VC Selection Norms Tightened
The procedure for appointment of Vice Chancellors (VCs) in Central universities has been tightened by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD). According to new norms, the members of the search-cum-selection More...
Anil Kakodkar Resigns as Chairman of the Board of Governors of IIT-B
Renowned nuclear scientist Anil Kakodkar has resigned as the chairman of the board of governors of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, apparently because of differences with the Human Resource Development More...
UGC retains API (Academic Performance Indicator) System
University Grants Commission Going back on its earlier decision to scrap the Academic Performance Indicator (API), a mandatory requirement for universities to select and promote faculty members, the University Grants More...
P Raju replaced K Sibal and appointed the new HRD Minister
MM Pallam Raju has replaced the former Union Minister for Human Resource and Development after the recent Cabinet shuffle. Taking over the charge from Kapil Sibal, he said that he will “carry forward the good More...
After anti-ragging drive, HRD ministry plans law to curbe cast bias in education
The government is considering a proposal to make caste discrimination in institutions of higher education a punishable offence. The HRD Ministry has been jolted into action by an increasing number of suicides by More...
All India Survey on Higher Education workshop for south zone organized
Ministry of Human Resources Development The Union ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has conducted workshop for training faculty from south zone colleges for its ambitious All India Survey on Higher Education More...
UGC announces start-up grant of 6 lakhs to attract young researchers
University Grants Commission (UGC) HRD Ministry and UGC have launched a scheme to give start-up grant for newly-hired faculty to boost research development among young faculty in India. A grant of Rs 6 lakh will More...
Govt to push higher education reforms in Parliaments’ winter session
HRD Minister, Kapil Sibal The Government along with other long pending legislation is also expected to push reforms in higher education sector during the Winter Session of Parliament through a number of proposed More...
E. Ahamed becomes new Minister of State for HRD
E. Ahamed has become the new Minister of State for Human Resource Development. After the announcement was made regarding his appointment, Ahamed met Kapil Sibal, Union Minister of Human Resource Development before More...
MHRD takes over National Council for Teacher Education
The Human Resource Development Ministry has superseded the National Council for Teacher Education for six months through a gazette notification. The move comes after the council was recently issued a show cause More...