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On January 10, UGC asked universities to implement guidelines on autonomy after finding they were not responding to applications from colleges.
University ombudsperson are expected to address the needs of individual students, not student unions, clarified UGC chairman M Jagadesh Kumar.
The bill provides for control and regulation of private coaching institutes, registering and regulating them and monitoring the cost of the study material and other charges.
Anil Sahasrabudhe said there is still a dire requirement for more hands-on learning opportunities for students through industry-collaborative internships.
Kerala Budget Live: The pre-matric scholarship was scrapped for Classes 1-8 citing the Right to Education Act.
AICTE PARAKH: The self-assessment platform is currently open to engineering, management and MCA programmes.
UGC Guidelines: An internship of 60 to 120 hours duration after the 4th semester will be mandatory for the students enrolled in UG degree programmes.
Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the 1 lakh corpus of Jai Anusandhan' scheme will help private entities to opt for an interest-free loan.
The Indian National Teachers’ Congress said the decision will affect the EWS students as public HEIs will have to hike the fee.
Interim Budget 2024: The National Research Foundation (NRF) will now receive an average of Rs 10,000 crore annually to support research endeavours.
