INDIAN VARSITIES
Indian universities allowed to offer admissions twice a year on lines of foreign varsities: UGC
Indian universities and higher education institutions will be allowed to offer biannual admissions twice a year, similar to foreign universities. The two admission cycles will be July-August and January-February from the 2024-25 academic session. This will benefit students who missed admission in the July-August session due to delays in board results, health issues, or personal reasons.
QS World University Rankings: MIT best varsity; IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi among top 150
MIT secures top spot in QS World University Rankings for 13th year. Imperial College London jumps to second place, Harvard and Oxford tie for third. Cambridge and Stanford drop in rankings.
IIT-Delhi joins IIT-B among top 150 in QS World University Rankings
India has achieved the fastest growth in university representation among all G20 nations in terms of its performance over the last decade. The number of Indian universities rose more than fourfold from 11 in the QS World University Rankings 2015 to 46 in the 2025 edition featuring 1,500 institutions.
After attack, Gujarat varsity shifts foreign students to new hostel
Gujarat university relocates foreign students to a new hostel after an attack on Muslim students. Injured students from Sri Lanka and Tajikistan. New hostel, originally for NRI students, to be occupied. Additional arrests made.
Indian youth is creating a brave new world: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing the convocation ceremony of Bharathidasan University, highlighted India's progress in innovation, stating that innovators have increased the number of patents from around 4,000 in 2014 to nearly 50,000. He emphasized the importance of creating a better world, citing the university's motto "Puthiyathor Ulagam Seivom," meaning "Let's create a new world."
Indian Navy will become fully Atmanirbhar by 2047: Admiral R Hari Kumar
"Our nation is going through the most exciting times since Independence. We live in an egalitarian society. We have moved from being the 10th largest economy to fifth largest economy in the world in less than a decade. And we are set to be the third largest economy before the end of this decade," the Navy chief said.
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No distance or online courses, autonomy to hire staff: UGC regulations for foreign varsities
In a detailed guideline, UGC said that the foreign universities will be required to seek prior approval from UGC before starting new courses. Campuses of foreign universities in India shall have autonomy to recruit faculty and staff as per their recruitment norms, as per UGC regulations.
Record 91 Indian varsities in Times Higher Education Global rankings
The next highest-ranked universities in India are: Anna University, Jamia Millia Islamia, Mahatma Gandhi University and Shoolini University of Biotechnology & Management Sciences, which are all in the 501-600 band.
13 UK universities, institutes discuss areas of collaboration with 30 varsities in Maharashtra
The delegates discussed thematic areas for partnerships, including social science, liberal arts, media, and healthcare. Maharashtra already has ongoing partnerships with UK institutions and is among the top four Indian states participating in the Going Global Partnerships program. Both sides expressed confidence in future collaborations.
PM Modi hails jump in QS world ranking of Indian varsities
“Due to the futuristic educational policies and decisions being taken, recognition of Indian universities is increasing,” Modi said, adding that while in 2014, in the QS world ranking there were only 12 Indian universities, today this number has reached 45. He credited India’s youth force as the guiding force for this transformation.
IIT Bombay among top 150 varsities in QS Rankings 2024
IIT Delhi comes in second at 197 in the 20th edition of the rankings, down from 174 last year while IISC Bangalore, last year's country leader, slipped to 225, as Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) overhauled its methodology. India has one less university in the top 200 rankings compared to the previous edition.
Record 75 Indian varsities feature in the Asia University Rankings
A record number of Indian universities have made it to the Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2023, with 75 institutes featuring in the list, up from 71 last year. India is the third most-represented country in the rankings behind Japan, with 117 universities, and China, with 95. However, the highest ranked Indian institute, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore slipped six places to 48th rank from 42nd last year.
Hyderabad varsity develops defence imaging system for detecting concealed hidden objects
THz imaging technique acts as a perfect tool for the detection of concealed (hidden) metallic objects like arms and ammunition which may be potential threats, thus making it a suitable tool for defence and homeland security applications. THz radiation also known as T-ray lies between the microwave (electronics) and optical region of the electromagnetic spectrum which is extended between 100 GHz to 10 THz frequency or 3 mm to 30 micrometre wavelength range.
DU figures most among Indian varsities in QS Rankings 2023
India is the second-most represented country in Asia for the number of ranked universities (66), after China (Mainland) (99). The most represented Indian universities in this edition of the rankings are the University of Delhi (27 entries), IIT Bombay (25 entries) and IIT Kharagpur (23 entries).
