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The six states have opposed the UGC draft regulations, citing concerns over VC appointments, flexible degree structure, and federal autonomy.
The National Education Policy, 2020 envisages the creation of HECI as the principal regulator for higher education.
CSIR-JRF certificate has a validity of two years. “This leaves limited time for them to qualify for a scientist position before crossing the 32-year age limit," scholars said.
The 'Subhadra Yojana' scheme is designed to provide eligible women aged 21 to 60 years with Rs 50,000 over five years, from 2024-25 to 2028-29.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Saturday that the government plans to add 75,000 seats in medical colleges in the next five years.
State Information Technology Minister Ashish Shelar said that the task force includes experts from the academia, industry and government.
Union Budget 2025: For the next fiscal year (2025-26), government plans to add seats in 5 new IITs, especially IIT Patna, and in medical colleges. It had allocated a record Rs 1.20 lakh crore to the education sector for the current year.
The government plans to establish 50,000 new Atal Tinkering Labs over the next five years to provide students with hands-on experience in technology and innovation.
Medical Education Budget 2025: Experts point to faculty shortage, poor hostel facilities, low stipends; say need to shift focus to medical colleges in Northeast
Union budget 2025: The pre-matric and post-matric scholarships for minorities have been cut by 40% and 63.8% in 2025-26. Allocations rise for several schemes for SC, OBC students.
