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Central university of Himachal promotes all students of even semesters
The Central University of Himachal Pradesh has promoted all the students of the even semesters of the 2019-20 academic session, according to a notification issued on Tuesday.
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Aaditya Thackeray moves SC against UGC's final year exams decision
The exams were postponed due to the spread of coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdowns across the country
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Over 450 universities have conducted final exams or planning to do so: UGC
The status update by the higher education regulator came amid opposition by several states to conducting examinations in universities in view of the spike in Covid-19 cases
Govt allows universities to start online courses, but where is the infra?
Issue of quality control in this mode of teaching-learning, faculty development programmes and student placement are key hurdles in the move towars this form of education
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Covid-19 crisis: Cambridge University scraps in-person lectures for 2020-21
It likely won't be the last, as the virus threatens the foundations of the traditional student experience, and the finances of universities around the world
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Liquor shops to schools: What's open, what's not as India extends lockdown
Districts will be tagged as red, green and orange zones based on severity of coronavirus cases in extended lockdown.
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Universities may hold final exams in July with reduced duration, says UGC
The varsities may decide whether to conduct exams online or offline keeping in view the support system available with them and ensuring fair opportunity to all students
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New academic session in varsities from Sep, end semester exams in July: UGC
The admission process will begin in universities from August 1
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Citizenship isn't just about rights, but duties towards society: CJI Bobde
Speaking at the 107th convocation of the Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU) here, he lamented that some educational institutes have become "extremely commercially-minded"
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HRD minister tables Bill in Lok Sabha to set up central Sanskrit varsities
The three Sanskrit deemed universities that will be converted into central universities
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Ranking universities on graduate job prospects is a step in right direction
Teaching Excellence Framework measures how students think assessment & feedback is at the Institute
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How universities can earn trust, share power in the bitter post-truth era
The enemy of a civilised society is power plus ignorance normalised
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Growing intolerance is curbing right to free speech in Indian universities
JNU has announced an 83% cut in its research funds and a reduction in number of students accepted
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Top Universities of the world
Oxford topped the list because it improved across the four main indicators that influence the rankings
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