Higher edu institutes can admit students twice a year: UGC chairman
In a significant move, universities and other higher education institutions (HEI) in the country can admit students twice a year instead of the existing system of once annually.
In a significant move, universities and other higher education institutions (HEI) in the country can admit students twice a year instead of the existing system of once annually.
The step has been taken following an advice given to this effect to the Ministry of Education by the University Grants Commission (UGC).
Among the 21 universities, 17 are state-run while the remaining four are private operating universities.
Appointments for ‘Professors of Practice’ (PoPs) have started in universities across the country as Central Universities (CUs) started adopting the PoP scheme in various domains.
The University Grant Commission (UGC) has asked universities across the country to develop textbooks in regional languages so that students can learn and write examinations in their respective languages.
The UGC informed the court that the expert committee, headed by Prof RC Kuhad, submitted a report recommending that terminal semester examinations should be conducted by universities/institutions by the end of September.
A bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for UGC, to file a response on the matter within two days.
On closer reflection, West Bengal is not the only state that has fallen out with the UGC over its revised guidelines.
The MHA, however, cautioned that the examinations should be held as per the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) approved by the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
However, the CM said that the final decision will be subject to the new directions or guidelines of the University Grants Commission (UGC).
