Higher education

QS World University Rankings 2023

March 30, 2023

The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023, released on March 29th, 2023, has ranked over 1,600 universities from around the world, evaluating their performance across 51 subjects. Indian universities have made significant progress this year, with 44 courses from ..

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India to setup Digital University

February 22, 2023

The Minister of Skill Development Shri Dharmendra Pradhan recently announced that India will soon set up Digital University. The main objective of establishing a Digital University is to reduce the cost of higher education. Also, the university will increase access ..

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TN ‘Pudumai Penn’ Scholarship Scheme

February 8, 2023

The Scheme was launched by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin in 2022. The scheme will pay thousands of rupees to government school students. Beneficiaries of the scheme are students studying in Class V to Class XII. Only girl ..

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UGC Draft norms to allow foreign university campuses in India

January 6, 2023

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has released draft regulations for foreign universities or higher education institutions to establish their campuses in India. The UGC (Setting up and Operation of Campuses of Foreign Higher Educational Institutions in India) Draft Regulations 2023 ..

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UGC Four-Year Undergraduate Programmes

December 13, 2022

The “Curriculum and credit framework for four-year undergraduate programmes” was released recently by the University Grants Commission (UGC). This new framework is in line with the National Education Policy, 2020, which recommended four-year undergraduate degrees with multiple entry and exit ..

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Panel to Strengthen Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Educational Institutions

November 7, 2022

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 be chaired by K Radhakrishnan, chairperson, Board of Governors, IIT Kanpur. He ..

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UGC Guidelines on Professors of Practice

October 3, 2022

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 is eligible to become the professor of practice. These experts need not ..

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Ladli Laxmi scheme-2.0

May 10, 2022

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister launched the second phase of the Ladli Laxmi scheme (Ladli Laxmi scheme-2.0) on May 8th, 2022. What is Ladli Laxmi scheme-2.0? Ladli Laxmi scheme – 2.0 is an innovative initiative to encourage girl children to pursue ..

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