This University In Karnataka Will Be Renamed After Former PM Manmohan Singh
2 weeks, 2 days ago

This University In Karnataka Will Be Renamed After Former PM Manmohan Singh

ABP News  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, while presenting the state budget for 2025-26, announced that Bengaluru City University will be renamed as Dr Manmohan Singh Bengaluru City University. As part of this initiative, Government Arts College and Government RC College will become constituent colleges under the newly renamed university to enhance its academic offerings, as per a report on PTI. Addressing faculty shortages, the government has committed to filling 2,000 vacant teaching positions across government colleges, engineering institutions, and polytechnics, as per the report. In a significant push towards global exposure and industry-oriented education, Karnataka government will introduce the Chevening Karnataka Master’s Scholarship Programme, enabling female students to pursue studies in prestigious universities in England.

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Academicians propose name of Dr. V. K. R. V. Rao for Bengaluru City University instead of former PM Manmohan Singh
1 week, 5 days ago

Academicians propose name of Dr. V. K. R. V. Rao for Bengaluru City University instead of former PM Manmohan Singh

The Hindu  

Former education minister and Congress leader B.K. Rao’s name will be most appropriate for Bengaluru City University, and not that of former prime minister Manmohan Singh. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, in his budget for 2025-26, proposed to rename Bangalore City University as Dr. Manmohan Singh Bengaluru City University. On his return to India, Dr. Rao served as the vice-chancellor of …

Karnataka Budget: Formal education proposed in madrasas, reimbursement of 50% of professional college fee
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Karnataka Budget: Formal education proposed in madrasas, reimbursement of 50% of professional college fee

The Hindu  

Focusing on making higher education affordable to minority students, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has proposed to reimburse 50% of the fees for admissions availed through KEA to professional courses. Presenting the State Budget for 2025-2026, the Chief Minister announced an increase of ₹10 lakh in the amount given to minority students under the National Foreign Student Scholarship. Besides, 100 Urdu …

Karnataka to rename Bengaluru City University after Manmohan Singh in his honour
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Karnataka to rename Bengaluru City University after Manmohan Singh in his honour

India Today  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced that the Bengaluru City University will be renamed Dr Manmohan Singh, in his budget speech in the state Assembly on Thursday. The announcement regarding the state-run Bengaluru City University, formerly known as Bengaluru Central University, came as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah presented his record 16th budget in the Legislative Assembly on March 7, 2025. Previously, Karnataka …

Karnataka boosts education budget in 2024, but schools still struggle
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Karnataka boosts education budget in 2024, but schools still struggle

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: As Karnataka heads into the 2025 budget, the key question is: Has last year’s Rs 44,422 crore allocation for the education department brought any real improvement? In 2024, the state government earmarked 12% of its total education expenditure, increasing funds by Rs 6,800 crore from Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s interim budget in July 2023. The last budget also promised Rs …

Union Budget 2025: UGC chairman Jagadesh Kumar highlights increased outlay for higher education
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Union Budget 2025: UGC chairman Jagadesh Kumar highlights increased outlay for higher education

The Hindu  

University Grants Commission chairman M. Jagadesh Kumar has highlighted the increased outlay for higher education, Indian Knowledge Systems, Central universities, Centrally “The substantial increase in the budget allocation for higher education, from ₹46,482.35 crore in 2024-25 to ₹50,077.95 crore in 2025-26, represents a significant 7.74% rise,” he said. Union Budget 2025 LIVE updates A substantial increase in funding for the …

BJP MLA seeks government engineering college and women’s polytechnic college in Mysuru
1 month, 3 weeks ago

BJP MLA seeks government engineering college and women’s polytechnic college in Mysuru

The Hindu  

MLA for Krishnaraja T.S. Srivatsa on Friday said he has sought a government engineering college and a women’s polytechnic college in Mysuru as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is preparing to present his budget next month. “During the Mysuru development meeting convened by the Chief Minister recently in Bengaluru, I have urged Mr. Siddaramaiah to announce a government engineering college and a …

Rs 676.7 cr PM-USHA aid for growth of higher education in Odisha
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Rs 676.7 cr PM-USHA aid for growth of higher education in Odisha

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR : Odisha will get a central aid of Rs 676.7 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan which will help the state-funded universities to ramp up infrastructure and transform them into world-class multidisciplinary universities. Under MERU, Ravenshaw, Berhampur, Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo and Sambalpur universities will get Rs 100 crore each. Similarly under GESU, universities in five …

8 per cent of education budget allocated to higher education: UGC
7 months, 3 weeks ago

8 per cent of education budget allocated to higher education: UGC

Hindustan Times  

In a commitment to prioritize higher education, an allocation of ₹47,619 crores from the budget has been made to Higher Education under the Ministry of Education, representing a significant increase of 8 percent over last year's budget. Starting from the financial year 2024-25, funding for specific colleges affiliated with Central Universities is realigned from the UGC Budget line to the …

Tamil Nadu got top spot in higher education due to government schemes
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu got top spot in higher education due to government schemes

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The state government on Monday claimed that Tamil Nadu is first in higher education due to various schemes implemented by the administration led by Chief Minister M K Stalin. It said the percentage of women joining higher education has increased by 34 due to the ‘Pudhumai Penn’ scheme under which Rs 1,000 is provided to the students who are …

With an allocation of ₹8,212 crore for higher education, focus is on upgrading infrastructure in institutions
1 year, 1 month ago

