VTU VC ignores govt order; continues with recruitment
Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) Vice Chancellor is continuously ignoring the Karnataka Higher Education Minister’s announcing that a VC cannot make any kind of recruitments or appointments three months before his or her tenure ends. The VTU VC Dr Maheshappa is on a recruitment spree. “The interviews are being conducted since a week for More...
IITs, IISc should double their research: Tharoor
Minister for Human Resource Development Dr Shashi Tharoor has asked the Indian Institute of Technologies (IITs) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) to pull up their socks and spend more on research. “Although More...
Japan to provide around 900 crore to IIT-Hyderabad
Japan will provide 17.7 billion yen (around 900 crore INR )for the development of phase two of the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad (IIT-H), the biggest-ever foreign aid to any IIT, money will be spent More...
PM to lay foundation stone of country’s first defence university
The Prime Minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh will lay the foundation stone for the Indian National Defence University (INDU) tomorrow at Binola, Gurgaon. INDU would be a unique autonomous Institution of national More...
President calls universities to expand vocational training
“India is in the midst of a major demographic transition. Our working age population is increasing by about 12 million annually. But only seven per cent Indians of working age receive vocational training. A majority More...
DN Jena appointed VC of Utkal University of Culture
Prof Debendra Nath Jena has been appointed as the new Vice Chancellor of Utkal University of Culture (UUC) by Odisha Governor Dr S C Jamir in his capacity as the Chancellor. Prof Jena will hold the post for three More...
Allahabad Univ to disburse 6th pay commission arrears of professors
Allahabad University (AU) has decided to give salary of associate professors in accordance with the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission. The AU authorities are trying to ensure that all the beneficiaries More...
Mohammad Muzammil appointed new VC of Agra University; Jauhar resigns
Prof Mohammad Muzammil, Vice Chancellor (VC) of M J P Rohilkhand University will be the new VC of Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University (formerly Agra University). He has been directed by the Uttar Pradesh Governor, More...
Irregularities in appointment of asst. Profs, Profs at Maritime University: CVO
The vigilance probe has found serious irregularities in appointment of faculties at the central institution, which functions under the Union Shipping Ministry. Earlier, Union Shipping Secretary, P K Sinha during More...
Non teaching staff gheraod VCs of five varsities in Jharkhand
Non-teaching staffs of all the five universities of Jharkhand gheraoed their respective varsity Vice-Chancellors demanding implementation of fifth and sixth pay commission and increasing the retirement age from More...
