‘It’s an attack on public intellectuals’: West Bengal teachers will challenge proposal to gag them

The state has distanced itself from a leaked draft of the Universities and Colleges (Administration and Regulation) Rules but teachers plan to move court.

Shreya Roy Chowdhury

· Apr 23, 2018 · 06:30 am

Why did some universities that were recently granted autonomy think they had not applied for it?

Some universities filled in a one-page application form asking for data without possibly realising that it constituted an application for autonomy.

Shreya Roy Chowdhury

· Apr 03, 2018 · 07:30 am

The Union government has granted autonomy to universities that say they did not apply for it

The University Grants Commission replied to Scroll.in’s questions after the story was published. It said all universities granted autonomy had applied for it.

Shreya Roy Chowdhury

· Mar 31, 2018 · 09:00 am

UGC to grant full autonomy to 62 universities and eight colleges, says Prakash Javadekar

These universities will remain under the UGC’s purview but will not have to seek permission to start new courses and departments.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 20, 2018 · 10:18 pm

Mandatory attendance row: ‘Researchers shouldn’t be evaluated by how often they show up on campus’

Research students and their supervisors at JNU and other institutions agree that being compelled to mark attendance interferes with their work.

Shreya Roy Chowdhury

· Mar 20, 2018 · 07:30 am

Delhi University Teachers’ Association begins five-day strike against funding policy

The association has asked students and their parents to support the agitation.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 19, 2018 · 12:23 pm

UGC’s new formula for reservation in teaching posts may affect SC/ST and OBC recruitment

The government approved the commission’s proposal to calculate quotas by department instead of considering a university as a unit.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 02, 2018 · 09:17 am

TISS strike shows how financial aid for marginalised students in higher education is being choked

Successive Union governments have refused to release funds needed to disburse scholarships to eligible Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students.

Vineet John Samuel

· Feb 24, 2018 · 01:30 pm

NEET to be held on May 6, Aadhaar mandatory for filling forms

Candidates can register online till 11.50 pm on March 9.

Scroll Staff

· Feb 09, 2018 · 07:38 am

BHU, Jamia Millia Islamia ranked among top 350 Asian universities

Ten other Indian institutes of higher education also made their debut on the Asia University Rankings list published by ‘Times Higher Education’.

Scroll Staff

· Feb 07, 2018 · 02:44 pm

Centre denies reports claiming BA Chopade was appointed vice chancellor of Banaras Hindu University

Registrar Neeraj Tripathi has been officiating as the interim vice chancellor since October 2017.

Scroll Staff

· Feb 02, 2018 · 06:49 pm

AICTE recommends engineering students to study the Vedas and Puranas too

The model curriculum is a guideline for institutions to refer to while revising their own syllabi.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 25, 2018 · 01:26 pm