Tag: higher educational institutes

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked states to establish district-level panels aimed at curbing the menace of ragging in Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) in compliance with the directives issued by the Supreme Court in a judgment in 2009. The higher education regulator in the country has notified the “Regulations on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Educational Institutions, 2009”, underlining the criminality of ragging and mandating its prevention, prohibition, and elimination within HEIs. These regulations are mandatory for all institutions, with strict monitoring mechanisms in place. Failure to implement these norms, including appropriate disciplinary action against perpetrators, will ... Read more

University Grants Commission Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar on Wednesday said that approximately 202 higher educational institutes including 46 Central Universities have registered for using CUET-UG 2024 scores for their admission in UG programmes and more are joining. The UGC chairman posted on X (formerly Twitter), “So far, 46 Central Universities, 32 State Universities, 20 Deemed-to-be-Universities, 98 Private Universities and 6 Government Institutions have registered for using CUET-UG scores for their admission in UG programmes. More are joining….” Earlier in the day, the UGC chairman outlined the initiatives taken by the higher education regulator in the country for conducting the Common ... Read more

It is almost certain that our university and college campuses continue to be one of the most vulnerable sites of virus spread with the threat of a third wave of coronavirus looming large in the country. By and large, a large section of the youth have not been vaccinated yet and ensuring compliance to covid-appropriate behaviour such as wearing masks, social distancing and maintaining basic hygiene has been rather challenging, especially among the youth. Many senior teaching and non-teaching staff within the campuses, therefore, face a greater risk from exposure and are certainly among the most vulnerable. Last year, the ... Read more