Planning Commission to organise 1st ‘Hackathon’ on 12th Plan on 6-7th April 2013
Planning Commission of India The Planning Commission and the National Innovation Council (NIC) are organising the first ever Hackathon on the 12th Five Year Plan on 6th – 7th April 2013. The Hackathon is being More...
AMU Professor suspended for irregularities in admissions
The Prof Z U Khairuwala, chairman, department of commerce of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has been suspended by the vice chancellor Lt Gen (Retd) Zameer Uddin Shah, after allegations were proved regarding More...
Brigadier Syed Ahmad Ali appointed as AMU’s new pro-vice chancellor
Brigadier (Retired) Syed Ahmad Ali has been appointed as the pro-vice chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). The announcement was made by Vice Chancellor Lt Gen (retired) Zameer Uddin Shah. Brigadier Ali More...
AMU suspended a bunch of 21 B.Tech students
In a serious incident at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), 21 B.Tech students were suspended for allegedly using fraudulent means to secure admission into engineering courses. The case has been forwarded to the higher More...
NAAC ranks 66 ASCs across 26 states for teacher training efforts
In a report submitted by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) has ranked Guru Jambheswar University(GJU) of Science and Technology located in Haryana at the top spot with 71 points in teacher’s More...
3 VCs in 10 days, politics plays musicial chair in prestigious Aligarh Muslim University
Within a span of less than 10 days, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has third vice-chancellor, after a retired 1977 batch IAS officer Noor Mohammad was shown door by the Allahabad High Court. Earlier Sibgatullah More...
Government hikes spending on Higher Education in Budget
Pranab Mukherjee, Union Finance Minister The Union government has increased spending on higher education in its annual budget by 34% to 13041 Crores for 2011-12. With this increase the government aims to provide More...
AMU to set up two women’s colleges and polytechnics to expand reach
Aligarh Muslim University Vice Chancellor P.K. Abdul Aziz announced that AMU will establish two women’s colleges and women’s polytechnics, one each at Murshidabad in West Bengal and Malappuram in Kerala, More...
AMU students end stir after VC promises union elections
Students of the Aligarh Muslim University ended their 78-day long agitation late Sunday after the vice-chancellor gave them an assurance that students union polls would be held in January. “In a meeting between More...