university governance

Mumbai, April 7 The Maharashtra government has approved the implementation of four-year undergraduate programs, introducing honors and honors with research degrees from the 2026-27 academic year, in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.The decision aims to bring uniformity and...

Bengaluru, April 6 BJP MP and former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has declined an honorary doctorate offered by Haveri University, stating that it is inappropriate to bestow such honors on politicians or those engaged in self-motivated social service.He stated that the love and...

Shimla, April 1 Following widespread outrage from students over the alleged suicide of a former student from Shoolini University in Solan, the university announced on Wednesday a scholarship covering the MBA program for one student from a disadvantaged background for the next academic session...

Patna, March 30 – Governor-cum-Chancellor Syed Ata Hasnain held a high-level meeting with Vice-Chancellors of universities across Bihar at Patna Lok Bhawan, focusing on improving the quality of higher education, administrative efficiency, and safeguarding student interests.During the meeting...

Washington, D.C., March 25 – The STAR Scholars Network has awarded Professor (Dr.) C. Raj Kumar, the founding Vice Chancellor of O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU), its distinguished Lighthouse Leadership Award. This recognition celebrates his exceptional contributions to global higher...

Nainital, March 20 The Uttarakhand High Court has ruled that the Vice-Chancellor of the Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology based in Pantnagar has no authority to issue a charge sheet against a professor.A bench comprising Chief Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta and Justice...

Faridabad, March 19 A day after assuming the role of administrator at Al-Falah University in Faridabad, IAS officer Amit K Aggarwal appointed Ajay Ranga as the university's vice chancellor, according to an official order.Previously, Ranga was the Registrar (OSD-I) of JC Bose University.Dr...

New Delhi, March 17 Samajwadi Party MP Javed Ali Khan on Tuesday strongly advocated for holding student union elections in all educational institutions, currently limited to only a few universities, arguing that prominent leaders have emerged from student politics.Raising the issue during the...

New Delhi, March 11 Over 2,100 students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) voted in favour of Vice Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit resigning in a referendum conducted by the JNUSU, the results of which were released by the student union on Wednesday.Addressing a press conference, the...

Jaipur, March 9 – The Rajasthan Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy University Bill, 2026, passed by the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly on Monday through a voice vote, paves the way for the establishment of a new state university in Ajmer.Assembly Speaker Vasudev Devnani said that the city will get...

New Delhi, March 9 The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) has announced a student referendum, which will be conducted on Tuesday across all schools of the university, seeking the students' mandate "on whether the vice chancellor should be removed."The referendum will be...

New Delhi, March 7 A faculty member of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has written an open letter to President Droupadi Murmu, expressing concern over the quality of public discourse and debate on campus.In the letter dated March 6, M Christhu Doss, a faculty member at the Centre for...

Kochi, March 5 Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar removed the Vice Chancellor of Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit at Kalady here on Thursday.Arlekar, who is also the Chancellor of state universities, removed K. K. Geethakumary.Ciza Thomas, Vice Chancellor of APJ Abdul Kalam...

New Delhi, March 5 The Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers' Association (JNUTA) wrote an open letter to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday, seeking clarification on the Centre's position regarding alleged controversial remarks on caste made by JNU Vice-Chancellor Santishree...

New Delhi, March 2 Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan called on foreign higher education institutions (HEIs) to collaborate with India's fast-growing and innovation-driven education system on Monday.The minister emphasized that education is the most enduring bridge between societies...

New Delhi, March 2 Fourteen students from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) who were arrested during a protest march last week have been released, student leaders said on Monday, calling the development a relief for the university community.Those released include JNUSU president Aditi Mishra...

Aizawl/Agartala, March 1 – Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan will be the chief guest at the convocations of two central universities – Mizoram University and Tripura University – on March 7 and 8, officials said on Sunday.According to officials, the Vice-President will address the 20th...

Kolkata, February 28 An association of university professors in West Bengal on Saturday demanded the cancellation of the Jadavpur University notification for elections to representative panels in the institute, alleging that the process has been initiated under "obsolete and legally untenable"...

Patiala, February 28 The academic council of the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law here has approved a proposal to change its name to National Law University, officials said on Saturday.Patiala Congress MP Dharamvira Gandhi condemned the move and termed it a "deliberate attempt to...

New Delhi, February 26 Police and JNU students were injured after they clashed during a march by the students' union here on Thursday, with police claiming that they were attacked by the protesters. The students, many of whom have been detained, alleged that the police used excessive force...