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Ushering
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With the National
Eligibility cum Entrance Test
finally
set to execute a new regime in medical college
admissions from 2017 - and in all its glory at that -
and the Modi government and the Supreme Court firm to
overhaul the Medical Council of India, the coming years may usher in a new
system for the new age.
The proliferation of engineering colleges in 1990 had
necessitated setting up of the All India Council for
Technical Education (AICTE), and now, 25 years later, the
Judiciary and Parliament have tacitly concurred to
change the medical education set up in the country. With the
Opposition in favour for a change and the Judiciary
favourably inclined, the proposed
National Medical Commission Bill,
2016 may be a reality during the winter session of
Parliament.
The draft Bill has no place for the
Lodha committee so
the short-lived committee which has raised more
questions than it could answer, would have to wind up or
may perpetuate in its new avatar like the oversight
committee for medical admissions or fee structure
adjudication/arbitration authority under the new
regime.
With the
Supreme Court order dated
April 28 and May 9,
2016 specifically
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India Rankings 2017 : Jadavpur, Anna universities break
the glass ceiling
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NEW DELHI : While the results of the India Rankings 2017,
released here on April 3, were strictly on the expected
lines, Jadavpur University, Calcutta, and two
universities from Tamil Nadu made surprise appearance on
the national scene. The results were announced by Union
HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar here at a press
conference in which most Centrally funded institutes and
universities scored top positions leaving poor state
universities/institution far behind. Despite all odds
that the state universities face, Jadavpur University
scored 12th, Anna University, Chennai, 13th and Amrita
Vishwa Vidyapeetham Coimbatore scored 16th positions
respectively.
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SC approves replacement
of MCI panel appointed by it
NEW DELHI : On
July 18 the Supreme Court allowed the Centre to replace the MCI
oversight committee with a fresh panel of five eminent doctors.
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UGC's distance
learning regulations to apply from next year
NEW DELHI : The University Grants Commission (UGC) has
postponed the implementation of regulations for open and
distance learning (ODL) programmes to the 2018-19
academic session.
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SC lifts stay, tells IITs to go ahead with
admission process
NEW DELHI :
On July 10 the Supreme
Court gave IITs a green signal to go ahead with
counselling and admission. A bench, presided by Justice
Dipak Misra, vacated its July 7 stay on admission
process.
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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 running diploma courses
varsities resent
re-recognition of distance edu courses
NO FACULTY, NO
FACILITIES IN NEW PVT. MEDICAL COLLEGES
ENGINEERING LOSES LURE AS STUDENTS
TURN TO HUMANITIES
52% IIT ENTRANTS
QUALIFIED BY SELF-STUDY, SAYS REPORT
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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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Calcutta
University sans VC for 2 years |
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CALCUTTA : Two
years after Prof Suranjan Das left Calcutta University as
its vice-chancellor the university is still being run by
interim VCs -- the latest being Sonali Chakravarti Banerjee,
a professor of political science and PVC (finance) of the
University. Sonali, whose husband Alapan Bandyopadhyay is a
powerful state transport secretary and father Nirendranath
Chakravarti an eminent poet, will take charge on July 15, a
day after the term of current interim VC Asutosh Ghosh comes
to an end.
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Pay hike
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NEW DELHI : Nearly 800,000 teachers and staff
working in colleges, universities and institutions run
by the Centre and state governments are set to get a pay
hike in the range of 22-28%, a newspaper report said on July 9.
The Cabinet is likely to approve a UGC panel’s
recommendation in this regard this month, said a Human
Resource Development Ministry official adding that it is
“most likely to sail through”.
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Private
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NEW DELHI : Private
sector players may soon get powers to grant accreditation to
universities, colleges and other institutions of higher learning in
the country. At present, this function is vested solely with the
National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), an autonomous
institution under the UGC’s jurisdiction.
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NLSIU
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BANGALORE : In
quick move on June 20 the Karnataka assembly unanimously
passed the National Law School of India (Amendment) Bill
2017 which seeks to reserve 50 per cent seats in the coveted
National Law School of India University (NLSIU) for
Karnataka residents. The bill has rattled the law education
authorities because NLSIU being an institution of national
importance would trigger off a cascading effect on other law
schools.
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