'It interferes in administrative matters of institutions, robbing them of their independence in day-to-day affairs and appointments.' Kindly note that this illustration generated using ChatGPT has......
The Supreme Court on Thursday said petitions challenging the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, raise substantial questions of......
'Everything will be decided by the Centre.''Universities will have no autonomy to start a new course or introduce a new syllabus.' IMAGE: With the Higher Education Commission of India Act 2018,......
The new Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations, 2026, of the University Grants Commission (UGC) which has triggered protests and demonstrations at several places aims at......
The Winter session of Parliament beginning Monday will see the government push its reforms agenda with a legislation to open up the civil nuclear sector to private players, while the Opposition is......
Sitharaman calls for building capabilities to ensure growth resilience; tightens fiscal deficit target at 4.3% of GDP. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Key Points Budget's focus was on......
University Grants Commission Chairman Sukhadeo Thorat talks on the state of higher education in the country. The Eleventh Five-Year Plan aims at increasing the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in......
Private and foreign corporate investment may soon get to flow into Indian higher education with the government considering a move to reform policy that hinders such financing. Currently, it is......
The reduction in goods & services tax (GST) on individual life and health insurance premiums has been called a “landmark step” for making insurance affordable and inclusive. Illustration:......
IMF’s Article 4 consultation report on India The Indian government has expressed its disagreement with the IMF staff’s ‘baseline’ assumption that the 50 per cent US tariffs on its goods......