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HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS NEWS

High-quality education needs trust between state and institutions, public and private

January 10, 2026 7:30 am

How effectively our higher education prepares young people for learning, work, and leadership will shape our social and economic growth

Classroom teaching is essential to academic rigour. HC ruling misses that

January 03, 2026 7:16 am

Today, universities have drifted from their core mandate, and the faculty are called upon by the state and regulators to play roles for which they were never trained

Higher education bill frees our universities

December 26, 2025 7:28 am

The Bill prioritises transparency by mandating online and offline public self-disclosure of all academic, operational, and financial matters. It ensures students have free access to a fair, transparent, and robust grievance redressal mechanism.

1.2 lakh opportunities, 82000 offers, 28-thousand takers — yet only 2,000 candidates complete PM Internship Scheme 2025

December 17, 2025 9:09 am

The govt noted that the Round II of the PM Internship Scheme has also seen strong participation, with over 1.18 lakh internship opportunities posted and more than 24,600 offers accepted.

Bihar govt to establish two vernacular academies for Prakrit and Pali to preserve ancient languages

December 13, 2025 9:07 am

These two academies will work under the administrative control of the newly created department of Higher Education, according to a notification issued by the Cabinet Secretariat department on December 10.

Behind promise of reform, the HECI Bill promotes privatisation of higher education

December 09, 2025 1:35 pm

The question is whether the path charted by the HECI, under the auspices of NEP 2020, is one that leads to inclusive excellence or towards a stratified, commercialised system that reproduces and deepens existing inequalities

Kashmir University: Around 20% posts lying vacant across departments

April 15, 2025 9:00 am

The application filed by Jammu-based RTI activist Raman Kumar Sharma in February, revealed that majority of the vacancies are at the faculty level. including over 200 key posts of professors, associate professors and assistant professors, besides 110 junior assistants.

Georgia National University to set-up campus in Andhra Pradesh

March 26, 2025 9:00 am

Andhra Pradesh signs a Rs 1,300 crore agreement with Georgia National University to establish an international university in North Andhra, aiming to elevate education standards, research, and global connectivity.

Manoj Jha writes: UGC is diminishing universities

January 30, 2025 2:12 pm

The 2025 Draft regulation is another exercise in shifting goalposts. The least we can expect from the government is to evaluate the proposed draft regulations on constitutional parameters

Govt plans accreditation system overhaul for higher educational institutes by December

January 29, 2024 10:02 am

Institutions will be declared either accredited or unaccredited without specific scores or grades

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