UGC decides to set up Consortium for Academic and Research Ethics (CARE) to refine and strengthen research publication
New Delhi, 08 January 2019: Credibility of Research Publications is extremely important because it has a direct impact upon the individual, institutional and National image. With an aim to refine and strengthen the University Grants Commission (UGC) approved list of journals, the UGC has issued a Public Notice dated 28th November 2018, and decided to […]
Read More →NTA Declares UGC NET Dec 2018 Results; 3,883 Qualified for JRF & more than 44,000 qualified for Assistant Professor
New Delhi, 05 Jan 2019: National Testing Agency today has declared results of UGC-National Eligibility Test conducted in December 2018. Out of registered candidates of more than 95,000 candidates, 3,883 Qualified for JRF & more than 44,000 qualified for Assistant Professor. The First UGC NET Examination was conducted by NTA from 18th December, 2018 to […]
Read More →National Education Policy is ready, Govt to declare soon: Prakash Javadekar
Goa: Union Minister for Human Resource Development Mr Prakash Javadekar informed that Report of K Kasturirangan Committee is ready, Government to declare National Education Policy very soon. Mr Javadekar was addressing at the 31st convocation of Goa University today at Panaji, Goa. Governor Mrs Mridula Sinha, Vice Chancellor Prof Varun Sahani were present on this […]
Read More →UGC changes norms for PhD Admission Test; More weightage for Entrance Test
New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC), the higher education regulator, has notified amendments in the regulations for award of MPhil and PhD. The amendments notified that for selection of candidates, a weightage of 70 % to the Entrance Test and a weightage of 30% to the performance in the interview/vice-voce shall be given. As […]
Read More →CSIR releases UGC-NET notification; Exam on 16 Dec 2018
New Delhi: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has released notification for next CSIR-UGC Test. The council will hold the Joint CSIR-UGC Test Tentatively on Sunday 16 December 2018 for determining the eligibility of the Indian National candidates for the award of Junior Research Fellowships (JRF) NET and for determining eligibility for appointment of […]
Read More →Access mock tests for JEE (Main), NEET (UG), UGC-NET examinations via 3400 Test Practice Centres
17 September 2018, New Delhi: The Union Minister for HRD Mr Prakash Javadekar has inaugurated a network of more than 3,400 Test Practice Centres (TPCs) spread across the 622 Districts in the country. 25 Test Practice Centres (TPCs) joined Minister of HRD through Google Hangouts in this inauguration at New Delhi today. These test centres […]
Read More →National Testing Agency releases notification to conduct UGC- NET in December 2018
New Delhi: The next UGC- National Eligibility Test (NET) will be held in December 2018. National Testing Agency (NTA), an autonomous and self-sustained testing organization set up under Ministry of HRD, will conduct the Test during 09 to 23 December 2018. The registration of application will commence from 01 September. The registration window will close […]
Read More →UGC eases norms to admit more SC/ST/OBC (Non-Creamy layers) students in PhD
New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has released official notification for First Amendment in the MPhil and PhD Regulations. A relaxation of five per cent marks has been made for the reserve category candidates in the entrance examination, conducted by the University for PhD/MPhil Admission. The notification said “A relaxation of 5 % of […]
Read More →PhD Degree will be mandatory qualification for recruitment of Assistant Professor in Universities from 01 July 2021
New Delhi: UGC (Minimum Qualifications for Appointment of Teachers and other Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and other Measures for the Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education) Regulations, 2018, provides that PhD Degree shall be a mandatory qualification for direct recruitment to the post of Assistant Professor in Universities with effect from 01 July […]
Read More →UGC notifies Prevention of Plagiarism Regulations 2018: Outlines penal measures
New Delhi: The University Grants Commission has released the UGC (Promotion of Academic Integrity and Prevention of Plagiarism in Higher Educational Institutions) Regulations 2018 to curb Plagiarism in academic and research activities. Now universities and colleges shall declare and implement the technology based mechanism using appropriate software so as to ensure that documents such as […]
