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The Narendra Modi government at the
Centre has completed three years and a couple of months,
that is more than half of its term and yet if we venture
to count its achievements in the Higher Education sector
then we will really have to strain our mind to an
extreme to find an example.
The two examples that come
immediately to my mind, worth citing, are the National
Institutional Ranking Framework the first edition which
was launched on 4th April, 2016 and the
Higher Educational Financing Agency which has its roots
in the past.
The third venture that the government took up with much
fanfare was the drafting of a New Education Policy,
though the seeds of it were sown during the previous
Congress rule. The Minister of State Jitin Prasad had,
during the 62nd meeting of the Central
Advisory Board of Education on 10th October
2013 welcomed the proposal to have a new “Education
Commission” and a new National Testing Agency. The
proposals were left to be deliberated and worked out in
detail in consultation with all stakeholders.
The MHRD under the Narendra Modi government decided to
have a New Education Policy instead of an “Education
Commission”. A committee was appointed under T.S.R
Subramanian which fretted for six months and then
submitted its report to the HRD Minister on May 7, 1016.
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MHRD
releases "Swachhta" rankings,
Javadekar scores a Brownie point
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NEW DELHI : Devoid of a clear vision, the Ministry of Human
Resource Development earned some Brownie points on
September 14 here by hosting ‘SWACHHTA’ Ranking 2017
where HRD minister Prakash Javadekar distributed award
for cleanliness. In all 25 institutions in categories
like "Universities", "Technical Institutions", "Colleges
and "Government institutions" were selected and awarded
on the occasion. Paradoxically the institutions getting
top positions on the Swachhta index had found no place
in the India Rankings 2017 the results of which were
declared on April 3 this year nor do they figure high in
the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)
list.
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Rules tweaked to favour
some in MBBS admissions
NEW DELHI :
Counselling authorities in some states slyly tweaked rules to
favour some cash-rich clients, giving them admission to coveted medical
seats hoodwinking the hawk eye of the apex court.
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CBSE says it can't
hold two National Eligibility Tests in a year
NEW DELHI : Reluctant and overloaded Central Board of
Secondary Education (CBSE) has told the government that
it can't hold two National Eligibility Tests (NET) in a
year.
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Finance Ministry rejects IITs' ranking
elevation plan
NEW DELHI : The Finance Ministry has rejected the Rs 8,700 crore
Project Vishwajeet aimed at boosting the global ranking of the top seven
Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).
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TN introduces 2 Bills to
streamline VCs' appointments
CHENNAI : On July 8 two Bills were introduced in
Tamil Nadu Assembly
to specify
qualifications for the vice-chancellors of the state
universities and to set a time limit for the process of appointment.
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DELHI GOVT TO STOP FUNDING TO 28
DU COLLEGES
punjab
private varsities want laissez-faire
re-recognition of distance edu courses
opposed
NO FACULTY, FACILITIES IN NEW PVT. MEDICAL COLLEGES
ENGINEERING LOSES LURE AS BOYS
TURN TO HUMANITIES
52% IIT ENTRANTS
QUALIFIED BY SELF-STUDY : REPORT
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Applications invited for "eminence" status |
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NEW DELHI : From September 13 the
University Grants Commission started entertaining
applications from institutions of higher learning seeking
"status of eminence". The UGC will give each institution 90
days to apply for the status, which will give them the
freedom to decide their own curriculum, fee structure and
admit foreigners up to 30 per cent of the total student
strength.
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Sonali
Banerjee is new Calcutta varsity VC |
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KOLKATA: Sonali Chakravarti Banerjee
has been named as the new vice-chancellor of Calcutta
University for a term of four years. The appointment comes
after over two years of adhocism during which the university
had a string of officiating bosses.
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Start NEET
merit based counselling, TN told |
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NEW DELHI :
On August 22 the
Supreme Court told the Tamil Nadu government to start
counselling for admissions to MBBS and BDS seats based
on the NEET merit list and complete the process by
Sept 4. The bench directed the
State government to initiate the admission process after
the Central government told the court that it was not in
favour of the recent ordinance passed by Tamil Nadu to
exempt it from the NEET this year.
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Eminent
space scientist U R Rao passes away |
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BANGALORE :
Space scientist and former ISRO chief U R Rao, died early
morning on July 24. According to an ISRO official, cited by
PTI news agency, he took his last breath at around 3 am in
the morning. He is survived by his wife, a son and a
daughter.
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Prof Yash
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NEW DELHI : Prof Yash Pal former chairman of
University Grants Commission and an eminent educationist
passed away early on July 24 at his Noida residence,
according to his family members.
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