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Proposal for student elections under consideration: BHU V-C

BHU plans to hold student union elections per Lyngdoh Committee guidelines, while addressing council formation, recruitment, and improvement efforts.

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Updated on Nov 05, 2024 08:02 AM IST

BySudhir Kumar

DU panel formed to assess proposal for better central govt representation in EC

The new proposal suggests inclusion of the Secretary, Higher Education, Ministry of Education, or their nominee as a member of the Executive Council.

Several key proposals were approved during a meeting of the Executive held on Monday, as informed in an official statement by DU. (File image)

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Published on Oct 15, 2024 09:13 AM IST

PTI | , New Delhi

DU panel to decide on including MoE official

Additionally, the 21-member panel passed the Institutional Development Plan and authorised the vice-chancellor to finalise it after taking into account suggestions from the members

Among academic decisions, the panel approved the recommendations of the Faculty of Social Sciences regarding starting East Asian language courses. (HT ARCHIVE)

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Updated on Oct 15, 2024 05:38 AM IST

ByAheli Das

IOA treasurer Yadav dubs Usha’s statement on felicitation as “lies”

The senior IOA official was responding to the former track star’s allegations that function and cash awards could not be organised for Paris Olympics medalists due to EC’s non-cooperation

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha. (PTI)

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Published on Oct 01, 2024 09:02 PM IST

ByAvishek Roy

Students hit by Covid pandemic to get chance to complete DU degrees

Eligible students will be allowed to submit applications on the impact of the pandemic and give reasons for their extension

The executive council also decided that students who have one paper left to complete the course will be given a special moderation of 10 marks. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Mar 09, 2024 12:39 AM IST

ByAheli Das

Transforming India’s research landscape

ANRF will focus on strategic direction, policy framework, regulatory processes, and collaboration among industry, academia, and government departments in R&D

ANRF will provide high-level strategic direction for research, innovation and entrepreneurship in the fields of natural sciences(Pixabay)

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Published on Aug 16, 2023 10:11 PM IST

ByJitendra Singh

Bengal governor appoints lawyer to represent him at Kolkata’s Jadavpur University

The appoinment was made days after Raj Bhawan appointed a retired judge from Karnataka and a retired IPS officer from Kerala as acting vice-chancellors of two universities

Kolkata, July 11 (ANI): West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose addresses a press conference, at Governor House in Kolkata on Tuesday. (ANI Photo) (Saikat Paul)

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Updated on Jul 27, 2023 05:14 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Delhi University panel to take call on adding Savarkar in syllabus

VD Savarkar’s philosophy was included in the fifth semester of BA (Political Science) course, and poet Muhammad Iqbal was removed from the syllabus

The Delhi University’s academic council had cleared the inclusion of paper on VD Savarkar for Policial Science students. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)

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Updated on Jun 09, 2023 03:50 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Corpus fund to take care of kin of KGMU teachers who die on duty

The King George?s Medical University teachers? association will contribute one day's salary every month for up to five years to create a corpus fund to help the families of teachers who die while in service. The interest from the fund will help such families financially. The association's members were also re-elected unopposed, including Dr KK Singh as president. Dr Singh called for the university to get its executive council four elected members in addition to the existing nominated members to ensure that decisions related to patient care and teacher services are thoroughly discussed.

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Updated on Apr 28, 2023 09:58 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

Law university teachers to boycott practical exams

The teachers’ general body will meet in the first half of Monday to decide its further course of action, the protesting teachers said.

Vice-chancellor SK Bhatnagar said, “The EC is not yet fully constituted. The matter of regularisation of teaching posts (not of teachers) is to be done by the state government and this issue does not fall within the jurisdiction of the executive council or even the university as such.” (For representation)

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Updated on Apr 10, 2023 12:02 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

Regularisation issue:Teaching remains hit as Lohiya law univ teachers continue protest in Lucknow

The registrar is getting the agenda prepared for the meeting of the Executive Council scheduled for April 17, says VC of Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow

The faculty members of Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow, during their protest on April 8. (Sourced)

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Updated on Apr 08, 2023 11:36 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

Master’s course in public health, re-hiring policy in works at Delhi University

The committee gave its clearance, and suggested that the institute could initiate the course with an intake of 20 students per year from the upcoming academic session. The varsity has also framed guidelines for the re-employment of “research-oriented academicians” post-retirement, officials said.

