On the table: Higher education body with powers to impose penalty up to Rs 5 crore

On the table: Higher education body with powers to impose penalty up to Rs 5 crore

THE PROPOSED Higher Education Commission of India (HECI), which will subsume the University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), is likely to have extensive penal powers, with the government considering to authorise it to impose fine of up to Rs 5 crore and also proceed against the heads of institutions […]

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Online PhD programmes offered by edtech firms with foreign varsities not recognised: UGC, AICTE

Online PhD programmes offered by edtech firms with foreign varsities not recognised: UGC, AICTE

THE UNIVERSITY Grants Commission (UGC) and the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) have issued a notice advising people against signing up for online PhDs offered by edtech companies in collaboration with foreign educational institutions, saying such programmes are not recognised by it. In the notice, the higher education regulators said students and the […]

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AICTE to promote mental, emotional wellness learning in colleges via special centres

AICTE to promote mental, emotional wellness learning in colleges via special centres

With an aim to provide wellness tools to college students, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has signed an MoU with the Heartfulness Education Trust (HET). The students, staff, faculty and counsellors of colleges, institutes and universities recognised by AICTE will have access to HET courses and programmes. The MoU also calls for […]

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