-U.S. Higher Education Dialogue was held at New Delhi today (17 November, 2014). This Dialogue was Co-Chaired by Mr. Satya N. Mohanty, Secretary, Higher
While reviewing the progress of Higher Education Department, the Human Resource Development Minister expressed her grave concerns about large number of students from SPA Bhopal,
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee attended the 14th Convocation of University of Jammu today (September 1, 2014) at Jammu. Speaking on the occasion,
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee has underlined the importance of quality education starting from primary to post graduate level and necessity of women
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today called upon IITs to provide innovative solutions to problems faced by common people in their day-to-day life. The
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated a one day conference of Chairmen, Board of Governors and Directors of Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)
It is the endeavour of the Central Government to promote and develop all institutions of higher education and bring them at par with global standards.
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee addressed the faculty and students of 1172 Central Universities/Institutions from Rashtrapati Bhavan through National Knowledge Network today (August
Enhancing access, equity and quality in higher education through institutional and policy reforms is continually being undertaken by the Central Government, in consultation with all
The reasons for reverting back to the three years undergraduate degree in Delhi University included the need to comply with National Policy on Education (NPE)
As per the response received in the “All India Survey on Higher Education” 2011-12, the number of Minority Students studying in higher education in the
The Ministry of Human Resource Development has decided to set up four new Central Universities, viz. one Central Tribal University each in Andhra Pradesh and
At present, there are 676 universities and 37204 colleges in the country as per data provided by the UGC. Accreditation is the only reliable source
Under the Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students, students who are above 80th percentile of successful candidates in the relevant stream
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli on July 19, 2014. Speaking on the
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee attended the first Convocation of the Central University of Kerala in Kasaragod today (July 18, 2014). Speaking on
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