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Pune: Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) gave a written assurance that it will release the results of the SET exam by August 30, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) told on Tuesday. The assurance comes after a protest by ABVP regarding the lateness in the result declaration. ABVP workers had protested, saying that despite two months having passed since the 40th SET exam, which was conducted on June 15, SPPU had not declared the results. A strong sit-in protest was organised in front of the SPPU's SET exam building. Following the protest, the university provided a written assurance that the results would be declared by August 30. The protest demanded the immediate release of the results for more than 90,000 candidates who appeared for the exam. As per the rules of the University Grants Commission (UGC), passing this exam is necessary to become an Assistant Professor. The delay in the results was causing academic harm to the students. Speaking at the protest, ABVP Secretary for West Maharashtra Atharva Kulkarni said, "The university administration is ignoring the students' problems. Despite our repeated requests, they have not responded. If the university does not release the results immediately, our protest will continue." Radhey Bahegavkar, the ABVP Pune City Secretary, highlighted the students' emotions, stating, "The future of many students depends on this result. The administration should stop playing with their feelings and release the results immediately." Finally, the university registrar, Professor Dr. Jyoti Bhakre, and the SET exam director, Mr. Kapadnees, were present to listen to the demands of the protesters. Following the ABVP's protest, the university gave a written assurance that the results would be declared by August 30, marking a significant victory for the students' struggle.
Hyderabad: Telangana deputy chief minister Bhatti Vikramarka said that the elevation of former Bharatiya Janata Party (MLC) N Ramchander Rao as the party's state president, and Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) leader Susheel Kumar as an assistant professor in the Hyderabad Central University (HCU), proved that the fears that those driving Dalit students to suicide on campuses will be elevated and will be given plum positions, whether in the saffron party, or the university campuses. Addressing the media in Hyderabad on Friday, July 11, he alleged that these two persons, along with ot ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) YouTuber Samay Raina appeared before the National Commission for Women (NCW) in Delhi on Tuesday, months after he was summoned in connection with allegedly offensive and sexist content aired during his show "India's Got Latent", officials said. Raina was also among the five social media influencers who appeared before the Supreme Court in a case seeking action against them for ridiculing persons suffering from disabilities. Raina submitted his statement in response to the allegations to NCW officials. Officials said further steps will be considered after reviewing his ...Read More >
Pune: Office-bearers and workers of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) staged a protest on Monday evening in front of Perugate police chowky and near Tilak Road. The demonstration followed an incident earlier in the afternoon where members of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena's student wing (MNSV) allegedly stormed the ABVP office over a dispute concerning posters.Vishrambaug police officials swiftly arrived at the scene to pacify the agitated ABVP workers. Later that night, the police initia ...Read More >
New Delhi: A day after police detained 28 Jawaharlal Nehru University students during a march, the JNU Teachers' Association (JNUTA) issued a statement condemning what it called "police brutality" and the university administration's "inaction". The students, including three JNUSU office bearers, were marching to the Vasant Kunj police station to file an FIR over recent violence on the campus when police allegedly forced them to stop. They were allegedly assaulted by the police. The students wante ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): The University of Delhi (DU) on Friday constituted an inquiry committee to investigate the alleged physical assault on a faculty member by Deepika Jha, Joint Secretary of the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU), at BR Ambedkar College. The six-member committee will be chaired by Professor Neeta Sehgal from the Department of Zoology. The panel has been tasked with investigating the incident and submitting a factual report at the earliest, with DU Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh directing them to submit its report within two weeks. According to the univers ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The School Teachers' Federation of India (STFI) has strongly condemned the shocking assault on Professor Sujit Kumar, Convenor of the Disciplinary Committee at Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar College, Delhi University. The incident occurred inside the principal's office in the presence of police officials and staff, raising serious concerns about the safety of educators on campus. The alleged attacker, Deepika Jha, Joint Secretary of the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) and a leader of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), reportedly assaulted Professor Kumar during a meeting ...Read More >
New Delhi: The National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has been formally declared a deemed-to-be university empowering it to award its own degrees, officials said. "The Ministry of Education, on the advice of the University Grants Commission (UGC), NCERT along with its six constituent units have been declared as deemed to be University under distinct category," an official notification said. Also Read: NCERT granted deemed-to-be university status, empowered to award its own degrees These constituent units include regional institutes of education in Ajmer, Bhopal, Bhub ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday defended the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, stating that there was a need to establish a "uniform pattern" in regulation, standard-setting, and university accreditation, aligning it with the National Education Policy (NEP). Pradhan introduced the Bill in Parliament on Monday, and it was later referred to a Joint Parliamentary Committee amid opposition. Also Read | Hyderabad Shocker: Mentally Unstable Woman Pushes 7-Year-Old Daughter From 3rd Floor of Residential Building in Telangana. Addres ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 23 (PTI) The election committee of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union on Thursday released the tentative schedule for the 2025-26 student elections, with polling scheduled for November 4 and the results on November 6. The election process will begin on October 24 with the display of the tentative voter list and commencement of corrections in it from 9 am to 5 pm. Nomination forms will be issued on October 25 between 2 pm and 5 pm. The candidates can file their nominations on October 27 from 9:30 am to 5 pm. The list of valid nominations will be displayed at 10 am ...Read More >
