IITs, central universities filled only 30% of reserved faculty vacancies in a year, shows data

At the end of a year-long recruitment drive, 1,439 positions were identified for SCs, STs and OBCs but only 449 persons were recruited.

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· Dec 22, 2022 · 11:01 am

Aligarh Muslim University to remove texts by two Islamic thinkers from arts syllabus

The decision was taken after 25 professors and activists said that one of the ideologues had called for total Islamisation of India.

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· Aug 03, 2022 · 11:45 am

Only 375 of over 6,500 faculty positions filled in central universities, says education ministry

The ministry had directed all higher educational institutions in September to fill vacancies on a ‘mission mode’ within a year.

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· Jul 26, 2022 · 12:39 pm

UGC seeks report from Sharda University on exam question about similarity between Hindutva, fascism

The professor who prepared the question for the first-year Bachelor of Arts (Honours) political science paper has been suspended and issued a show-cause notice.

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· May 10, 2022 · 01:31 pm

IIM-Rohtak head was appointed despite not being eligible, Centre tells HC: Report

The statement comes more than a month after the director, Dheeraj Sharma, completed his first term as the head of IIM-Rohtak.

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· Mar 17, 2022 · 08:20 pm

SC asks IIT Bombay to create seat for Dalit student who could not pay his fee on time

Prince Jaibir Singh encountered technical errors while making the payment online and reportedly did not get any help from the institute.

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· Nov 23, 2021 · 09:20 am

BJP credits Modi for setting up two new colleges a day since 2014, although 74% of them are private

When it comes to a private college, the Centre comes into the picture only after it is established, say educationists.

Gautam Doshi, FactChecker.in

· Sep 13, 2021 · 09:30 pm

IIT Madras tops national ranking of institutes for third straight year

Delhi University’s Miranda House has topped the list under the college category for the fifth consecutive year.

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· Sep 09, 2021 · 02:43 pm

‘This is not my Ashoka’: Angry students ask university to bring back Pratap Bhanu Mehta

The resignation of the prominent political scholar from India’s leading private liberal arts university has created shockwaves.

Vijayta Lalwani

· Mar 18, 2021 · 08:45 pm

As Donald Trump tightens immigration rules, Indian tech students ditch the American Dream for Canada

Canada’s policies incentivise students and fast-track citizenship applications.

Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com

· Jun 11, 2020 · 07:30 pm

IIT Madras is India’s top educational institute, Delhi’s Miranda House ranked best college

The Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru and IIT Delhi have been ranked on the second and third spot in the overall category, respectively.

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· Jun 11, 2020 · 06:24 pm

NEET will apply to minority and private institutions too, rules Supreme Court

The top court said that the medical entrance examination does not take away the rights guaranteed to minority institutions.

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· Apr 29, 2020 · 09:16 pm