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Panaji: The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) on Friday awarded the A+ grade to the Goa University after its latest cycle of assessment.This is the best grade yet awarded to Goa's lone and state-run varsity, marking a historic shift for the institution.The A+ grade is a significant jump for the varsity from the B++ grade awarded to it in the last assessment cycle by NAAC in 2022. GU also attained a very high cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 3.30. Its score in the last c
New Delhi, Nov 13 (PTI) The National Assessment and Accreditation Council has issued a show-cause notice to Al Falah University -- which is under scanner following the Delhi blast -- for displaying false certification on its website, officials said on Thursday. The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) is an autonomous government body that evaluates and certifies the quality of higher education institutions like colleges and universities. In its show-cause notice, the NAAC said it has noted that the university, "which is neither accredited nor applied for accreditation by NAAC ...Read More >
Jammu : The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Jammu stands at a luminous crossroads in its journey -- one defined by ambition, perseverance, and a resounding affirmation of its rising stature. In what can only be described as a golden chapter in the Institute's evolution, IIM Jammu has accomplished a feat few in the nation can claim: the rare distinction of securing not one, but two of the most coveted international accreditations -- BGA and EFMD Accreditation for MBA program -- within a single remarkable year. These accolades speak volumes of the Institute's steadfast commitment to academ ...Read More >
New Delhi: Education continues to command the largest share of India's corporate social responsibility (CSR) spending, reaffirming its status as the country's most preferred social investment sector. With overall CSR expenditure touching nearly ₹34,000 crore in FY 2023-24, education alone attracted around Rs 12,000 crore, almost one-third of the total, according to the Confederation of Indian Industry's (CII) Exploratory Study on CSR in Education. Based on responses from 23 major corporates and foundations, the study reveals a decisive shift in how companies approach education CSR: from trad ...Read More >
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday remanded Al-Falah group chairman Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui in 14 days of judicial custody, in connection with a money laundering case linked to the "fraudulent" acquisition of a Rs 45 crore worth land in Delhi. Siddiqui was produced before Additional Sessions Judge Sheetal Chaudhary Pradhan on Saturday, at the conclusion of his ten-day ED custody granted on March 25. He has now been sent to judicial custody till April 17. Also Read: ED arrests Al Falah group chairman in 2nd money laundering case On March 24, the ED arrested Siddiqui in his second case under t ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government will introduce the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025 in the winter session of Parliament to set up a commission to facilitate universities and other higher educational institutions "to become independent self-governing institutions and to promote excellence through a robust and transparent system of accreditation and autonomy." The bill, reviewed by HT, says the Commission will have three wings -- the Regulatory Council, Accreditation Council and ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) A Delhi court on Monday deferred the hearing of arguments on the fresh interim bail application filed by Al-Falah group chairman Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui to April 11. This plea is related to the money laundering case involving the cheating of students enrolled in the Al-Falah University. Additional Sessions Judge Sheetal Chaudhary Pradhan was hearing the fresh bail plea after it was remanded to trial court by the Delhi High Court on April 1. Earlier on Wednesday, the Delhi HC directed the trial court to decide afresh on the Enforcement Directorate (ED) plea against the tw ...Read More >
Lucknow, July 4 (UNI) In a significant move aimed at strengthening the higher education landscape in Uttar Pradesh, the state government has approved the operation of two new private universities. Acting on the directives of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the state has granted permission for the establishment of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Ramayan University in the sacred city of Ayodhya and has issued a Letter of Intent for the creation of Ajay Kumar Garg University in Ghaziabad. The decision reflects the Yogi government's commitment to making Uttar Pradesh a leading state in higher education. T ...Read More >
The ED on November 18 arrested Jawed Siddiqui after it carried out simultaneous raids in Delhi-NCR in places connected to the trustees and promoters of Faridabad-based Al Falah University, linked to the Red Fort area car blast case, officials said. Al Falah University founder Jawed Ahmed Siddiqui, at the centre of a major investigation linked to the recent Delhi blast, was sent to Enforcement Directorate custody for 13 days by a Delhi court on November 19. Siddiqui who was picked up by the poli ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Several teachers' organisations and higher education stakeholders have opposed the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhikshan (VBSA) Bill, 2025, cleared by the Union Cabinet on December 12, alleging that it will fundamentally alter the government's commitment to publicly funded higher education and undermine institutional autonomy. The VBSA Bill seeks to repeal three key legislations -- the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act, 1956, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) Act, 1987, and the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) Act, 1993 -- and replace them with a sin ...Read More >
NewsVoir Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 11: Galgotias University has achieved another milestone, as one of its Alumni and Ex Army Wing Cadet Priyanshu Dixit, has been commissioned as a Lieutenant in the 3 Sikh Regiment of the Indian Army, passing out parade held at the OTA (Officers Training Academy) Chennai on 07 March 2026. Priyanshu Dixit, an Ex Army Wing Cadet of the NCC (National Cadet Corps) Batch 2020, 40 UP BN NCC and a student at the School of Basic and Applied Sciences (SBAS), was widely respected among his peers and mentors for his strong sense of responsibility, dis ...Read More >