Mumbai: The University of Mumbai (MU) on Wednesday announced a revised schedule for pre-admission online registration for undergraduate admissions for the academic year 2025-2026. This decision comes after three merit lists were already published under the original schedule and is aimed at giving an opportunity to students who failed to complete their registration in time. Students will now be able to register online for admission between 6 and 10 June 2025 through the university's official website at https://mu.ac.in/admission. The university has clarified that applications submitted during ...Read More >
New Delhi: Protest at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) against a recently announced fee hike, the long-standing suspension of students' union elections and calls for administrative accountability have entered their sixth day, with students boycotting classes and staging sit-ins at the Bab-e-Syed gate (the iconic entrance of the varsity). The fee structure for different courses has witnessed a sharp revision. Students say the hike ranges from 25% to over 60% across various programmes. Many claim they first learned of the revised fees only while trying to pay through the university's online ...Read More >
New Delhi: The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has been granted deemed-to-be-university status, enabling it to award its own degrees, officials said on Friday. "The Ministry of Education, on the advice of the University Grants Commission (UGC), has declared NCERT along with its six constituent units as a deemed-to-be university under a distinct category," an official notification said. Six Institutes Brought Under New Status The status will cover NCERT's key institutions, including the Regional Institutes of Education (RIEs) in Ajmer, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Mysur ...Read More >
Kolkata, Sep 12 (PTI) A day after the death of a third-year undergraduate student at Jadavpur University, the authorities on Friday admitted to serious gaps in campus security and surveillance, attributing the lapses to delays in fund release from the state government. The deceased, Anamika Mondal, a resident of Nimta in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district and a student of English (Honours), was rescued from a pond in unconscious state beside the undergraduate arts building around 9.40 pm on Thursday -- hours after a folk music programme organised by the university's drama club. She was ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The University of Delhi constituted a six-member inquiry committee to investigate the alleged assault on professor Sujit Kumar, a faculty member of Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar College, by Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) joint secretary Deepika Jha and other members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). The incident reportedly occurred inside the principal's office on Thursday, in the presence of police personnel. Kumar, who serves as the convener of the college's disciplinary committee, is a senior faculty member at DU. The altercation allegedly broke out when a group ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Thursday took strong action against the police officers allegedly responsible for the Bengaluru stampede, suspending several high-ranking officials, including the city's police commissioner. Addressing a press conference, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah also announced a one-man commission to probe the lapses that triggered the deadly stampede. "Cubbon Park Police Station police inspector, station house master, station house officer, ACP, Central Division DCP, cricket stadium in-charge, additional commissioner of police, commissioner of police have been susp ...Read More >
The Supreme Court has requested responses from the Centre, Tamil Nadu Governor's office, and others regarding the TN government's plea. This plea challenges a Madras High Court order that suspended the state's authority to appoint vice-chancellors at state universities. The University Grants Commission has also been issued a notice concerning the high court's interim order.The Supreme Court has sought a response from the Centre, Tamil Nadu Governor's office, and others on a plea by the TN governm ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Jul 18 (PTI) In the wake of the self-immolation death of a woman student over an alleged sexual harassment incident in a college in Balasore, the Odisha government Friday made it mandatory for all higher education institutions to prominently display the Women Helpline Number-181 on the campus. In a letter to all registrars and heads of all universities, government colleges, aided colleges and private colleges under the Higher Education department, the government directed that all must treat it as "extremely urgent". In addition, the Higher Education department has also directed ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 14: Medulla Communications Pvt. Ltd., one of the world's most awarded healthcare-specialist advertising agencies, has announced the launch of its new hub in Singapore. With over 15 years of experience in solving complex healthcare challenges, Medulla is now looking to create a super-specialist category as the first digital healthcare advertising agency in Asia. New Hub to Deliver Scalable, Specialist Healthcare Marketing Solutions Across APAC. Also Read | New Cheque Clearing System: Banks To Clear Cheques Within Few Hours Starting October 4, Announces RBI. ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) The Students' Federation of India (SFI) on Thursday opposed Delhi University mandating a Rs 1 lakh bond from students' union election candidates, saying it would approach the high court against the "arbitrary and exclusionary" provision. The university, in a notification issued on August 8, directed that contestants of the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) polls must submit the bond as a preventive measure against property defacement during campaigning. DUSU elections for 2025-26 are scheduled for September 18, and the counting of votes will be held the next day ...Read More >
