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Fault lines open: UGC cites 1956 law to assert itself, five IIT directors object
August 26, 2014 2:34 am
Directors of IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay had earlier specified that since the IITs and the UGC are two separate systems.
Two IIT directors speak up: Not under UGC until you change law
August 23, 2014 4:03 am
At present, 16 IITs across the country function as “apex institutions for engineering education and research” under the HRD.
Students wont be affected even if bill fails to pass in Rajya Sabha: IISER director
September 16, 2011 2:47 am
Even if the amendment bill,which will bring the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research under the National Institutes of Technology Act,fails to pass through Rajya Sabha,it will not hamper the future of the first batch of M.Sc students,said KN Ganesh,director of the institute.
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Updated: January 9, 2026 22:36 IST
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Lucknow Police arrest KGMU doctor booked in ‘forcible conversion’ case; ruckus breaks out at varsity
Updated: January 9, 2026 22:20 IST
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