Policies
New UGC rules will require colleges to have 75% of teaching posts filled and to pay teachers on central or state salary scale to be eligible for funds.
India Budget 2024: Institute directors and heads demanded allocation of budget to STEM, technology-driven learning, creative fields.
AICTE Approval: For the first year, institutes are not required to upgrade infrastructure, change exam systems or pay Technical Education Regulatory (TER) fees.
Professionals living within 75 km of an institute are eligible for its BTech, BBA, MBA and other UG, PG courses. AICTE’s original limit was 50 km.
Many took law schools, including Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University and NLSIU Bengaluru, to court over admissions in 2023.
The ministry has also asked IITs, NITs and institutes of national importance to provide study material in languages included in the 8th schedule of the Constitution in three years.
AICTE recently asked colleges offering BBA, BMS and BCA courses to get its approval from the 2024-25 session, leaving them worried about admissions.
New Guidelines for Coaching Centres: Exams like NEET, JEE Main, CUET encouraged coaching centres, pressured students, said a representative.
Education ministry's new guidelines for coaching centres requires institutes to provide weekly-offs, CCTV cameras, and refund fees in 10 days.
The Ministry of Education issued guidelines to regulate coaching centres following complaints on rise in student suicides, fire incidents, teaching methods.