PRNewswire Pune (Maharashtra) [India], April 3: Mahindra International School (MIS), Pune, hosted a landmark visit by two senior leaders of the Council of International Schools (CIS): Jane Larsson, Executive Director, and Dr. Sudha Govindswamy Sunder, Associate Director of School Support and Evaluation. A historic milestone for international education in India: Mahindra International School, the country's first CIS-accredited institution, welcomes the Council of International Schools (CIS) leadership team to Pune. This engagement by CIS in Pune underscores the city's growing prominence in gl ...Read More >
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], April 3: Mahindra International School (MIS), Pune, hosted a landmark visit by two senior leaders of the Council of International Schools (CIS): Jane Larsson, Executive Director, and Dr. Sudha Govindswamy Sunder, Associate Director of School Support and Evaluation. Also Read | Delhi Police Files FIR Over Alleged FSSAI Document Tampering, Seeks X Account Details in Defamation Probe. A historic milestone for international education in India: Mahindra International School, the country's first CIS-accredited institution, welcomes the Council of International Schools ( ...Read More >
Siddiqui was produced before Additional Sessions Judge Sheetal Chaudhary Pradhan on Saturday, at the conclusion of his ten-day ED custody granted on March 25. He has now been sent to judicial custody till April 17. On March 24, the ED arrested Siddiqui in his second case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act . Their probe found that "forged" documents were prepared and used for fraudulent acquisition of land, and Siddiqui, director and majority shareholder of Tarbia Education Foundation, ...Read More >
* Programmes aligned with National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, emphasising flexible and technology-enabled higher education. * Designed for working professionals and aspirational learners seeking flexible, career-focused degrees without leaving their jobs. Noida, India | April 8th, 2026: Bennett University, backed by The Times Group, has launched Bennett Online, a dedicated Centre for Distance and Online Education, offering fully online MBA and online BBA programmes designed for India's growing ...Read More >
NewsVoir Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 8: Galgotias University, one of the top most private universities in Uttar Pradesh, has gone an extra mile in global technology education with its recent achievement in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026 for Computer Science and Information Systems. Published by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), one of the world's most respected global higher education ranking agencies, the QS rankings are widely regarded as an important international benchmark of academic reputation, research strength and employer recognition. This accomplishment a ...Read More >
Marking a major shift, the Centre will also ensure that the new regulator is divested of all funding/grant mechanisms, which will instead be handled by the Union education ministry. New Delhi: The Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025, set to be introduced in the Parliament this week, will do away with existing regulators AICTE and UGC (allowing a transitional role) and instead bring in a new 12-member regulatory council (Viksit Bharat Shiksha Viniyam Parishad). It will be backed by an acc ...Read More >
The Centre has granted the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) the status of an "Institution deemed to be University under distinct category", enabling it to independently offer degree programmes as part of efforts to strengthen teacher education and educational research in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. With the new status conferred by the Union ministry of education, NCERT will now be able to offer higher education programmes in education across d ...Read More >
Patna: Should 108-year-old Patna University (PU) be allowed to have single-faculty institutions at a time when the university is struggling hard to implement the provisions of the National Education Policy, 2020?This question is being raised by the academicians more forcefully following a piquant situation created by the recent posting of principals recommended by the Bihar State University Service Commission in five colleges of PU. They observe that a teacher of chemistry would not have been posted at Patna College which teaches humanities and social science subjects or a teacher of home scie ...Read More >
KOLKATA: An FIR has been lodged against Hasin Jahan, the estranged wife of cricketer Mohammed Shami and Arshi Jahan, Hasin's daughter from her first marriage at Suri in Birbhum district in West Bengal. A few days ago, a conflict erupted over a plot of land in the Sonator area under ward no. 5 of Suri Municipality. The land reportedly belongs to Arshi and it is alleged that neighbor Guddu Bibi was trying to encroach that land. It is alleged that after the construction work started on the land on Friday last week, Hasin started beating up her neighbour. The locals captured the scene on camera. ...Read More >
Noida, Jul 4 (PTI) Police arrested three accused on Friday night for allegedly 'digitally arresting' a elderly woman advocate living in the Gautam Buddha Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh and defrauding her of more than Rs 3.29 crore, an official said. According to an official of the Cyber Crime Police Station, Hemantika Vahi, in her complaint filed on Tuesday, alleged that on June 10, she received a phone call where the caller informed that that four bank accounts had been opened using her Aadhaar card and a case had been filed in this regard. The caller told her that the money found in these ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Centre has granted the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) the status of an "Institution deemed to be University under distinct category", enabling it to independently offer degree programmes as part of efforts to strengthen teacher education and educational research in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. With the new status conferred by the Union education ministry, NCERT will now be able to offer diploma, undergraduate (UG), postgraduate (PG), doctoral and specialised programmes, while continuing its core role in school curriculum dev ...Read More >
NewsVoirGreater Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 11: Galgotias University has achieved another milestone, as one of its Alumni and Ex Army Wing Cadet Priyanshu Dixit, has been commissioned as a Lieutenant in the 3 Sikh Regiment of the Indian Army, passing out parade held at the OTA (Officers Training Academy) Chennai on 07 March 2026.Priyanshu Dixit, an Ex Army Wing Cadet of the NCC (National Cadet Corps) Batch 2020, 40 UP BN NCC and a student at the School of Basic and Applied Sciences (SBAS ...Read More >