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Here’s what UGC’s guideline on foreign academic qualifications say for Indian students?

Here’s what UGC’s guideline on foreign academic qualifications say for Indian students?

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The UGC on Saturday announced a new set of regulations to streamline the process of recognising and granting equivalence to academic qualifications obtained from foreign institutions. The UGC (Recognition and Grant of Equivalence to Qualifications Obtained from Foreign Educational Institutions) Regulations, 2025, allow for the recognition of qualifications obtained from offshore campuses of foreign institutions, […]

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UGC urges colleges, varsities to send ideas for state-of-the-art digital experience for G20 meetings

UGC urges colleges, varsities to send ideas for state-of-the-art digital experience for G20 meetings

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The University Grants Commission (UGC) today asked varsities, colleges to encourage their students and faculty to come up with ideas for the creation of state-of-the-art digital experience for G20 meetings. National e-Governance Division (NeGD), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India are now inviting applications for expression of interest from interested Indian […]

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UGC issues revised guidelines for ‘deemed to be universities’

UGC issues revised guidelines for ‘deemed to be universities’

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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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To push autonomy for colleges, UGC set to amend guidelines

To push autonomy for colleges, UGC set to amend guidelines

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THE UNIVERSITY Grants Commission (UGC) is streamlining the process through which colleges obtain autonomous status in tune with recommendations made in the National Education Policy, 2020. UGC chairperson Prof M Jagadesh Kumar said the Commission has approved draft regulations in this regard which will be made public for stakeholder feedback by Tuesday. The proposed changes […]

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Learning on the field: Internships equally important for those in school, say experts and students

Learning on the field: Internships equally important for those in school, say experts and students

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School students and teachers believe internships need to be introduced at the school level and not just in colleges and universities to help them cope in an increasingly competitive world and give them a “hands-on experience”. The University Grants Commission (UGC) recently announced all undergraduate students in recognised Indian universities will have to compulsorily do […]

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Create cells to address mental health issues of students: UGC draft guidelines

Create cells to address mental health issues of students: UGC draft guidelines

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The University Grants Commission (UGC) has prepared draft guidelines mandating the creation of dedicated cells in colleges and universities having mental health counsellors to help students tackle academic and peer pressure, stress, and depression. Under the guidelines, which are likely to be released for public feedback on Tuesday, these cells will also be expected to […]

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