University Grants Commission (UGC) has released a list of 24 fake Universities The higher education regulator, UGC, has sent letters to Chief Secretaries, Education Secretaries and Principal Secretaries of the respective State and Union Territory Governments for taking appropriate action against fake Universities which are functioning in the respective States, HRD minister informed the Parliament […]

Losing jobs to automation is no more a news. People are preparing themselves, learning newer skills to stay relevant but according to Russell Miller, associate professor and course director at Kingston University, London, Artifical Intelligence (AI) is only going to provide more time for creative people to do what they are really good at — […]

The University of East Anglia (UEA), one of the UK’s top 15 universities, on Wednesday announced the winners of its inaugural writing competition, Your Success Story, for 11th Standard students in India. In addition to a cash prize, the winner is invited to attend a 2019 International Summer School at UEA, to hone their writing skills. […]

Several students who enrolled into distance education programme offered by the Institute of Distance and Open Learning (IDOL) of the University of Mumbai have been sent in a lurch. The distance programme offered by University of Mumbai is no longer recognized by UGC. The Distance Education Bureau, UGC released the list of approved Distance Education […]

Madras University has cancelled the examinations scheduled to be held tomorrow, i.e. on November 22, 2018 due to heavy rains predicted in Chennai and its surrounding areas. The University has also said the new dates for the rescheduled exams will be announced soon. Earlier, Chennai collector A Shanmugasundaram announced holiday for the educational institutions in Chennai district […]

The Calcutta University registrar has called an emergency meeting on November 8 to discuss the modalities of post graduate examinations under Choice Based Credit System (CBCS), months after the Syndicate, the highest decision making body of the institution decided to introduce the format at all levels. A university official said on Tuesday that the meeting […]

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad’s Department of Liberal Arts has launched a Minor in ‘Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Humanity’. AI has been an exciting area of research and innovation for the scientific community for the better part of a century now. As the influence of AI on everyday lives is growing exponentially this Minor […]

Ravneet Kaur, Mamta and Samriti inside their room at Punjabi University, Patiala. (Express photo by Oindrila Mukherjee) The alarm goes off at 6 am in the 10ft x 12ft room. It is a new day for three physiotherapy students, Samriti Sharma, Ravneet Kaur and Mamta, who share the room, number 109, in Bibi Sahib Kaur […]

The Ministry of Human Resource Development or MHRD of Government of India’s direction to constitute a working group to study the Delhi University Act to bring it under the ESMA act is witnessing resistance from the teachers of Delhi University. The higher education regulator University Grants Commission or UGC has, through an order dated 12th […]

Higher Education Institutes will have to return the fees in case a student withdraws his/her admission. Failing to do so will result in action against the said Higher Education Institution. Dr. Satyapal Singh, Minister of State for HRD Ministry, tweeted today to inform that Higher Education Institutes will no longer be allowed to exploit students. […]