HRD Panel Recommends Scrapping of UGC
The committee headed by former UGC chairperson Hari Gautam, to review the working of the University Grants Commission has said that the regulator not only has “failed to fulfill its mandate but also has not More...
Central Government releases 500 Cr out of 25000 Cr allocated for higher education in 12th plan
Dr. Pallam Raju Government of India has planned to provide Rs 25,000 crore to state institutions under Rashtriya Uchhatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) during 12th Five Year Plan. The government has already provided Rs More...
Government to consolidate new IIMs during 12th Plan : Dr Pallam Raju
IIM K, Convocation Central Government is planning to consolidate the 7 new IIMs in the 12th Five-Year Plan which would lead to better learning outcomes in higher education, said Dr MM Pallam Raju, Union Minister More...
MHRD introduces Bill to establish 20 IIITs, to cost Rs 2,808 crore
IIIT Ministry of HRD (MHRD) has introduced a Bill in the Parliament to establish 20 more Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) in various parts of the country. It has also declared the four existing More...
Indian Government to infuse additional Re 500 Cr in Higher Education
In the efforts to boost GER (Gross Enrolment Ratio) and quality of the teacher training programmes in the higher education sector, Indian Government has planned to infuse additional Re. 500 Cr during the upcoming 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...
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...
AICTE to launch CMAT for MBA entrance in Feb 2012
AICTE, CMAT Get ready for the biggest Indian MBA entrance test yet. The HRD ministry has supposedly given its approval to All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) ‘s proposal for a single entrance 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...