UGC issues revised guidelines for ‘deemed to be universities’

UGC issues revised guidelines for ‘deemed to be universities’

The University Grants Commission (UGC) today announced modified regulations for deemed to be universities to make them in tune with the broader policies of higher education as contained in the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. According to the revised regulations, multi-disciplinary institutions with minimum five departments (eitherUG/ PG/ integrated/ research or a combination of these) […]

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The Big Picture | The problems with the “deemed to be” tag on universities and the recommendation to remove it

The Big Picture | The problems with the “deemed to be” tag on universities and the recommendation to remove it

Heads of deemed universities welcomed the move, which is also one of the recommendations of the National Education Policy, 2020. What is the “deemed university” tag and why is it used?  Dr Bhushan Patwardhan, former UGC Vice-chairman and Chairman of the National Accreditation and Amendment Council (NAAC)’s executive committee, explained that the “deemed to be” […]

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