‘Dalit view will be wiped out’: Teachers say new UGC quota policy will take away more than just jobs

The policy drastically shrank teaching posts reserved for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes before it was put on hold by the Centre.

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· Sep 18, 2018 · 09:00 am

Supreme Court scraps Kerala ordinance regularising admissions of 180 MBBS students

The bench observed that the ordinance was an ‘abuse of process’ and an attempt to interfere with the judiciary’s powers.

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· Sep 12, 2018 · 01:24 pm

Maharashtra Cabinet approves sops for institutions of eminence, Jio Institute to benefit

The state cabinet approved the construction of such institutions under the Integrated Townships Project.

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· Sep 12, 2018 · 11:45 am

Union Cabinet approves over Rs 3,700 crore to set up permanent campuses for seven new IIMs

The campuses will come up in Amritsar, Bodh Gaya, Nagpur, Sambalpur, Sirmaur, Visakhapatnam and Jammu.

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· Sep 05, 2018 · 11:00 pm

AMU says proposal to drop ‘Muslim’ from its name is preposterous: The Indian Express

A panel appointed by the University Grants Commission last year had made the recommendation to emphasise the university’s secular nature.

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· Sep 04, 2018 · 09:53 am

‘Not normal’: Former officials puzzled by PMO’s undue interference in Institution of Eminence scheme

Was it a ‘premeditated effort to include Jio Institute’?

Shreya Roy Chowdhury

· Aug 30, 2018 · 10:30 am

JNU teachers demand sacking of vice chancellor, set September 5 deadline for his removal

The teachers’ association has written an open letter to Prakash Javadekar, Minister of Human Resource Development.

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· Aug 29, 2018 · 10:00 pm

Eminence tag to non-existent institutions defies logic, finance ministry told HRD ministry: Report

The ministries had raised objections over the ‘greenfield category’ before the government gave the tag to the institutions.

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· Aug 29, 2018 · 11:03 am

Why were norms for ‘institutions of eminence’ diluted, Congress asks Prime Minister’s Office

The PMO overruled a few objections raised by other ministries during the framing of guidelines for such institutions, an RTI query has revealed.

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· Aug 28, 2018 · 08:22 pm

UGC notifies rules allowing semi-government entities to become accreditation agencies

The National Assessment and Accreditation Council and the National Board of Accreditation are the official agencies currently responsible for accreditation.

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· Aug 24, 2018 · 01:54 pm

Centre announces schedule for JEE, NEET and several other entrance exams

Joint Entrance Exam Main 1 will be conducted between January 6 and 20, while JEE Main 2 will be held between April 6 and 20.

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· Aug 21, 2018 · 06:54 pm

‘Eminence’ tag: Centre to consider freeing Delhi, Mumbai IITs from IIT Council’s control

The ‘eminence’ tag allows the two institutes more autonomy, but the IIT Act still requires the IIT Council to make decisions for them.

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· Aug 16, 2018 · 11:23 am