'Centre, UGC trying to destabilise state universities,' says Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan
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'Centre, UGC trying to destabilise state universities,' says Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: Terming it "concerning and disappointing," Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday criticised the new UGC regulations and said the Union government and the University Grants Commission are adopting an approach aimed at destabilising the universities under the State Government. Inaugurating the two-day 'International Conclave on Next-Gen Higher Education', the chief minister said the latest UGC regulations threaten the autonomy of state universities. "State Universities function according to acts formulated by elected legislative assemblies, and the creation of such regulations undermines this autonomy. The Union Government and the UGC should refrain from such actions and respect the autonomy of universities and the rights of state governments in matters concerning education," Pinarayi said.

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Draft UGC Regulations: Former Anna University V-C urges T.N. govt. to cooperate with Centre
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2 days ago

Draft UGC Regulations: Former Anna University V-C urges T.N. govt. to cooperate with Centre

The Hindu  

Former Vice-Chancellor of Anna University, E. Balagurusamy, has urged the Tamil Nadu government to work collaboratively with the central regulatory bodies, rather than oppose them, to improve the State’s higher education system. In a press release, he disapproved of the recent resolution passed by the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, rejecting the Draft UGC Regulations, 2025. The procedure followed for selection …

DC Edit | UGC can't deny states say in appointment of V-Cs
5 days, 15 hours ago

DC Edit | UGC can't deny states say in appointment of V-Cs

Deccan Chronicle  

The new draft regulations the University Grants Commission has issued introducing subject fluidity and easing rigidity in an academic world that is increasingly becoming interdisciplinary are a welcome step but the move to do away with the national-level test for appointment of faculty to colleges and universities is a regressive move that is bound to downgrade the quality and standard …

Kerala to oppose UGC’s move to overhaul V-C recruitment
1 week ago

Kerala to oppose UGC’s move to overhaul V-C recruitment

The Hindu  

Kerala’s Department of Higher Education has opposed the move by the University Grants Commission to accord powers to Chancellors or Visitors to constitute the three-member search-cum-selection committee to appoint Vice-Chancellors. “It is part of the continuing efforts by the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Union government to further its saffronisation agenda in the higher education sector and gain control over State-run universities,” …

UGC rules on UG, PG: A case for ‘liberating’ autonomous colleges from universities
1 month ago

UGC rules on UG, PG: A case for ‘liberating’ autonomous colleges from universities

The Hindu  

Recently, the University Grants Commission published the Draft Regulations, 2024. However, it is depressing to note that despite the UGC promoting online distant learning in recent years, many universities have not bothered to empanel themselves on the concerned portal that would facilitate affiliated colleges offering Online Distance Learning. However, lack of awareness among State universities and their stiff-necked attitude towards …

Union Minister Pradhan urges CM Majhi to rectify changes in Universities Act
5 months ago

Union Minister Pradhan urges CM Majhi to rectify changes in Universities Act

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: AMIDST the growing vacancies of faculty members in the state’s public universities owing to the Supreme Court stay on Odisha Universities Act, 2020, Union Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan has written to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi seeking immediate review and necessary rectifications in the Act. In a letter to Majhi on Tuesday, Pradhan said the former state government had …

The UGC must nudge universities to excel
8 months, 2 weeks ago

The UGC must nudge universities to excel

The Hindu  

The heads of India’s regulatory agencies are mostly unseen and their thoughts seldom read by the public. Given this, the article in The Hindu, “Universities must budge on college autonomy nudge”, by the Chairman of the University Grants Commission, Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar, is somewhat of a rarity. Essentially, Mr. Jagadeesh Kumar would like universities to be far less controlling in …

UGC announces regulations for establishment and operation of campuses by foreign universities in India
1 year, 2 months ago

UGC announces regulations for establishment and operation of campuses by foreign universities in India

The Hindu  

The University Grants Commission on Wednesday notified the regulations for foreign universities to set up and operate their campuses in India. According to the regulations, "Foreign institutions intending to establish campuses in India should have secured a position within the top 500 in the overall category of global rankings, as decided by the commission from time to time, or should …

