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In a significant move towards revamping the higher education system in India, the University Grants Commission unveiled draft regulations to facilitate the entry of foreign higher educational institutions in India. However, the draft is not without some contradictions.

Recently, the Union government proposed to establish the Higher Education Commission of India for regulating higher education in the country. The present system is over-regulated, but under governed and to address this issue, a complete overhaul is planned. Can it work?

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The UGC guidelines are meant to transform colleges into multidisciplinary universities or degree-awarding autonomous institutions by 2035. This is vital if India is to become a knowledge society

A Supreme Court order in 2017 had directed all deemed universities to not use the word “university”. Now a government panel has said that they should be allowed to use the word “university” to avoid confusion abroad

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In order to broaden the scope of quality higher education and permit better flexibility, the UGC has increased collaboration between Indian and foreign universities for various courses.

If a State wants to hire better qualified teachers, it can always do as it's a State policy, observed the Supreme Court while dismissing a plea by a man challenging the Punjab government's recruitment policy for arts and craft teachers in government schools.

The Karnataka High Court on Monday quashed the decision of the Bar Council of India (BCI) and circular issued by the Karnataka State Law University (KSLU)