Higher
Education in India has evolved in distinct and divergent
streams with each stream monitored by an apex body,
indirectly controlled by the Ministry
of Human Resource Development. The 415
universities/ institutions, are mostly funded by the state
governments. However, there are 20 important universities
called Central universities, which are maintained by the
Union Government and because of relatively large funding,
they have an edge over the others. The engineering education and business schools are
monitored and accredited by the All
India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) while
medical education is monitored and accredited by the Medical
Council of India (MCI). Like-wise, agriculture
education and research is monitored by the Indian
Council for Agriculture Research. Apart from these,
National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) controls all
the teacher training institutions in the country. The country has some ace engineering, management and
medical education institutions which are directly funded
by the Ministry of Human Resource Development of the Union
Government. Admission to all professional education
colleges is done through all-India common admission tests
of which the IIT-JEE, AIEEE, CAT and CPMT are the most
popular ones. Most of the institutions reserve a small percentage of
seats for foreign students.
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M.H.R.D update ::
Thakur
to look after
tech edu
NEW DELHI : Mr Ashok Thakur, a 1977
batch IAS officer of the Himachal Pradesh cadre has been
appointed Additional Secretary, Department of Higher
Education in the Ministry of Human Resource Development in
the vacancy created by the transfer of Mr K.M. Acharya.
No person has, however been posted in place of Mr Ravi
Mathur who has been repatriated to his cadre in Rajasthan. Joint Secretary
N K Sinha is looking after NITs while Joint Secretary Sunil Kumar is holding
additional
charge of Higher Education.
Andhra JNTU split final, VCs appointed
HYDERABAD :
On August 20
Andhra government appointed four
vice-chancellors for the new universities which have come into existence
following splitting up of Hyderabad-based
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University. more
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TOP STORIES ::
West Bengal JEE pattern is set to change again
CALCUTTA : The rules of the West Bengal state Joint
Entrance Exam (JEE) are set to change for the third
time in three years, according to reliable sources.
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Calcutta University admission deadline being extended CALCUTTA : Calcutta University is considering a proposal from
college principals to extend the last date of admission to BA, B.Sc
and B.Com courses by two weeks.
more Karnataka govt wants common academic
calendar for varsities
BANGALORE : Karnataka government is pushing a proposal
for a common academic calendar for state universities. The
proposal came up at the first meeting of the
Inter-University Board (IUB) on August 21.more
MCA seekers depleting in Andhra, engineering on the rise
HYDERABAD : The MCA colleges in Andhra Pradesh are heading for
a crisis with more than 1,500 seats lying vacant in the convenor quota
after the first phase of
Icet counselling.
more
KHARAGPUR : The Indian Institutes of Technology have shelved the two
key decision they proposed to take at the Kharagpur joint admission board
meeting. With this the minimum ten-plus-two
eligibility cutoff will remain at 60 per cent, for now, and Kota will
continue to be a JEE centre.
more
Andhra IIT
launches its programmes
MEDAK :
Andhra Pradesh's IIT dream came true here on August 19 with the formal
launch of the Indian Institute of Technology at the make-shift campus in
the Ordnance Factory, 60 km from the state capital. more
St
Stephen's allowed to appoint principal
NEW DELHI : St
Stephen's College, on August 21, won the first round of the
legal battle with the Delhi University and got a green
signal from the Delhi High Court to go ahead with the
appointment of its Principal.
more
Outsiders
rule roost in Osmania hostels
HYDERABAD : While
students are running from pillar to post to get a room, outsiders and
criminals are ruling the roost in Osmania University hostels. more
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Campus life & students' politics coming back to life on
the campus of Kashmir University
