“The idea behind the letter sent to universities in October 2018 was to seek suggestions about teaching of Hindi in universities and not to mandate it,” UGC Secretary Rajnish Jain said.
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UGC To Study Quality Of PhD Thesis For Doctoral Degrees Awarded In Last 10 Yrs
The move comes following concern raised by various quarters about duplication of subjects on which PhDs are done.
After Mass Protests, Cabinet Clears Ordinance to Restore 200-Point Roster on Reservation for Faculty Positions in Universities
A series of protests were held over the issue by various students’ and teachers’ organisations.
Restore 200-point Roster System for Reservation in Universities: Rahul Gandhi Writes to Prakash Javadekar
The departure from the 200 point roster system has led to widespread protests across the country and deserves urgent intervention, Gandhi said.
PM Modi Denying Employment Opportunities in Varsities to Deprived Sections: Rahul Gandhi
“He (Modi) has one mantra: Exit of the deprived sections from the mainstream. Development of industrialist friends,” Gandhi alleged.
13-Point Roster May Be a Beginning of The End of Reservation
The government should bring a bill to restore the university as the unit for faculty reservation.
Bring Ordinance on Reservation Roster for Teaching Positions: RS Member and DU Professor Manoj Jha Writes to Javadekar
UGC had announced in March that an individual department should be considered as base unit to calculate number of teaching posts to be reserved for SC/ST candidates.
Modi Government Adds New Hurdle For Dalit Students To Avail Special Research Fellowship
The new guidelines are unjust and a move to exclude Dalit students from higher education, said BJP Lok Sabha MP Udit Raj.
UGC Prohibits Academics From Publishing Materials Critical Of Central & State Govt; Professors Call It A Move ‘Curtailing Democratic Rights’
“We will have the kind of publications that military men write, which are mainly technical in nature,” a professor said.
JNU Students Protest HRD Ministry’s Decision To Scrap UGC
The HRD Ministry has recently announced its decision to replace the UGC with the HECI.
Why No Question Booklets In Braille, HC Asks UGC
“What if a candidate is visually and speech impaired or hearing impaired? What will the scribe do in such situations?” the court asked the UGC.