Without autonomy, Kerala universities will become govt department: Governor Khan
1 year, 8 months ago

Without autonomy, Kerala universities will become govt department: Governor Khan

Deccan Chronicle  

Nagpur: Without meaningful autonomy, universities in Kerala will be reduced to the status of a government department and their degrees will not be recognised outside the state or by the University Grants Commission, Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has said. Khan, locked in a tussle with the Kerala government over autonomy of universities, asserted he is trying to save the autonomy …

Explained | Kerala Government’s Bills to remove the Governor as Chancellor of State Universities
2 years, 1 month ago

Explained | Kerala Government’s Bills to remove the Governor as Chancellor of State Universities

The Hindu  

The story so far: Kerala government has tabled University Laws Bills in the State Assembly to amend laws relating to the governance of State universities and remove Governor Arif Mohammed Khan as the Chancellor of State universities. Balagopal as he has “ceased to enjoy my pleasure.” Hon'ble Governor Shri Arif Mohammed Khan said:"The CM and Council of Ministers have every …

University Bill to remove Governor as Chancellor based on Punchhi Commission recommendation
2 years, 1 month ago

University Bill to remove Governor as Chancellor based on Punchhi Commission recommendation

The Hindu  

The recommendation of the Punchhi Commission on Centre-State Relations to refrain from “burdening the Governor with positions and powers which are not envisaged by the Constitution and which may lead the office to controversies or public criticism” has been cited by the government as a rationale behind removing the Governor as the Chancellor of State universities. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, …

Bill to amend university laws will not become law if it contravenes UGC norms: Governor
2 years, 1 month ago

Bill to amend university laws will not become law if it contravenes UGC norms: Governor

The Hindu  

Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has hinted that the draft legislation that intended to replace him as the Chancellor of State universities could turn futile due to legal hurdles. He said any bill that contains provisions contravening the norms of the University Grants Commission could not become law even if it has been passed by the Legislative Assembly. Stressing on the …

Laws and rules: On LDF bringing a Bill to remove the Kerala Governor
2 years, 1 month ago

Laws and rules: On LDF bringing a Bill to remove the Kerala Governor

The Hindu  

The Left Democratic Front government in Kerala is bringing a Bill to remove the Governor, Arif Mohammed Khan, as the Chancellor of State-run universities after repeated run-ins with him. Mr. Khan chose to put on notice Vice-Chancellors of 11 of Kerala’s universities last month, shortly after the Supreme Court of India set aside the appointment of the VC to the …

Norms relaxed for establishing deemed varsities, claims AUT
2 years, 2 months ago

Norms relaxed for establishing deemed varsities, claims AUT

The Hindu  

Claiming that the norms for establishing Deemed Universities have been relaxed, the Association of University Teachers has sought extension of time for providing suggestions on the new UGC Regulations, 2022. The University Grants Commission had released the amended regulations on Nov. 4 giving two weeks’ time for the stakeholders to provide their comments and suggestions. AUT State president P. Tirunavukkarasu …

Governor is trying to run a parallel government, says Pinarayi Vijayan
2 years, 2 months ago

Governor is trying to run a parallel government, says Pinarayi Vijayan

The Hindu  

Accusing Governor Arif Mohammed Khan of attempting to run a parallel government, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that repeated interventions in the State’s universities should be seen as part of a plan to bring them under the control of the Sangh Parivar and saffronise higher education. Mr. Vijayan was speaking after inaugurating the Left Democratic Front ‘s convention to “protect …

Governor-govt. spat: panel had recommended meaningful structures to check interference of Chancellor, Pro-Chancellor in varsities
2 years, 2 months ago

Governor-govt. spat: panel had recommended meaningful structures to check interference of Chancellor, Pro-Chancellor in varsities

The Hindu  

The farsighted recommendations of the M. Anandakrishnan Committee set up by the Kerala State Higher Education Council in 2009 to review the Acts of Universities of Kerala assume significance amidst the escalating rift between Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan and the Left front government over the appointment of Vice Chancellors. A key proposal of the committee to create statutory structures …

