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

[ad_1] 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 […]

Continue Reading

UGC, AICTE warn against online PhD programmes offered by ed-tech companies with foreign varsities

[ad_1] University Grants Commission (UGC) and the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) have issued an advisory against online PhD programmes offered by ed-tech companies in collaboration with foreign educational institutions. As per the notice, these programmes are not recognised as per UGC and AICTE guidelines. The UGC and the AICTE had warned their […]

Continue Reading

IGNOU Admissions: Best course, value of degree, part-time programmes — answers to FAQs

[ad_1] Be it getting admission for a course in the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) or credibility of the awarded degrees, there are a lot of questions that surround the open university. Indianexpress.com talked to an expert to get answers on some of the most frequently asked questions: What is the best course in IGNOU? Some of […]

Continue Reading

Draft framework looks beyond classroom, to let students earn credit for vocational studies, too

[ad_1] School students will soon be able to earn credits from classroom learning as well as extracurricular activities, which will be deposited in a credit bank — a system already in place at the higher academic level — as the Centre on Wednesday unveiled the draft National Credit Framework. The framework aims to formulate a […]

Continue Reading

UG Admissions: Why most state universities are still unsure of CUET-based admissions

[ad_1] As most universities are releasing their merit list for admission to undergraduate courses this week, as many as 16 top state varsities have kept away from CUET, at least for this academic year. Vice-chancellors of some of these state universities pointed to what they said was a lack of standardisation in the entrance examination, […]

Continue Reading

To push autonomy for colleges, UGC set to amend guidelines

[ad_1] 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 […]

Continue Reading

UGC launches UG, PG cybersecurity courses; ‘cyber jaagrookta diwas’ to be celebrated every month

[ad_1] The University Grants Commission (UGC) today launched cyber security and data protection programmes for undergraduate and postgraduate students as a part of the Cyber Jaagrookta Diwas 2022 celebration. These courses have been launched with the aim of raising more awareness against cyber crime and ensuring that the youth of the country — be it from […]

Continue Reading

UGC directs varsities to make statutory changes to facilitate students pursuing two degrees simultaneously

[ad_1] The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Friday asked all universities to make statutory changes to allow students to pursue two academic degrees simultaneously in physical mode. The UGC had in April approved the proposal allowing students to pursue two full-time degrees together. The guidelines for it were notified on Friday. “All the Higher Educational […]

Continue Reading

UGC clears professor of practice post for ‘experts’, PhD not must

[ad_1] PROFESSOR OF Practice, a faculty position which can be filled by industry and professional experts even without formal academic qualifications, will now be allowed in higher education institutions, according to guidelines issued by the University Grants Commission (UGC) on Friday. Up to 10 per cent of the sanctioned posts in a higher education institution […]

Continue Reading

Panel formed for UGC, AICTE to work together on higher education policies

[ad_1] In a development that sets the stage for establishment of the proposed Higher Education Commission of India (HECI), a committee has been set up to prepare a roadmap for University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) to work together as a single regulatory entity. The committee, set up by […]

Continue Reading