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Refer Higher Education Commission of India Bill to House panel: Digvijaya Singh

November 29, 2025 2:30 am

According to the Lok Sabha bulletin issued last week, the Bill is set to be introduced during the Winter Session. In line with the NEP 2020, the Bill aims to set up a single regulatory authority for higher education, merging the UGC, the AICTE, and the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE).

Universities are finally becoming democratic and inclusive. This is progress, not decline

September 02, 2025 6:36 pm

A first-generation Adivasi scholar may not mirror the cosmopolitan polish of a Delhi-educated professor, but their perspectives expand the intellectual horizons of students in invaluable ways

When Gandhi meets Ambedkar: How higher education institutions can change our villages

June 02, 2025 11:59 am

The Ministry of Education’s Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) completes a decade, redefining the role of higher education in India

Krea University, IFMR GSB launches NHRD Students’ Chapter

Krea University, IFMR GSB launch National Human Resource Development Network students’ chapter

February 11, 2025 9:42 am

The Network aims for skill-building and competency enhancement, especially for students and young professionals.

UPSC Essentials | Mains answer practice — GS 1 (Week 88)

UPSC Essentials | Mains answer practice — GS 1 : Questions on significance of the Kumbh Mela in India's independence movement and higher education (Week 88)

February 06, 2025 2:42 pm

Are you preparing for CSE 2025? Here are questions from GS paper 1 for this week with essential points as the fodder for your answers. Do not miss points to ponder and answer in the comment box below.

While the education sector still hopes for 6 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) allocation to the public education system, the minister last year allocated Rs 1.12 lakh crore to the education sector

Union Budget 2025 Highlights: Education ministry gets Rs 1.28 lakh crore, check other highlights

February 02, 2025 9:57 am

Budget Education Sector 2025 Highlights: Centre will create additional infrastructure in five IITs and expand IIT Patna and launch 'Bharatiya Bhasha Pushtak' scheme to provide digital form of Indian language books for schools and higher education.

Budget 2025: Government impetus needed for faculty development in higher education

January 28, 2025 10:44 pm

Industry and academia aren’t able to connect on research opportunities or secondment opportunities for faculty members because of lack of information and lack of collaboration between the two.

How quality of higher education is tied to primary education

January 20, 2025 1:10 pm

Could one even talk about BHU, AMU, Vishwa Bharati or Jamia Malia Islamia without referring to Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, Rabindranath Tagore or Zakir Husain?

While the new wave of non-profit universities has built a strong track record of not loading capital expenditures onto fees, the next frontier for them is raising untied funding for operating costs. (File Photo)

Making campus equal, excellent

September 25, 2024 10:58 am

The biggest challenge for non-profit universities is convincing philanthropy to fund revenue expenses because it is easy to confuse university buildings with building universities.

NTA SWAYAM July session 2024 registration begins at swayam.nta.ac.in

Commonwealth Master’s Scholarship application underway for Sep 2025 batch; apply before October 15

September 22, 2024 9:56 am

The scholarship aims to support students committed to contributing to India’s development upon their return, aligning with the developmental themes outlined by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission.