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IIT-Delhi set to revamp curriculum for all courses after over a decade

Around 54,000 students have graduated from IIT-Delhi in various disciplines, including engineering, physical sciences, management, and humanities and social sciences

6 UK institutions to partner with Jindal University for overseas education

The O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) has established comprehensive and meaningful partnerships with six prestigious universities in the UK

CUET 2022: UGC releases tentative timeline for undergraduate admissions

The results for the debut edition of the CUET for UG admissions were declared on Friday last week

Student commits suicide at Punjab's university; peers protest on campus

A first-year student of a private university in Punjab's Phagwara committed suicide, triggering a protest by fellow students on the campus, police said on Wednesday. The student, who was from Kerala and was studying B.Design at Lovely Professional University (LPU), took the extreme step on Tuesday, they said. Soon after, other students of the university held a protest on the campus. Policemen have been deployed outside the university campus. Prima facie, the student was facing some personal issues, as was suggested by a suicide note left by him, a police official in Phagwara said. Police said the student's parents have been informed and an investigation is underway. A Kapurthala district administration official appealed to students not to believe any rumours. LPU said it is saddened by the unfortunate incident. "The initial investigation by the police, and the content of the suicide note point towards personal issues of the deceased. The university is providing full support to t

Delhi University admissions 2022: Here's how you can apply this year

The entire admission process will be online and registering on CSAS is mandatory for all candidates seeking admission to Delhi University colleges

25% extra seats, no entrance test for foreign students: UGC chairman

Universities and higher education institutions across the country will now be allowed to create up to 25 per cent supernumerary seats for foreign students in their undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) programmes, UGC chairman Jagadesh Kumar has told PTI. There will be no entrance tests for these admissions, Kumar said, adding that the decision was taken at a meeting of the University Grants Commission (UGC) held last week to discuss "internationalisation of UG and PG programmes in India." The supernumerary seats will be created over and above the total sanctioned strength and the decision regarding these seats will be taken by concerned higher educational institutions (HEIs) according to specific guidelines and regulations issued by the regulatory bodies considering the infrastructure, faculty and other requirements. "Indian HEIs may admit international students based on the equivalence of entry qualification held by them. The equivalence is to be determined by UGC or any other

Indian higher education may find capital at home rather than in FDI

The data shows that much capital can be tapped domestically through alumni and corporate endowments

DSEU announces last date to apply for undergraduate courses, diploma

The last date to apply for diploma programs and BA in digital media and design at Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University is July 27, the varsity said on Monday. Meanwhile, the last date to apply for undergraduate programs is August 15. "Last date to apply for Diploma programs and BA Digital Media and Design is 27th July 2022. Last date to apply for Undergraduate programs is 15th August 2022," DSEU tweeted. For the second batch of the university, the Kejriwal government-run skill varsity has opened admissions for 15 full-time diploma programmes, two part-time diploma programmes and 16 undergraduate programmes (except B.Tech.) and for the Advanced Diploma in Automotive Mechatronics along with Lateral entry to the B.Tech. programmes and five PG programmes. Amongst the 16 UG programmes, the university has added four new flagship programmes B. Library Sciences, B. Optometry, B.Sc. Hospital Management, BBA Automotive Retail Management. The programmes are being offered on 19 campus

IGNOU June term end exam begins on July 22; check all the details here

IGNOU has released the hall tickets on July 20 which is available on the official site ignou.ac.in

JNU to resume physical classes for all courses from August 3

Jawaharlal Nehru University will resume in-person classes for students of all courses from the next month, according to an official notification issued on Wednesday. The notification asked students to attend physical classes from August 3. JNU, which was closed in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, reopened in February to resume offline classes for all students except those in the first year. However, the students had alleged that several centres, including the School of International Studies (SIS), did not resume offline classes. Students groups including the All India Students' Union and the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) held protests calling for the resumption of offline classes in the SIS. The notification issued on Wednesday said, "It has been decided to start classes in offline mode in the university by 3rd of August, 2022. All the students are hereby required to attend the offline classes from August 3rd." On Tuesday, JNU issued a separate notification fo

Pushing particular language too hard could cause regionalism: JNU VC

JNU Vice Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit Wednesday said pushing a particular language or any regional language "too hard" might lead to regionalism as language is a very "sensitive" issue

Universities should not become spaces for ideological conflict: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said universities should not become wrestling grounds for ideological battles.

All universities should provide education from KG to PG, says Khattar

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar Saturday said all universities in the state should make education available from kindergarten level to postgraduation.

20 pvt universities, HEIs pledge to strengthen India's net zero commitment

Over 20 Indian private universities and higher educational institutions have pledged for "better and improved" actions to achieve UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in their institutions

Delhi University to resume offline classes from February 17: DU Proctor

The student outfits, cutting across party lines, have been demanding that the Delhi University (DU) begin offline classes without any further delay

Not in favour of cut-off based admission system: DU Vice Chancellor

Talking about his personal view on the continuation of the cut-off (merit-based) system, Singh said he is "not for it".

DU declares cut-off marks under special drive to fill some vacant seats

Candidates can apply for admission under the special drive on November 14 and 15.

DU releases fifth cut-off list, some colleges reopen admissions

The Delhi University released its fifth cut-off list on Monday, with some colleges reopening admissions in a few courses for general category students.

IISc is India's best university in 'Times Higher Education' list

Saveetha University (166th) sees biggest climb after featuring in the 501+ band previously

UG admissions under DU's third cut-off list to start on October 18

The admissions for undergraduate courses under the Delhi University's third cut-off list will commence from Monday. The aspirants will have time till October 21 to apply for the course of their choice. The last day to pay the fees will be October 25. Over 51,000 candidates have already secured admissions under the two lists with colleges also over-admitting students to certain popular courses. The Delhi University released the third cut-off on Saturday with the required marks for admission to courses seeing a decline of 0.25 per cent to 1.5 per cent and popular courses still available in colleges. Even though the cut-offs continue to remain on the higher side, there is a glimmer of hope for students as seats are still available. After the third cut-off, a special cut-off will be declared on October 25 for candidates who were eligible but could not or did not take admission in the earlier three cut-offs for whatsoever reasons. According to the guidelines, the declaration of speci