UGC

Debroy constituted an internal fact-finding committee after he assumed office which found that Ranade's appointment as the VC in the institute a couple of years ago had violated the regulations of the UGC. However, now Ranade moved to the Bombay High Court, on September 18th seeking an urgent hearing for a stay on his termination.

The University Grant Commission (UGC) was established by an Act of Parliament in 1956 to maintain the standards of teaching

The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday announced new dates for UGC-NET June 2024 exams, Joint CSIR UGC NET exams and NCET (National Common Entrance Test) 2024 Exams.

The Bill was passed by the two Houses of Parliament in the Budget session which concluded on February 10. It seeks to prevent the use of "unfair means" in public examinations and bring "greater transparency, fairness and credibility".

“We are committed to holding zero-error exams, and a high-level committee is being formed to improve NTA functioning," Education minster Dharmendra Pradhan said

The union govt cancelled the UGC-NET exam held yesterday, 18th June, after receiving inputs that its integrity may have been compromised

Kumar said that after UGC allowed biannual admissions last year, HEIs informed on the UGC portal that a total of 19,73,056 students enrolled in July (regular cycle) and an additional 4,28,854 students joined in January 2023 in ODL and online programs.

The Ministry of Education and University Grant Commission (UGC) on Sunday clarified that no reserved post for faculty members in higher education institutions will be de-reserved.

The action comes in the wake of Delhi HC asking UGC to act against universities and colleges offering unspecified degrees.

UGC bars NMIMS from offering open and distance learning (ODL) and online programmes