With an allocation of ₹8,212 crore for higher education, focus is on upgrading infrastructure in institutions

The Hindu  

The State government has allocated ₹8,212 crore for higher education for the fiscal 2024-25; it is ₹1,245.24 crore more than last year’s allocation. The government has allocated ₹511 crore towards the cost of education of 28,749 students admitted under the 7.5% horizontal reservation for government school students in professional courses. Coimbatore will have a library and science centre that will …

Karnataka: Education sector gets Rs 850 cr for infra upgrade
1 year, 1 month ago

Karnataka: Education sector gets Rs 850 cr for infra upgrade

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The state budget bets big on infrastructure development and improving the learning gap in primary and higher education with a focus on upskilling. He also reiterated the government’s promise of providing free electricity and water at all government schools and PU colleges, benfiting 46,829 government schools and 1,234 colleges with a grant of Rs 25 crore. The budget mentioned, …

Karnataka Budget: ‘Navu Manujaru’ to inculcate social harmony among students
1 year, 1 month ago

Karnataka Budget: ‘Navu Manujaru’ to inculcate social harmony among students

The Hindu  

The Karnataka Budget presented on Friday offers a novel scheme to sow seeds of social harmony at the school and college level with a programme titled ‘Navu Manujaru’. Among other promises for primary education is upgrade of 2,000 government primary schools as bilingual schools and Science and Computer Labs and Internet facility under a two-year package in government high schools …

Education Budget 2024: Govt planning more medical colleges; female enrolment in higher education up, says Sitharaman
1 year, 1 month ago

Education Budget 2024: Govt planning more medical colleges; female enrolment in higher education up, says Sitharaman

Hindustan Times  

The government is planning to set up more medical colleges by utilizing existing hospital infrastructure. For this purpose, it will be setting up a committee to examine the matter, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said today while presenting the interim Budget for 2024-2025. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said while presenting the Interim Budget 2024-25 that the government is planning to …

Telangana budget 2022: Finance minister highlights new school education scheme
3 years ago

Telangana budget 2022: Finance minister highlights new school education scheme

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Finance minister T. Harish Rao highlighted the new scheme, Mana Ooru Mana Badi, also called Mana Basti Mana Badi in urban areas, which focuses on introducing the English medium and improving infrastructure in all government schools. With an outlay of Rs 7,289 crore, the scheme is aimed at improving 12 different areas including digital education, electrification, kitchen sheds, dining …

Budget 2021 Education: FM Nirmala Sitharaman Proposes Central Varsity For Leh
4 years, 1 month ago

Budget 2021 Education: FM Nirmala Sitharaman Proposes Central Varsity For Leh

ABP News  

New Delhi: The higher education sector in the country is set to get a boost with the Union Budget 2021-22 promising a central university for Leh, a legislation to set up Higher Education Commission of India, and increasing academic collaboration with foreign institutions among other measures. "For accessible higher education in Ladakh, I propose to set up a Central University …

Budget 2019: Centre allots Rs 400 crore for setting up world-class institutes in India
5 years, 8 months ago

Budget 2019: Centre allots Rs 400 crore for setting up world-class institutes in India

India Today  

The Centre Friday allocated Rs 400 crore for setting up world-class education institutes and announced 'Study in India' programme that will aim at attracting foreign students to the country. New national education policy: Presenting the first Budget of the NDA government in its second term, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the government will bring in a new national education …

Budget 2019-20: Govt to launch 'Study in India' programme to attract foreign students
5 years, 8 months ago

Budget 2019-20: Govt to launch 'Study in India' programme to attract foreign students

India TV News  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the government will start launch 'Study in India' initiative to attract foreign student to study in India. Presenting the Budget 2019 in the Parliament, Sitharaman said India will be soon a hub of higher education. Sitharaman said the government proposed a National Education Policy to transform and take India's higher education system to global …

Govt to start 'study in India' programme to attract foreign students
5 years, 8 months ago

Govt to start 'study in India' programme to attract foreign students

India Today  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the Union Budget session said that three Indian institutions - two IITs and IISc - now figure in top 200 institutions in world university rankings and the government will start a programme 'Study in India' to encourage foreign students to study in Indian universities. A Higher Education Commission will be established Presenting the Union Budget, …

Karnataka to provide free education to girls from kindergarten to post graduation, announces state CM
7 years, 1 month ago

Karnataka to provide free education to girls from kindergarten to post graduation, announces state CM

India Today  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced yesterday that all girls studying in government institutions up to post-graduation will be given free education, while he was presenting the 13th budget of the state. Expected benefit for students: The provision of free education from kindergarten to post-graduation is expected to benefit 3.7 lakh girl students in the state. 95 crore of the budget …

Bengaluru North University inaugurated
7 years, 6 months ago

Bengaluru North University inaugurated

The Hindu  

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday inaugurated Bengaluru North University with its headquarters in Kolar. At a function organised to mark the inauguration of new Deputy Commissioner’s office complex at Kumbarahalli on the outskirts of Kolar town, off NH 75, Mr. Siddaramaiah also launched developments works taken up at a cost of ₹584 crore. “More students can access higher education from …

46 per cent of students in India are women
8 years, 4 months ago

46 per cent of students in India are women

India Today  

According to the University Grant Commission, the numbers of women colleges has been increasing in the past few years. Owing to the impressive increase in the number of girls enrollment in the colleges, the numbers of women colleges are doubled to 4,506 from 1,977 in the last decade. "This is an important change, because degree colleges give women a toehold …

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