UGC drafts guidelines for the grant of UG and PG degrees, biannual admissions and multiple entry-exit among suggestions | Education

UGC drafts guidelines for the grant of UG and PG degrees, biannual admissions and multiple entry-exit among suggestions | Education

Dec 05, 2024 06:41 PM IST A list of changes has been suggested by the UGC and the commission has invited comments/ feedback from the public to obtain a view from a larger perspective. The University Grants Commission (UGC) issued draft guidelines on the minimum standards of instruction for the grant of undergraduate degree and … Read more

UG students to get option to shorten, extend duration of degree courses, UGC approves SOPs | Education

UG students to get option to shorten, extend duration of degree courses, UGC approves SOPs | Education

Higher Education Institutions will soon be able to offer an option to undergraduate students to shorten or extend their study durations instead of the standard duration of their degree programmes, according to UGC Chairman Jagadesh Kumar. UGC Chief Jagadesh Kumar informed that under the ADP and EDP, students earn the same total credits as in … Read more

Bar Council urges higher education institutes, state governments to uphold sanctity of legal education | Education

Bar Council urges higher education institutes, state governments to uphold sanctity of legal education | Education

The Bar Council of India has issued a circular to the vice-chancellors and departments of higher education across the country to help the top lawyers’ body in its “endeavour to uphold the sanctity and quality” of legal education. The Bar Council of India (BCI) has urged all state governments and universities to help the top … Read more

HEIs with facilities for PwD to get additional weightage in accreditation | Education

HEIs with facilities for PwD to get additional weightage in accreditation | Education

Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) having facilities for persons with disabilities will be given additional weightage during the accreditation process, UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar said on Tuesday. The regulators also decided to encourage the participation of faculty members in capacity-building programmes organised by Malviya Mission Centres.(HT Photo) The decision was taken at the inter-regulatory authority … Read more

AISHE report: Top 10 engineering streams students enrolled in 2021-22 | Education

AISHE report: Top 10 engineering streams students enrolled in 2021-22 | Education

According to the recent All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) report, the total estimated enrolment in higher education institutions is 4,32,68,181. The highest student enrollment was seen in Computer engineering followed by Electronics engineering and then Mechanical engineering substreams.(HT) The number of students who enrolled for engineering and technology in the undergraduate level was … Read more

AISHE report: 46k foreign students enrolled in India, majority in UG courses | Education

AISHE report: 46k foreign students enrolled in India, majority in UG courses | Education

The All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) conducted by the Union Education Ministry surveyed a total of 1,162 universities, 42,825 colleges and 10,576 stand-alone institutions. Among the foreign nationals that are enrolled, the majority of students are from Nepal, followed by Afghanistan.(HT Photo) The report is based on the intensive study of higher education … Read more

Year Ender 2023: A look back at the Top 50 Engineering Colleges of India

Year Ender 2023: A look back at the Top 50 Engineering Colleges of India

Rank Name City State Score 1 Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai Tamil Nadu 89.79 2 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi New Delhi Delhi 87.09 3 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra 80.74 4 Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Kanpur Uttar Pradesh 80.65 5 Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Roorkee Uttarakhand 75.64 6 Indian … Read more