Read More →UGC NET July 2018: More than 55.5 thousand candidates qualified for eligibility for Assistant Professors and nearly 4 thousand for JRF
31 July 2018, New Delhi: The result of 7th UGC NET Examination has been declared by CBSE. The result has been declared in record time. The 7th UGC NET examination was conducted by CBSE on 08 July 2018 across 91 cities in the country. The examination was conducted in 84 different subjects. A total number […]
Read More →CBSE declares results of UGC NET July 2018 today
New Delhi, 31 July 2018: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced results of the UGC-NET July 2018 Exam today. The UGC NET exam was held on 08 July 2018. The candidates can access their results on the official website of the CBSE-UGC NET. By submitting information regarding Roll Number, Application Number, and […]
Read More →UGC takes various steps to curb the problem of predatory and sub-standard journals
New Delhi, 23 July 2018: Union Minister for HRD Mr Prakash Javadekar, in a reply to a starred question in Lok Sabha, today said that UGC has addressed the problem of predatory and sub-standard journals claiming to publish scholarly articles. Accordingly, the Standing Committee of UGC on notification of journals has been constituted which, after […]
Read More →More than 7,500 suggestions have been received on Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) Draft Bill
New Delhi, 19 July 2018: The HRD Ministry has prepared a draft Higher Education Commission of India Bill, 2018 for repeal of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act and setting up Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) for promoting the quality of academic instruction, maintenance of academic standards and autonomy of higher educational institutions. The […]
Read More →Next UGC NET exam will be held in December 2018; National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct the test first time
New Delhi: The Minister of Human Resource Development, Mr Prakash Javadekar has said that the National Testing Agency (NTA) has started its work and will be conducting various entrance examinations for higher educational Institutions from next academic sessions onwards. NTA will conduct its first test i.e. University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) in December […]
Read More →A Landmark Step: Government to replace UGC with Higher Education Commission of India
New Delhi: Sweeping changes are on the card in the Higher Education as the Union Government has prepared a Draft Bill to set up Higher Education Commission of Indian (HECI) in place of University Grants Commission. The new Act will be known as The Higher Education Commission of India (Repeal of UGC Act) Act 2018. […]
Read More →UGC New Quality Mandate: Teaching vacancies not to exceed 10% of sanctioned strength at any time in varsities by 2022
New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has approved UGC Quality Mandate for improving the quality in higher educational institutes (HEIs). The mandate strives to achieve the objectives set by the year 2022. Every institution shall get NAAC accreditation with a minimum score of 2.5 by 2022. To achieve the target, non-accredited institutions will be […]
Read More →Landmark Reform ! UGC approves regulations to allow universities to offer online courses in line with their regular programs
New Delhi: In a landmark reform in the field of Higher Education, University Grants Commission has approved UGC (Online Courses) Regulations, 2018 in its meeting held on 24th May, 2018. Higher Educational Institutions can offer Certificate, Diploma and Degree Programmes in full-fledged online mode in only those disciplines in which it has already been offering […]
Read More →CSIR-UGC NET Dec 2017 Results declared ! 3,973 candidates qualified for JRF (NET) CSIR & 4,409 qualified for Lecturership-NET
09 May 2018, Mumbai: The much awaited the results of joint CSIR-UGC Test for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Eligibility For Lecturership (NET) held on 17 December 2017 have been declared today (10 May 2018). The results and cut-offs are available on the official website of CSIR-UGC Test. A total number of 3,973 candidates have […]
Read More →Application window open for 13th Gujarat State Eligibility Test (GSET) 2018
Vadodara: The 13th Gujarat State Eligibility Test (GSET) will be held on 30 September 2018 (Sunday) for determining the Eligibility of Gujarat state’s candidates for Assistant Professor in universities and colleges of Gujarat State. The Online Registration has commenced from 09 April 2018. The last day for Online Application and Bank Challan Generation is 14 May 2018 […]
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