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"If you participate in conference...": Governor RN Ravi alleges Tamil Nadu
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi attacked the state government and alleged that police threatened the vice-chancellors of universities not to participate in the two-day conference in Udhagamandalam on Friday.
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Tamil Nadu: Annual conference of Vice-Chancellors of state, central, and p
Updated : 10 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The annual conference of Vice-Chancellors of State, Central and Private Universities/ Institutions of Tamil Nadu is being organised on 25th and 26th April 2025 at Raj Bhavan, Udhagamandalam for the fourth consecutive year.
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Accord priority to market-driven courses in universities: Telangana CM hol
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Emphasizing that all universities in the state should adopt a student-centric approach, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy asked the authorities of the higher institutions to introduce market-driven courses aiming to provide a bright future to the students and get lucrative jobs.
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UGC regulations threaten autonomy of universities, undermine federal value
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Draft UGC Regulations were released by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on January 6, 2025. State governments have since raised objections, calling them "an attack on the idea of federalism."
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Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology to Host VC Conclave: Global
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Chandigarh [India], February 18: Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology (TIET), Patiala, is set to host the Global Academic Leadership Summit - India 2025 on February 23-24, 2025. The event will feature Dr. Ashwin Fernandes, Executive Director (AMESA), QS Quacquarelli Symonds, and
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"Govt trying to communalize education": Congress' Manickam Tagore over UGC
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Congress whip in Lok Sabha, Manickam Tagore on Tuesday claimed that the new UGC guideline encroaches into the state's power and the education system.
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Congress MP Manickam Tagore moves adjournment motion in LS over new UGC ru
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Congress MP Manickam Tagore moved an adjournment motion in Lok Sabha, raising concerns over new UGC regulations on Vice-Chancellors' appointments and contract teachers' hiring, citing threats to academic autonomy and federal principles.
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Pakistan: University teachers strike escalates over government's vice-chan
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The ongoing standoff between the provincial government and university teachers over the plan to appoint bureaucrats as vice-chancellors at public universities in Sindh escalated, as reported by the Dawn.
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Pakistan: Protests continue across Sindh Universities over appointment of
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Academic activities in universities across Pakistan's Sindh province have been suspended for the fifth consecutive day as protests continue against the appointment of bureaucrats as vice-chancellors.
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DMK students' wing holds protest in Chennai against UGC draft rules
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Members of the DMK students' wing held a protest at Valluvar Kottam here on Friday against University Grants Commission's (UGC) new draft rules for the appointment of Vice Chancellors.
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"UGC draft rules an assault on idea of federalism": Tamil Nadu CM MK Stali
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin in the State Assembly moved a resolution against the University Grants Commission's (UGC) new draft rules for the appointment of Vice Chancellors on Thursday.
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Candidates can qualify for faculty posts with different UG, PG Disciplines
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The guidelines were released by Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday, and also changes the selection process for vice-chancellors, such as expanding eligibility criteria to include professionals from academia, research institutions, public policy, public administration, and indust
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