The screening committee will include a chairperson nominated by the vice-chancellor, chairperson of the research council, Dean of Research, Dean of the faculty concerned, Dean of Academic Affairs, HoD concerned, and Joint Registrar, as members (HT Archive)

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Updated on Apr 08, 2023 11:05 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Homecoming 2020: Alumni reminisce their student days at Punjab Engineering College meet in Chandigarh

Unlike previous alumni meets that were organised by PEC old students’ body since 1965, this year, the event was conducted by college

PEC director Dheeraj Sanghi (left) and dean alumni Divya Bansal with 97-year-old alumnus BS Grewal of 1943 batch during an alumni meet in Chandigarh on Saturday.(HT Photo)

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Updated on Feb 16, 2020 12:35 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Nripendra Misra appointed head of Nehru Memorial Museum and Library executive council

According to the order dated January 14, the Executive Council (EC) of the NMML has been reconstituted and it will be now chaired by Misra.

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Updated on Jan 18, 2020 10:49 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByAmandeep Shukla

PEC alumni body to not organise reunion for the first time since 1965

The Chandigarh district court while upholding lower court’s November 2019 order, declared the elections of the executive council of PECOSA for the year 2018-2020 null and void

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Updated on Jan 10, 2020 01:08 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | BySrishti Jaswal, Chandigarh

BHU faculty member accused of misbehaviour to be compulsorily retired

The BHU EC decided to punish the professor by including the incident in his service record book, which they said would bar him from ever taking up any administrative role in any educational institute.

The executive council (EC) of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) has decided to give compulsory retirement to Professor Shail Kumar Chaube who was accused of misbehaviour by a group of female students during an academic tour to Odisha in October 2018.(Picture credit: IIT-BHU official website)

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Updated on Sep 29, 2019 01:24 AM IST

Varanasi | ByHT Correspondent, Varanasi

BHU sends professor accused of sexual harassment on leave after protest

Professor Shail Kumar Chaube was suspended last year after 36 women students accused him of making obscene gestures and passing vulgar comments during a study tour.

The protesting students ended their stir on Sunday and submitted an eight-point memorandum to the university administration, demanding the professor’s expulsion and the registration of a first information report (FIR) against him.(HT Photo)

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Updated on Sep 16, 2019 05:29 AM IST

Varanasi | ByHT Correspondent

Seeking resumes is similar to withdrawing Nobel of a recipient: Former JNU VC

Datta was among the 12 professors emeriti who have been asked by the JNU administration to submit their latest resume for evaluation. The move has drawn criticism from scholars across the country and JNU teachers and students.

The University had in July asked these professors, all above the age of 75 years, including historian Romila Thapar, to submit details of their last two years work so that the Executive Council (EC) can evaluate it.(Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Sep 06, 2019 11:23 PM IST

New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

‘War-like situation’: Separatist Syed Ali Geelani on tension in Kashmir

Appealing to people, particularly the youth, the separatist leader asked them to be “ready for a long and tough struggle”.

There is tension in Jammu and Kashmir over the government’s decision to curtail the Amarnath yatra and to deploy a large number of troops in the valley. (AFP Photo)

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Updated on Aug 04, 2019 07:17 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Srinagar | ByHT Correspondent

HRD ministry tells DU to set a deadline to fill staff vacancies

According to a senior official, a review meeting was called by the higher education secretary R Subrahmanyam, which was also attended by Delhi University vice-chancellor Yogesh Tyagi.

HRD ministry has started the process of initiating recruitments a part of the 100-day agenda of the new government. The vacancies in DU and its constituent colleges would be advertised in the coming days while the recruitment process is expected to begin by August, the official said.(Sonu Mehta/ Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Jun 27, 2019 07:11 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByAmandeep Shukla

‘Very proud’: JNU names Nirmala Sitharaman, Jaishankar for 1st alumni award

Their highly distinguished career and achievements have made the university very proud and they are a great source of inspiration for JNU students and researchers.

