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‘Fails to respect intellectual rigour, imposes ideologically driven content': Kerala govt rejects UGC draft curriculum
September 27, 2025 10:33 am
The Kerala government panel, headed by economist Prabhat Patnaik, called for a rethink of the proposed curriculum framework’s very premise, instead of only making corrections.
Petition flags ‘grave defects’ in UGC’s draft curriculum for math
September 20, 2025 2:56 pm
A petition sent to the UGC chairman has urged the UGC to withdraw the draft and form a new committee comprising expert mathematicians and teachers of undergraduate mathematics to redraft the curriculum.
What UGC’s draft curriculums for undergraduate courses say, why some states have objected to them
September 04, 2025 12:45 pm
Incorporation of ‘Indian Knowledge Systems’ have led to inclusion of Vedic mathematics, ayurveda-compliant food, and management practices in the Gita and Ramayana. Opposition states have said these ideas are obsolete and steeped in Hindutva.
Kala Ganpana, Bharatiya Bijganit: UGC draft curriculum proposes teaching ancient math to UG students
August 25, 2025 8:17 am
The curriculum also includes teaching of concepts such as panchanga (Indian calendar) and how it determines mahurtas (auspicious time) used in rituals and festivals.
UGC extends registration deadline to enrol for online, ODL courses
August 23, 2025 10:17 am
This decision comes in response to requests from multiple higher educational institutions (HEIs), according to the official UGC statement. The Commission has asked the higher education institutions to adhere to the revised timeline.
UGC directs universities, colleges to stop offering healthcare, allied courses in ODL, online mode
August 19, 2025 11:35 am
No HEI will be allowed to offer any allied and healthcare programmes covered in NCАНР Act, 2021, including Psychology as specialisation under ODL/Online mode, from the July 2025 academic session
UGC cautions students against unrecognised foreign collaborations, edtech firms
July 27, 2025 9:43 am
The UGC has observed that several colleges and EdTech platforms continue to offer joint or online degree and diploma programmes in association with foreign entities not recognised by the Commission.
Nepal students’ suicide: UGC points to lapses by KIIT — ‘tried illegal compromise in harassment complaints’
July 22, 2025 7:00 am
A four-member committee, headed by former IGNOU vice chancellor Nageshwar Rao, was constituted by the UGC to look into the incidents after another KIIT student from Nepal died by suicide in May.
Tavleen Singh writes: Time to get beyond history books and address problems of today
July 20, 2025 7:42 am
My point is that instead of wallowing eternally in the glories of our glorious past, it is time to address the problems of today. What difference will the new history textbooks make, if most schoolchildren are unable to read them?
UGC NET June 2025 Admit Card: When will NTA release city slip at ugcnet.nta.ac.in?
June 17, 2025 11:45 am
UGC NET Admit Card 2025, UGC NET 2025 Exam City Intimation Slip 2025 At ugcnet.nta.ac.in: The National Testing Agency (NTA) is set to release the UGC NET June 2025 exam city intimation slip soon at ugcnet.nta.ac.in. Admit cards are expected at least three days prior to the start of the exam.
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