UGC releases names of 21 fake universities, Delhi has maximum
2 years, 4 months ago

UGC releases names of 21 fake universities, Delhi has maximum

India Today  

The University Grants Commission, UGC, has recently released a notice listing 21 “self-styled, unrecognized institutions” which are functioning in contravention of the UGC Act, that have been declared as fake universities and are not empowered to confer any degree. The notice states, 'Students and Public at large are hereby informed that presently following 21 self-styled, unrecognized institutions which are functioning …

UGC Ask Universities to Create Awareness About New Education Policy Among Students, Teachers
4 years, 5 months ago

UGC Ask Universities to Create Awareness About New Education Policy Among Students, Teachers

News 18  

The University Grants Commission has directed universities and colleges across the country to create awareness about the new National Education Policy amongst teachers, students, officials and other stakeholders in the higher education system. "There is need to create awareness about NEP amongst teachers, students, officials and other stakeholders in the higher education system. The NEP approved by the Union Cabinet …

UGC reply to JNSU allegation: Universities are autonomous bodies and can teach any particular subject
5 years, 6 months ago

UGC reply to JNSU allegation: Universities are autonomous bodies and can teach any particular subject

India Today  

As per the University Grants Commission, universities are autonomous bodies and there is no compulsion on them to teach any particular subject. The UGC has commented after the allegations from Jawaharlal Nehru University students' union, which on June 24, 2019, said that varsity was trying to impose Hindi by making it a compulsory subject at the undergraduate BA and BTech …

UGC to withhold grants if 21 Delhi University colleges don’t appoint principals
6 years, 4 months ago

UGC to withhold grants if 21 Delhi University colleges don’t appoint principals

Hindustan Times  

The University Grants Commission has warned 21 Delhi University colleges that it would withhold their grants if they do not appoint regular principals. The institutes include top colleges such as the Hindu College, Jesus and Mary College, Kamala Nehru College and Gargi College, a UGC official said. The Hindu College’s governing body said it will complete the process soon. We …

Facing criticism, govt to go slow on replacing UGC with a new body
6 years, 5 months ago

Facing criticism, govt to go slow on replacing UGC with a new body

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Under criticism from academics and political parties, the Union government has decided to go slow on the proposal to replace higher education regulator University Grants Commission with a new body. Authorities cited above said there are three key points of confusion—first, some view this as beginning of a move towards privatization of state-run higher education; second, the plan …

'No need to disband UGC,' says Tamil Nadu CM K Palaniswami, opposing Centre's Higher Education Commission Bill
6 years, 6 months ago

'No need to disband UGC,' says Tamil Nadu CM K Palaniswami, opposing Centre's Higher Education Commission Bill

Firstpost  

Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami has expressed ‘strong’ opposition to the Centre’s draft Bill on HECI, which would replace the existing UGC Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami has expressed ‘strong’ opposition to the Centre’s draft Bill on Higher Education Commission of India, which would replace the existing University Grants Commission. letter dated 14.7.2018 of Thiru Edappadi …

Tamil Nadu govt assures Opposition of protecting state's interest as Centre plans to replace UGC with HECI
6 years, 6 months ago

Tamil Nadu govt assures Opposition of protecting state's interest as Centre plans to replace UGC with HECI

Firstpost  

The HRD ministry had last week proposed to replace the apex higher education regulator UGC with the Higher Education Commission of India by repealing the UGC Act, 1951 Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday said it will ensure that the state’s interests were not affected in the wake of the Centre deciding to replace the University Grants Commission with …

Professors, academicians condemn Centre’s move to scrap UGC
6 years, 6 months ago

Professors, academicians condemn Centre’s move to scrap UGC

Hindustan Times  

The Centre’s decision to scrap the University Grants Commission and bring in a new regulatory body in the higher education sector has not gone down well with academicians, who have questioned the move saying politicians should not be involved in academic matters. Noted academician Jayaprakash Gandhi said, “The structure of the new body is such that it will give political …

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