University of Melbourne to offer Bachelor of Science dual degree with three Indian varsities
In addition, Indian students can study up to six masters subjects in their final year so they can fast-track a masters degree from a suite of disciplines including science, engineering, public health and data science.
Top foreign varsities unlikely to enter India
MIT’s associate provost for international activities, Richard Lester, said, “As a long-standing practice, MIT does not establish branch campuses and has no plans to do so in India or elsewhere.” He said the tech school’s approach to international engagement is based on collaboration, partnership, and local capacity building. “We prefer the partnership model.”
Entry of foreign varsities in India will lead to healthy competition: Private Universities' VCs
The University Grants Commission (UGC) last week unveiled draft norms for allowing, for the first time, foreign universities to set up campuses in India with autonomy to decide the admission procedure, fees structure, and even repatriate funds back home.
Foreign universities may soon start India chapter
The new rulebook is expected to address all sticky points and allow a free hand to foreign universities in academic matters, hiring of faculty, emoluments and course structure, besides the admission process. A "middle ground" approach on repatriation of funds will also be proposed in the draft, expected to be made public within two weeks.
IIT Madras, Australian varsities to launch 'Australia-India Centre for Energy' to work on SDGs
IIT Madras and Deakin University in Australia are taking the lead in coordinating and driving the engagement amongst the partners and with external stakeholders, to grow collaborations between government departments, funding agencies and individual researchers in both countries.
Gujarat varsity in talks with Army, CAPF to impart drone training
Amid a surge in the use of drones in smuggling of narcotics, weapons and improvised explosive devices in Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir, Gujarat's Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) is in discussions with the Indian Army and central armed police forces (CAPFs) to train their personnel in handling of drones.
50 Nigerians leave Gurugram varsity after fight with local students
About 50 Nigerian students of the university have since reportedly left the campus temporarily, alleging harassment by the Indian students. Though the university administration denies such exodus took place.
Centre to allow foreign universities via GIFT city, new rules to free them of 'rigid' domestic regulations, fee controls
But the new rules mandated that courses and degrees/diplomas/certificate offered in Indian campuses of foreign universities and institutes must be identical to foreign campuses and must enjoy the 'same recognition and status' as if they were conducted by the parent entity in its home jurisdiction.
Indian students leaving Ukraine will be accepted by Russian varsities: Diplomat
Students in Kerala can get in touch with the Russian House here with their marksheets and other academic records and the same would be forwarded to the Russian varsities which would get in touch with the students and their parents.
Focus on research, internationalisation to pave way for more Indian varsities in global rankings:MoE
In a series of tweets, he said, "41 Indian universities have featured in the QS World University Rankings 2023. My compliments to all the universities. Congratulate @iiscbangalore, @iitbombay and @iitdelhi for their academic excellence and for consistently being among the global league of top 200".
India's NEP has given foreign varsities a license to innovate: Melbourne University's top official
"We see the NEP as a license to innovate. I think that previous to the NEP, the ability to do creative things with Indian partners was much more constrained mainly by government policy. If you take a broad overview of the NEP, it's really India putting a flag in the sand and saying India wants to build one of the world's best higher education sectors," Wesley told PTI in an interview.
UGC planning to introduce system for industry experts to teach as varsity faculty members
Under the proposal, experts who are willing to teach can be hired as full time or part time faculty members depending on what the university needs, an official said, adding that those who have retired at 60 will also be eligible for these positions and will be able to work till the age of 65.
Centre for space sciences inaugurated in Jammu Central varsity
In October 2018, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Central University of Jammu to set up the centre with facilities for geospatial data analysis, that will help in sustainable use of natural resources and plan land-use patterns.
Stuck in varsity at Ukraine's Sumy city, 600 Indian students await evacuation amid shortage of food, water
In the first Indian casualty in the war in Ukraine, a medical student from Karnataka's Haveri district was killed in intense shelling in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Tuesday.
Record number of Indian students enroll in UK varsities for Fall 2022
Applications from India through Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS), UK’s shared admissions service for higher education, to start undergraduate courses in the UK this September grew by 11% year-on-year to 8,660 applicants - compared to 7,830 in 2021 - almost double since 2019 when there were 4,690 applicants.
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