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28 Dec 2023

'Will Follow Our Own Guidelines': Bengal Snubs UGC’s Decision To Scrap MPhil

The MPhil issue has created another area of tension in the West Bengal education sector, which is already mired in a prolonged tussle between state government and governor.

University Grants Commission (UGC)

06 Jul 2023

Good News For Job Seekers! No PhD Required For Assistant Professors Posts

In 2018, the commission established the recruitment requirements for entry-level positions at universities and colleges.

12 Dec 2022

Fresher turns out to be COP, goes undercover as college student- Details here

A student of the college had filed a complaint with the University Grants Commission (UGC) helpline A woman police official was sent to the college, where she posed as a medical student and was able to connect all the dots Notices have been served to the accused under relevant provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code

University Grants Commission (UGC)

14 Nov 2022

UGC writes to VCs of Universities to adopt ‘professors of practice’ guidelines

UGC urges all higher education institutions in the nation take the required steps to hire professionals and industry leaders as "professors of practise" The guidelines state that distinguished experts who have made significant contributions to their professions in a variety of fields The recommendations stated that the number of these experts in a given institute should never go above 10%

22 Sep 2022

JNU VC meets UGC chairman, discusses slew of issues- Details here

JNU Vice Chancellor met UGC Chairman and discussed some issues including the release of grants The issues related to the extension of the deadline for the CAS (Career advancement Scheme) application were also discussed The Chairman has assured to positively look into the pending matters of JNU at the earliest

13 Oct 2021

PhD not mandatory for recruitment of assistant professors till 2023, says UGC

The extension has been made in view of COVID-19. Earlier, Union Education minister said that the Centre is planning to delay PhD as mandatory requirement for Assistant Professor posts.

University Grants Commission (UGC)

18 Jul 2021

UGC update: Universities to conduct exams by Aug end, new session from Oct

Universities must complete the Final Year/ Semester Exams by August 31, 2021. The universities have been directed to complete the admission process by September 30, 2021 and begin the new session from October 1, 2021.

University Grants Commission (UGC)

18 Jul 2021

UGC releases guidelines for academic year 2021-22, read admission rules here

Universities must complete the Final Year/ Semester Exams by August 31, 2021. The universities have been directed to complete the admission process by September 30, 2021 and begin the new session from October 1, 2021.

University Grants Commission (UGC)

25 Sep 2020

First-year classes for session 2020-21 to commence from November 1: UGC

The UGC has directed the educational institutions to complete merit/entrance-based admission process by October 2020. The guidelines also stated that in case of delay in the declaration of results of the qualifying examinations, the universities may start the session from November 18, says the latest guidelines issued by the UGC. According to the guidelines, the last date for admissions to fill up the remaining vacant seats will be November 31.

National Eligibility Test (NET)

25 Jul 2016

SCs, STs, OBCs with 50 pc marks in Master's eligible for NET: Govt

The UGC Regulations, 2016 prescribe 5 percent relaxation in minimum eligibility marks of 55 per cent marks for candidates belonging to SC, ST and OBC categories for direct recruitment to teaching positions.

University Grants Commission (UGC)

02 Jul 2016

UGC names 22 fake universities - Know More

These institutions were functioning contravention of the UGC Act.

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