Topic: Higher education in India
All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE), 2020-2021
The Government of India started the AISHE in 2010-11. A task force formed from AICTE, UGC, National Medical Council, Distance Education Council, and representatives from leading universities conduct...
Panel to Strengthen Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Educational Institutions
The Central Government has established a high-level panel to strengthen the assessment and accreditation of higher educational institutions. Who are the members of the panel? The committee will...
UGC Guidelines on Professors of Practice
The UGC has cleared the post of “professors of practice” in colleges and universities. Key facts Any expert having 15 years or more experience in a particular field...Amit Khare appointed as Secretary of Department of School Education and Literacy
I&B Secretary Amit Khare, an IAS officer of 1985 batch from Jharkhand cadre, has been given the additional charge of Secretary of Department of School Education and Literacy...
What are the Institutes of Eminence?
To promote higher education and research & development in the country, the Indian Government has decided to accord the status of Institutes of Eminence to several public and...
A new Government body for Higher Education Standards in India
The Indian government is currently exploring the merger of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and University Grants Commission (UGC) into a new body to look...UGC recommendes 20 institutions for Institutes of Eminence (IoE)
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has recommended the grant of the Institute of Eminence (IoE) status to 20 institutions such as IITs Madras and Kharagpur, Delhi University, University...Lucknow hosts Krishi Kumbh International Conference and Exhibition
The 2018 Krishi Kumbh International Conference and Exhibition will be held at Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research (Telibagh) in Lucknow from October 26, which will be organized by...TARE Sheme – Teacher Associateship for Research Excellence
This scheme aims to facilitate mobility of faculty members working in a regular capacity in State Universities / Colleges and in private Academic Institutions to carryout research work...N Gopalaswami committee constituted by University Grants Commission (UGC)
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has recently constituted a four-member Empowered Expert Committee (EEC), which is being entrusted to conduct the appraisal of applications for short listing 20...All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to close colleges with less than 30% admissions
Recently, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has decided to close down those technical colleges which recorded less than 30% admissions in the last five years....
