NEW DELHI: Like medical and engineering courses, the University Grants Commission (UGC) is exploring the idea of conducting a common counselling for undergraduate admissions based on Common University Entrance Test-Undergraduate (CUET-UG) scores. As reported first by TOI in July 2023, the UGC has formed a committee with officials from different universities to contemplate the idea…
In a move aimed at streamlining the admission process for doctoral programs, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has announced that scores from the National Eligibility Test (NET) will be valid for PhD admissions starting from the 2024-25 academic session. This decision aligns with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and addresses the challenges faced by…
CUET UG 2024: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Tuesday extended the last date for online submission of the application for the Common University Entrance Test for Undergraduate courses (CUET UG 2024),based on the request received from candidates and other stakeholders. As per the revised schedule, candidates can register their online application for the entrance…
CUET UG 2024: Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar announced on the social media platform X, the number of institutes registered for the upcoming Common University Entrance Test for Undergraduate Courses (CUET UG) 2024.The UGC Chairman in his tweet mentioned that this year, 46 Central Universities, 32 State Universities, 20 Deemed-to-be-Universities,…
HYDERABAD: Two central universities from Telangana, the University of Hyderabad (UoH) and Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU), have been granted ‘graded autonomy‘ by the University Grants Commission.These universities are among the eight institutions nationwide to receive autonomy from the commission. While four out of the eight have been awarded Category I autonomy, the remaining…
TheCommon University Entrance Test-Undergraduate (CUET-UG) application process will start tomorrow (Monday) evening orthe day after, said University Grants Commission (UGC) chairman M Jagadesh Kumar on Sunday. The CUET-UG 2024 exam is spread over a month. Normalisation of scores for the CUET-UG is likely to be done away with this year, with the National Testing Agency (NTA)…
NEW DELHI: On Sunday, the Ministry of Education (MoE) clarified that, according to draft guidelines by the University Grants Commission (UGC), no reserved posts can be de-reserved. The proposed guidelines suggest that vacancies reserved for SC, ST, and OBC candidates cannot be declared unreserved unless an adequate number of candidates from these categories are unavailable.The…
BHUBANESWAR: Authorities of universities in the state welcomed the suggestion of the University Grants Commission (UGC) to consider using ceremonial robes made out of handloom fabrics for special occasions like convocation. Some of the universities in Odisha are already using handlooms for making college uniforms for undergraduate students.“It is noted that some universities have still…
New Delhi: More than three crore students from across the country have registered for the Academic Bank of Credits (ABC) so far, as per the University Grants Commission (UGC). The ABC portal promotes curriculum framework flexibility and interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary academic mobility of the students among the Indian Higher Educational Institutes (HEls) through a proper…
BHUBANESWAR: More than 3800 candidates have applied to appear for the Mukhya Mantri Research Fellowship Test (MRFT) for 300 fellowships across disciplines. Each eligible candidate will get Rs 30,000 per month as research fellowship for four years.The MRFT, which will be held for the first time in the state, is a standardized examination aimed at…
