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09 Oct 2022

Anand Mahindra shares the list of countries with world's top 500 Universities

Anand Mahindra shares the list of countries with universities in top 500 list. India comes at a lower end with only 8 Universities in the top 500. It was topped by USA with 87, followed by Britain and Germany.

17 Jun 2021

IGNOU extends December TEE 2020 re-evaluation form submission date

IGNOU released a statement on the official website- ignou.ac.in. Now the candidates can submit the re-evaluation form by June 30.

19 Mar 2020

Coronavirus: UGC tells universities to postpone exams, suspend evaluation

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has directed all universities and affiliated colleges on Thursday (March 19, 2020) to postpone examinations till March-end due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The evaluation work will be suspended during the period too.

Indian universities

16 Jan 2019

India moves up in global universities ranking with 49 institutions in list

Leading India again is the Indian Institute of Science (14th), followed by the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (27th).

07 Feb 2018

The rankings 2018: Indian varsities fail to secure spot in Asia's top 25 colleges, but overall visibility improves

India's representation in the annual universities ranking for Asia has improved to 42 from last year's 33 even as several of its institutions registered a decline, according to the list released today which is topped by Singapore.

Indian universities

28 Nov 2017

Indian universities must become centres of excellence: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu

Vice President on Tuesday said that the universities in the country should become centres of excellence.

20 Oct 2017

Rs 10,000 cr will be given to top 20 universities to make them world-class: PM Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said it was a "blot" that Indian universities do not figure among the top 500 of the world and added that the government has decided to give autonomy and Rs 10,000 crore to top 10 public and 10 private universities over the next five years to make them world-class.

15 Aug 2017

Government plans to make 20 universities 'world class': PM Modi

PM Modi on Tuesday said his government plans to transform 20 universities into "world class" educational institutions.

Nagaland Governor

29 Mar 2017

Nagaland Governor calls for tribal dialects department in Indian universities

Nagaland Governor on Wednesday called for the creation of a department of tribal dialects from the northeastern states in universities across India.

Prakash Javadekar

07 Dec 2016

The higher the ranking of institution, the greater the autonomy: Prakash Javadekar

Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar claimed that India spends nearly four percent of its GDP on education.

N Chandra Babu Naidu

10 Nov 2016

Universities should embrace innovation in big way: Andhra CM

Underlining the importance of innovations, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandra Babu Naidu on Thursday said the country`s education system should move ahead of traditional ways and embrace innovation.

02 Nov 2016

UGC asks varsities to mention mode of learning in degrees

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked varsities and academic institutes offering Open and Distance Learning (ODL) courses to mention this mode of learning in degrees and certificates they issue to students.

Institute of Science

06 Sep 2016

IISc Bangalore remains India's top university, global ranking drops

Even as the Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore remains the country's top university, its global ranking has dropped two notches to 152 in the latest QS World University Rankings 2016-17 released on Tuesday.

17 Dec 2015

India lacks female academic leaders; only 6.67% institutes headed by women

There is a significant shortage of female academic leaders in the higher education system of the country, as only 6.67 percent of Indian institutes are headed by women, says a report.

Indian universities

07 Dec 2015

India does not look for ranking of universities by global agencies: HRD Minister Smriti Irani

India does not look for ranking of its educational institutions by international agencies to attract "clients", says HRD Minister.

Indian universities

07 Dec 2015

Are global rankings relevant for Indian varsities?

Indian universities

02 Dec 2015

Many Indian varsities have potential to be globally best: President

President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday expressed confidence that several higher education institutes in the country could emerge as the best amongst their global counterparts, even as he expressed concern over no Indian university getting such a ranking till now.

05 Nov 2015

90% Indian universities have outdated curriculum: CNR Rao

Bharat Ratna awardee CNR Rao called for eliminating the bureaucratic hassles in the education system.

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