NEW DELHI: Students from any stream in Class 12 can now pursue an UG programme of their choice, and UG students can join any PG discipline, provided they clear a national- or university-level entrance exam, such as CUET, according to a draft of new UGC regulations aiming to bring sweeping reforms in India’s higher education.UGC…
UGC chairman M Jagadish Kumar. Photo by R Ramesh Kumar CHENNAI: The University Grants Commission (UGC) is planning to allow students to complete three-year degree courses in two and a half years and four-year degrees in three years starting the next academic year (2025-26).The commission would allow students to study at a slow pace and…
NEW DELHI: University Grants Commission (UGC) announced on Thursday that central universities have the option to conduct their own entrance exams or admit students based on marks in the qualifying exam if seats remain vacant in undergraduate and postgraduate courses after admissions through Common University Entrance Test (CUET). It emphasised that CUET scores will remain…
NEW DELHI: University Grants Commission has announced that National Eligibility Test (NET) scores will be valid for PhD admissions from 2024-25, eliminating the need for multiple entrance exams. The decision was taken based on expert committee recommendations.Candidates qualifying under different categories will have their NET scores contribute significantly to their admissions, with scores remaining valid…
