Higher Education in India

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 433 universities/ institutions, are mostly funded by the state governments. However, there are 40 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.

 

Madhavan Nair, 3 others disgraced

ISRO chief K Radhakrishnan (L) with former chiefs K Kasturirangan (C) and G Madhavan Nair during an event in the Antirix Bhawan. (Photo Courtesy PTI)

NEW DELHI : On January 24, a day before the Republic Day, G Madhavan Nair and three other top space scientists were disgraced and declared persona non grata for all Central jobs following probe into the controversial Antrix-Devas deal for allotting S-band spectrum. The disgrace comes following a news leak about a PMO order of January 13, signed by Sandhya Venugopal Sharma, Director in the Department of Space. more
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Search panel dragging feet, UGC remains headless
NEW DELHI : The selection of the chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC) has been considerably delayed with the three-member search committee dragging its feet. more

Nalanda University boundry wall coming up fast
NALANDA : Construction activity has begun here at the Nalanda International University and the first pillars were clearly visible when this correspondent visited the site on January 9. more

MCI ordered to put up all assessment reports on its website      
NEW DELHI : The Central Information Commission has directed the Medical Council of India to post on its website all assessment reports of medical colleges inspected by it as an obligations under RTI.
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Medical Edu panel wants 29,000 medical seats more in 12th Plan
NEW DELHI : The standing committee on health has proposed adding 18,000 additional undergraduate medical seats, and nearly 11,000 post-graduate seats in the 12th Plan period. more

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du, jamia vc oppose points for promotion scheme 
delhi to have women's technical university
CHANCELLOR PROMISES TO PROBE VTU VC CASE
UP PG MEDICAL ADMISSION EXAM  ON FEBRUARY 26
70,000 APPLY FOR CMAT SO FAR, TEST IN 61 CITIES

GTU TO CHECK FACULTY, INFRASTRUCTURE IN TECH COLLEGES 

 
 

 

Bengal governor's seal on varsity bill

CALCUTTA : On January 23 West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan signed the controversial West Bengal University Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2011 which was passed in the winter session of the Assembly. Raj Bhavan sources said the bill had been sent to the government for issuing gazette notification. more

 

NET to have more objective questions

NEW DELHI : The University Grants Commission (UGC) has decided to change the pattern of National Eligibility Test and set the questions in objective style rather than expect long hand-written subjective style. This, UGC sources said, will spare the aspirants from writing long answers in the test that it holds twice a year. This will expedite the NET result as well, a UGC official said. more

 

MHRD okays ICAI accounting proposals

NEW DELHI : In a landmark move to counter higher education blues, the Ministry of Human Resource Development has, in principle, agreed to the accounting system suggested by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). more

 

Lucknow med varsity to hold UP CPMT '12

LUCKNOW : King Georges' Medical University now called Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University (CSMMU) will, for the last time, hold the combined pre-medical test (CPMT) 2012. more

 

GNDU don is Jammu University VC

Dr Mohan Paul Singh Ishar

JAMMU : On January 29 Dr Mohan Paul Singh Ishar, Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Guru
Nanak Dev University took over as the new VC of the University of Jammu.
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