POLICY

UGC Encourages Universities to Embrace Local Languages in Higher Education

Allowing candidates to write exams in local languages for courses taught in English can increase access to GER, says UGC chairman M Jagadesh Kumar

National Credit Framework (NCrF): Silver Lining for India’s Unemployability Because of Education

Under the NCrF, each course or program offered by a higher education institution will be assigned a specific number of credits, based on the course’s academic rigor and learning outcomes.

UGC Launches NEP SAARTHI Initiative to Accelerate NEP 2020 Implementation

In order to enhance student participation and create awareness regarding the various reforms outlined in NEP 2020, the UGC is introducing NEP Student Ambassador for Academic Reforms in Transforming Higher Education in India (NEP SAARTHI).

PhD not mandatory for assistant professor jobs in Univs: UGC

The commission, in 2018 set the criteria for recruitment for entry-level posts at universities and colleges.

UGC New Refund Policy Gives Huge Relief to Students and Parents

UGC Committee Proposes Degree Reforms: Students Can Obtain Degrees Based on ABC Scores

Students to receive qualifications based on their Academic Bank of Credit (ABC) scores, committee appointed by the UGC to review degree awarding in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020

NCERT Drops Periodic Table Chapter from Class 10 Science Textbook in “Rationalization” Initiative

A Budget To Realize The Objectives Of New Education Policy: Vice-Chancellor Prof. Sudhir Kumar Jain On Union Budget 2023-24

New National Education Policy 2020: Explained – the breakdown of 10+2 to 5+3+3+4 system of school education

Punjab Government Has Just Announced Free Education For Girls From Nursery To PhD

The Captain Amarinder Singh-led government in Punjab has announced free education for girls in government schools and colleges from Nursery to PhD.