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UGC sets up panel for single law for universities

The UGC has set up a three-member committee to evolve a principle for drafting a single legislation ...

Indian varsities must match global standards: UGC

University Grants Commission Chairman Ved Prakash on Friday said Indian universities need to come up...

Bihar Cabinet approves private universities bill

Bihar government on Monday approved the private universities Bill to clear the decks for setting up ...

Indian universities should be in the top league: President Pranab

President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday noted that no Indian university figures in the list of top 200 ...

No licences for new private varsities in Himachal: Virbhadra

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said the government will not issue licences to new p...

Varsities will now give over-riding emphasis on quality: PM

Regretting that none of the Indian universities figures among the top 200 in the world, Prime Minist...

Fees hike leads to sharp decline in students’ admission rates in British universities

The number of students admitted to British universities last year dropped by as much as 40 percent a...

Indian varsities should meet global standards: President

President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday urged Indian universities to offer quality education that meets...

Karnataka gives nod for 13 more private varsities

Rajasthan has the highest number of private universities at 33, according to the data with the Unive...

Exams at MP universities postponed following strike

The on-going strike by non-teaching staff of universities in Madhya Pradesh has forced the administr...

Strike at Madhya Pradesh universities enters 5th day

The strike by non-teaching staff of universities in Madhya Pradesh entered its fifth day on Friday a...

Many universities are teaching shops: Chidambaram

Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Sunday regretted that many universities in the country were ju...

No consensus on common test for admission to central universities

With University of Delhi and Jawaharlal Nehru University still dithering from it, the next round of ...

Nitish thanks Sibal for two central universities

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday thanked Union HRD Minister Kapil Sibal for sanctioning...

President rues no Indian varsity in world`s top 200

Welcoming IIT-Kharagpur`s `Vision 2020` - to be in top 20 global education institutes by the year 20...

UK universities take 4 of six top global rankings

UK universities have taken four of the six top slots in a global university "league table" for 2011-...

LMU crisis: Clearing system for Indian students soon

Indian students caught up in the crisis at the London Metropolitan University (LMU) will soon be abl...

Varsities should give up 19th Century mindset: Pitroda

Tech czar Sam Pitroda on Thursday complained that education sector in India is "pretty rigid".

India-born UK academic faces deportation

A 70-year-old academic born in British India and hailed as the symbol of national resilience after b...

Govt amends Central Universities Act

A proposal to bring an amendment to the Central Universities Act for enabling setting up of two cent...

`Delhi varsities asked to prevent harassment of NE students`

All Delhi-based universities have been directed to ensure that discrimination and harassment against...

Cabinet approves amendments to four key bills

The Union Cabinet on Friday approved amendments to four key bills for the current Parliament session...

Varsities favoured by ex-IGNOU VC made Rs 1,600 cr

Two pvt carsities allegedly favoured by former IGNOU VC VN Rajasekharan Pillai earned nearly Rs 1,60...

`What happened to Gilani`s 15 varsities promise?`

Former Pakistani PM Yousuf Raza Gilani said he would establish universities in FATA, Dera Ghazi Khan...

Legislative Assembly passes bill; Oppn Cong stages

Karnataka Legislative Assembly passed the Agricultural Universities and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill,...

Lords concerned over student visa curbs

A large component of students on courses in STEM (Science, technology, Engineering and Maths) come ...

HRD Ministry grants two central varsities to Bihar

Giving in to the demands of Bihar, the Union govt has decided to set up a central university in Moti...

UGC to allow only top 500 universities into India

Foreign universities entering into agreement with their Indian counterparts for offering twinning pr...

Research councils to support innovation universities

Every university for research and innovation will have such a council headed by a director. These va...

UK varsities deny drop in students from India

A group representing 134 higher education institutions in Britain on Thursday dismissed reports that...

Govt likely to set up Universities for Research and Innovation

The government on Friday said it is considering a proposal for setting up of Universities for Resear...

Cameron urged to review student visa curbs?

British universities stand to lose between 5-8 billion pounds every year due to the new student visa...

Demand for fee hike and free land to private universities

A Planning Commission group has sought massive govt support, including free land to the private sect...

Bowerbirds cultivate plants to attract females

Scientists have discovered the first evidence of a non-human species cultivating plants for use othe...

Bihar: Education in Universities unsatisfactory

Bihar Education minister P K Sahi on Tuesday admitted that the basic infrastructure in the universi...

Now Japanese universities woo Indian students

13 core Japanese universities are keen to attract more Indian students by raising their profile in t...

Now Japanese universities woo Indian students

13 core Japanese universities are keen to attract more Indian students by raising their profile.

British Council, Universities UK oppose visa rules

The new student visa rules may reduce Britain`s attraction as a destination for students from India...

Sibal flays those opposing accreditation of Univ

Union HRD minister Kapil Sibal slammed political parties opposing accreditation of universities.

UGC finds 8 fake universities in UP, 6 in Delhi

Uttar Pradesh leads a list of 21 fake universities in the country identified by the UGC followed b...

Prepare own plans for grants: UGC to universities

The UGC has asked universities across the country to prepare their own plans for seeking grants fr...

Dress code to be implemented for staff in MP varsities

In order to maintain discipline and improving work culture dress code will be implemented for staf...

‘No info on foreign varsities operating in India’

The government on Wednesday said it has no "authentic information" about the operation of foreign ...

Expand Maha universities district-wise: Panel

A committee set up by Maharashtra Government to improve working of the public universities has reco...

Congress opposes private universities in MP

The Opposition Congress in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday alleged that the BJP Government has hatched a...

Indian students keeping off UK universities?

A number of institutions are seeing declines of between 20 and 30 % in applicant numbers from the I...

Indian students keeping off UK universities?

Recent changes to the student visa regime has reportedly led to drop in number of Indians applying ...

Allow varsities to hire foreign faculty: Montek

The Plan panel on Friday supported changing laws to allow varsities to hire foreign faculty.

SC panel slams 44 deemed universities

44 deemed universities sought to be de-recognised by the Centre, a Supreme Court-appointed panel j...

Student visa: UK acts tough as varsities cry foul?

The changes in student visas from April will include the closure of the post-study work visa.

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