The UGC emphasised that degrees from these institutions are not valid for academic or professional purposes and urged the students to verify the recognition status of any university before seeking admission. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has declared 22 institutions as fake, which were operating without proper recognition and falsely presenting themselves as legitimate universities. These entities are not authorised to confer degrees under the UGC Act, 1956, making any qualifications ob ...Read More >
SHILLONG, Dec 16: In a major development at the North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Sumarbin Umdor on Monday tendered his resignation from the post of Pro Vice-Chancellor, Shillong Campus, with immediate effect from the afternoon of December 15. In his resignation letter addressed to Vice-Chancellor Prabha Shankar Shukla, Prof Umdor stated that he has handed over charge to the Senior Pro Vice-Chancellor, Fameline K. Marak, in accordance with university norms. Explaining the circumstances leading to his decision, Prof Umdor said that over the past year, during the continued absence of the V ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 7 (PTI) The Maharashtra government has approved the rollout of four-year undergraduate programmes, introducing honours and honours 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 ensure effective implementation of the revised four-year undergraduate structure across all public universities, and affiliated as well as autonomous colleges in the state. According to a government resolution (GR) issued on Monday, the four-year undergraduate programme will be structured into eight seme ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 1 (ANI): In a significant move aimed at strengthening the party's ideological and organisational base in Telangana, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national leadership has appointed N Ramchander Rao as the President of the Telangana State Unit, succeeding Union Minister G Kishan Reddy, said a release from the party. This appointment signals the party's clear intent to return to its foundational principles and reinforce its grassroots connection in the state. A veteran of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), Ramchander Rao brings to the position a ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka came down heavily on the BJP for appointing N Ramchander Rao, who was among the accused in the suicide of Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula, as the president of the BJP's Telangana unit. The Congress leader alleged that the saffron party has once again shown that it rewards those who go against Dalits and tribals. Addressing a press conference in Delhi on Friday, he recalled the alleged role of Ramchander Rao in the Rohit Vemula case. He alleged that the BJP leader had brought pressure on the authorities of Hyderabad Cent ...Read More >
New Delhi: South Asian University (SAU) has expelled a Bangladeshi doctoral scholar and fined the students' mess secretary Rs 5,000 for their role in a clash over serving of non-vegetarian food on Maha Shivratri earlier this year. The disciplinary action follows an internal inquiry by the university's Proctorial Committee.The Feb-26 incident involved an altercation in the university mess between two student groups after fish curry was served on the Hindu festival. According to students, members affiliated with Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) had earlier requested that only vegetarian ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): South Asian University on Thursday removed the girls' hostel warden and suspended the assistant following student protests over the alleged sexual assault of a student on the university's campus. This development comes after students staged a protest outside the administrative block, demanding the suspension of the warden and assistant over their alleged delayed action in a sexual assault case. Students at the university alleged that the administration tried to suppress the matter. The Delhi Police registered an FIR late on Monday night and launched a pr ...Read More >
Ahmedabad: A student from Jammu studying at the LD College of Engineering alleged that a group of around 40 individuals, with their faces covered, entered the college hostel on Friday and assaulted his roommate following an argument on a WhatsApp group. A Gujarat University police official said no formal complaint has been filed so far, but the student's statement is being recorded.According to the student, the incident began with a disagreement over messages posted on a WhatsApp group. He told p ...Read More >
Chandigarh [India], April 2: In collaboration with US-based global tech giant Microsoft, Chandigarh University (CU) has established a state-of-the-art Microsoft Skill Center in Artificial Intelligence (AI) to boost employability of CU students with Microsoft certifications in AI, ML, Cloud Computing and emerging technologies, real-world hands-on training and lab-based learning as per global tech demands. Also Read | Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2026: Udhayanidhi Stalin Files Nomination From Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni, Says 'Will Create History This Time'. The dignitaries who graced the inaugura ...Read More >
NEW DELHI The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) elections are scheduled to be held on November 4, with results expected on November 6, according to a tentative poll schedule issued on Thursday. The announcement follows days of disruptions and heated exchanges between the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and the Left groups during the General Body Meetings (GBMs) over selection of the Election Committee (EC). The outgoing JNUSU has three office-bearers from the United ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has been granted deemed-to-be university status, enabling it to award its own degrees, the ministry of education said. According to an official notification issued on the advice of the University Grants Commission (UGC), NCERT and its six constituent units have been accorded the status under a distinct category. The constituent units include Regional Institutes of Education in Ajmer, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Mysuru and Shillong, along with the Pandit Sunderlal Sharma Central Institute of Vocational Education in Bhopal. ...Read More >