Tag: UGC
The UGC has decided to start ten ‘PhD Excellence Citations’ every year to appreciate outstanding doctoral research by young scholars. The new initiative, to be awarded from this year, will look for excellence in PhD work across subjects, with the very first ones scheduled for presentation next year. UGC Chairman M. Jagadesh Kumar announced that […]
In what comes as a significant move over better access to higher education, the University Grants Commission declared that varsities can have their entrance examinations for undergraduate and postgraduate courses if the seats remain vacant after the usual admission rounds. Touted to be taken at its 572nd meeting, the decision shall ensure no seat remains […]
The NEP 2020 envisages reshaping the very landscape of Indian education in its advocacy of multilingualism. Compounding this vision, a few days back, Shri K. Sanjay Murthy, Secretary Higher Education, Ministry of Education, unveiled the following unique new initiatives: ASMITA, Bahubhasha Shabdkosh, and Real-time Translation Architecture. These initiatives were launched during the valedictory session of […]
