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The UGC has observed that several colleges and EdTech platforms continue to offer joint or online degree and diploma programmes in association with foreign entities not recognised by the Commission

All colleges, universities must form equity committees under new UGC regulations: Centre

January 16, 2026 9:45 am

The Centre shall coordinate with civil society, local media, police, district administration, nongovernment organisations, faculty members, staff, and parents to realise the objective of these regulations.

Cap coaching hours, align curricula with JEE and NEET: Centre’s panel

Cap coaching hours, align curricula with JEE and NEET UG: Centre’s panel

January 14, 2026 5:09 pm

The committee is learnt to have identified a “disconnect between school curricula and the demands of competitive examinations such as JEE and NEET”, and flagged the transition from Class 10 to Class 11 as a “stress point” for students.

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Pariksha Pe Charcha 2026: Crosses 4.3 crore registrations, exceeds last year’s Guinness record

January 12, 2026 10:48 am

Pariksha Pe Charcha 2026: Based on the responses received, a set of questions and suggestions from students, teachers and parents will be shortlisted. Selected participants may be invited for interaction during the programme.

Schools have also been advised to expose students to a variety of practice questions, in line with the shared sample tasks, to help build familiarity and strengthen basic skills

NCERT plans assessment of Class 3 students' basic learning abilities

January 03, 2026 9:36 am

As part of the preparations, NCERT has shared sample assessment tasks in Hindi and English to familiarise teachers and students with the assessment format and process.

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Amid protests over alleged financial irregularities, Tezpur University V-C sent on leave, probe panel set up

January 02, 2026 6:44 am

Tezpur University has been roiled by protests since September. Students and staff have been calling for the removal of the V-C over matters including alleged financial irregularities and Singh’s prolonged absence from the campus.

In 2025, UGC approved multiple foreign universities to set up campuses in India

End of UGC, 2 board exams and global campuses: How education in India changed in 2025

January 01, 2026 3:25 pm

In 2025, India's education sector underwent major reforms, including the approval of foreign university campuses and the establishment of IITs and IIMs abroad, driving the globalisation of higher education.

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Bhutan, Morocco approach Centre on setting up offshore IIT campuses

December 25, 2025 8:59 am

The central government had created a 17-member committee to facilitate the process of opening IIT campuses in foreign locations where students from different nations can study technical education.

According to the ECI, 58,17,851 forms (7.59% of the electoral roll) remained uncollectable after December 11, mainly due to deaths, migration and untraceable voters.

UGC, AICTE, NCTE to be replaced with single higher-education commission, Union Cabinet clears bill

December 15, 2025 3:37 pm

Earlier known as the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) Bill and has now been renamed the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhikshan Bill.

Pak-supported terror attacks, tensions with China part of new class 7 NCERT textbook

December 10, 2025 10:12 am

On China, the new NCERT book refers to “heightened tensions” with the country in recent years, mostly related to shared borders, and a few serious conflicts. “On the other hand, efforts are being made to resolve disputes through trade, dialogue and border resolution mechanisms,” it explained.

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‘Ghaznavid invasions’ get bigger section in new class 7 NCERT textbook

December 09, 2025 12:12 pm

Six pages, preceded by ‘a word of caution’, on the foreign invader

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Quixplained: What's new in the National Education Policy

August 07, 2020 8:31 am

National Education Policy or NEP is a comprehensive framework to guide the development of education in the country. A new policy usually comes along every few decades. The latest policy is India's third. It replaces the 1986 NEP, which was in place for 34 years.