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No Merit In "Hue And Cry": University Panel Chief On NCERT Textbook Row
The chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar came out in support of the latest textbooks rationalisation by the NCERT.
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University Grants Commission (UGC) Invites Nominations For Chairman Post
Nominees should be preferably below 60 years of age, the Education Ministry said. The chairman can hold office for five years or until s/he attains the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier.
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UGC’s Blended Mode Of Learning: Student Bodies To Send Petition To President
The All India Forum to Save Public Education, an umbrella organisation comprising student representatives from various outfits like Students' Federation of India, Chhatra RJD and JNUSU, has started this petition.
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Teachers’ Body Opposes UGC Notification On Blended Learning
AIFUCTO has asked the commission to withdraw the concept note and start “democratic dialogue” with education stakeholders to reach a consensus on the issue of teaching-learning at higher education institutions (HEIs).
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AICTE Lifts Limit On Intake For ODL Programmes, Adopts UGC Norms
The intake capacity for online and distance learning programmes in all AICTE affiliated institutions will be as per UGC norms.
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UGC Allows Universities To Offer 40% Of Courses Online Through SWAYAM
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has allowed universities and colleges to offer up to 40 per cent of the syllabus of a programme in a semester online through the government's e-learning platform Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds (SWAYAM).
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Cow Science Exam: UGC Asks Universities To Encourage Students To Participate
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked educational institutes to encourage their students to participate in “Kamdhenu Gau-Vigyan Exam”, a national-level voluntary exam on 'gau vigyan' (cow science).
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Under Performing Educational Institutions May Be Shut Or Merged
"The "under performing" educational institutions may be asked to close down or merge with others if they fail to improve their performance despite a UGC-backed mentoring programme", sources told Press Trust of India.
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University Grants Commission (UGC): Fund Cuts News 'Based On Forged Letter'
Last week reports emerged in some section of media that that University Grants Commission (UGC) will be cancelling funding for research centres that study social discrimination. But on Saturday the body has said that the letter is "blatantly false" and "based on a forged letter".
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No Merit In "Hue And Cry": University Panel Chief On NCERT Textbook Row
The chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar came out in support of the latest textbooks rationalisation by the NCERT.
-
University Grants Commission (UGC) Invites Nominations For Chairman Post
Nominees should be preferably below 60 years of age, the Education Ministry said. The chairman can hold office for five years or until s/he attains the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier.
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UGC’s Blended Mode Of Learning: Student Bodies To Send Petition To President
The All India Forum to Save Public Education, an umbrella organisation comprising student representatives from various outfits like Students' Federation of India, Chhatra RJD and JNUSU, has started this petition.
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Teachers’ Body Opposes UGC Notification On Blended Learning
AIFUCTO has asked the commission to withdraw the concept note and start “democratic dialogue” with education stakeholders to reach a consensus on the issue of teaching-learning at higher education institutions (HEIs).
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AICTE Lifts Limit On Intake For ODL Programmes, Adopts UGC Norms
The intake capacity for online and distance learning programmes in all AICTE affiliated institutions will be as per UGC norms.
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UGC Allows Universities To Offer 40% Of Courses Online Through SWAYAM
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has allowed universities and colleges to offer up to 40 per cent of the syllabus of a programme in a semester online through the government's e-learning platform Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds (SWAYAM).
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Cow Science Exam: UGC Asks Universities To Encourage Students To Participate
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked educational institutes to encourage their students to participate in “Kamdhenu Gau-Vigyan Exam”, a national-level voluntary exam on 'gau vigyan' (cow science).
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Under Performing Educational Institutions May Be Shut Or Merged
"The "under performing" educational institutions may be asked to close down or merge with others if they fail to improve their performance despite a UGC-backed mentoring programme", sources told Press Trust of India.
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University Grants Commission (UGC): Fund Cuts News 'Based On Forged Letter'
Last week reports emerged in some section of media that that University Grants Commission (UGC) will be cancelling funding for research centres that study social discrimination. But on Saturday the body has said that the letter is "blatantly false" and "based on a forged letter".
