There has been a significant increase in student enrolment across these universities in recent years which makes the current sanctioned strength for teaching posts insufficient.
Western Sydney University gains approval to establish a branch campus in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, set to open in August 2026. The campus will initially offer programs in Business, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship, with plans to expand into Data Science and Science. This initiative aims to empower India's workforce and aligns with the National Education Policy, fostering innovation and sustainable development.
Badri Narayan Tiwari's five-year appointment comes 22 months after Prof Manoj Tiwari, director of IIM-Mumbai, was made acting TISS VC in Sept 2023.
The decision was officially made on July 28, and a fresh notification was issued by registrar Sanjay Kumar on Monday, announcing that the new deadline for PhD applications is now August 8. Previously, the last date to apply was July 26.
Following the incident, BHU professors staged a protest on Tuesday, demanding the arrest of the attackers. "Professor C S Ramchandra Murthy, head of BHU's Telugu Department, was riding his motorcycle in the university premises when two unknown individuals on a motorbike attacked him. The assailants fled when the students nearby raised an alarm," said Station House Officer (SHO) of Lanka Rajkumar Sharma.
Shweta Singh, a final-year BDS student from Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir, was found hanging on July 24 in her hostel room at Udaipur's Pacific Dental College and Research Centre. She left a suicide note alleging harassment by college staff. Nasir Khuehami, the group's national convenor, called the incident a "brutal consequence of institutional harassment, academic exploitation, and systemic failure" in his letter.
GCAS was introduced two years ago to centralise the admission process for undergraduate courses in arts, commerce, and science. Earlier, individual universities conducted their own admissions, typically concluding within three rounds—two online and one offline. College administrators now argue that the centralised system has proven inefficient.
The second round of online counselling for engineering courses, which commenced on July 5 is witnessing an overwhelming response from aspiring students in Indore. Now, the colleges anticipate that the remaining over 10% of undergraduate seats would be filled during the next two days.
NEP 2020 marks a philosophical shift in Indian education, aiming to revive ancient ideals of self-realization and social contribution. The policy introduces flexibility through the Academic Bank of Credits, promotes multidisciplinary learning, and integrates Indian Knowledge Systems. It emphasises ethics, research democratization, and inclusion, striving for a holistic educational renaissance rooted in Indian values.
"In the 2026 edition of the world rankings, to be published at the World Academic Summit on 8 October this year, India will break new records to become the second best represented nation in the world, behind only the US. So the data is clear that India's universities are increasingly rubbing shoulders with the world's global research elite."
He will formally take over from Saibal Chattopadhyay, who has been in the post since January 16, a statement said.
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