Jaishankar completed his M Phil and doctoral research in the School of International Studies where he specialised in nuclear diplomacy.(S.Jaishankar / Twitter)

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Updated on Jun 12, 2019 05:09 PM IST

New Delhi | ByPress Trust of India

DU seeks feedback on revised undergraduate curriculum

Members of the curriculum revision committee of the Delhi University committee said one of the major focus areas will be to identify topics and texts which could trigger a “controversy”.

The Cirriculum Revision Committee of the DU invited suggestions and feedback on revised undergraduate courses syllabus )(Arun Sharma / HT File Photo)

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Updated on May 17, 2019 12:09 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Delhi | ByFareeha Iftikhar

Lucknow University forms panel to probe fake mark-sheet racket

The committee will look into the existing procedures in the examination cell and recommend measures to plug loopholes so that such incident did not recur, said registrar SK Shukla.

Several Lucknow University employees are on police radar for their alleged involvement in the racket unearthed recently.(Subhankar Chakraborty/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Apr 30, 2019 02:50 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Lucknow | ByHT Correspondent

Delhi University orders process to revise curriculum, faces objections

According to the schedule, each department will have to constitute their own committees and prepare a first draft of the revised curriculum by March 29. Each departmental committee will come up with at least four drafts before submitting the final copy with the heads of departments (HoDs).

Delhi University (DU) has asked the heads of 11 departments and a college to initiate the process for revising the curriculum.(Saumya Khandelwal/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Mar 27, 2019 09:22 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Order barring JNU students from official meetings stayed

The court’s interim order came on a plea filed by the students’ union, which challenged the university’s decision to not notify the elected office-bearers and barring them from performing their duties.

The Delhi high court on Wednesday put in abeyance an order of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) executive council barring office-bearers of the JNU student’s Union (JNUSU) from attending meetings of various schools and courses because they did not provide separate bills of their individual expenses during the student union polls. (Photo by Sanjeev Verma/ Hindustan Times)(Hindustan Times)

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Published on Mar 21, 2019 03:29 AM IST

New Delhi | ByRicha Banka

JNU dismisses rumours of 300% exam fee hike

JNUSU had alleged that a “leaked” prospectus mentioned that the administration had “increased prospectus fee by 300%, shut BA lateral entry programme in School of Languages, decimation of deprivation points in M.Phil-PhD and delinked the M.Phil-PhD programme”.

Dismissing rumours of a hike in examination fee to the tune of 300%, the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration on Friday said it was “aghast at the widespread misinformation being circulated”.(File Photo)

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Published on Mar 16, 2019 06:12 AM IST

New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

JNU teachers to lose salary for not marking attendance

The move comes days after the JNU teachers’ association (JNUTA) observed a day-long hunger strike against the compulsory attendance norm for faculty members.

The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has decided to link the attendance of teachers with their salary disbursal.(HT File)

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Updated on Dec 03, 2018 01:47 PM IST

HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times | ByHT Correspondent

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BHU plans to hold student union elections per Lyngdoh Committee guidelines, while addressing council formation, recruitment, and improvement efforts.

The new proposal suggests inclusion of the Secretary, Higher Education, Ministry of Education, or their nominee as a member of the Executive Council.

Additionally, the 21-member panel passed the Institutional Development Plan and authorised the vice-chancellor to finalise it after taking into account suggestions from the members

The senior IOA official was responding to the former track star’s allegations that function and cash awards could not be organised for Paris Olympics medalists due to EC’s non-cooperation

Eligible students will be allowed to submit applications on the impact of the pandemic and give reasons for their extension

ANRF will focus on strategic direction, policy framework, regulatory processes, and collaboration among industry, academia, and government departments in R&D

The appoinment was made days after Raj Bhawan appointed a retired judge from Karnataka and a retired IPS officer from Kerala as acting vice-chancellors of two universities

VD Savarkar’s philosophy was included in the fifth semester of BA (Political Science) course, and poet Muhammad Iqbal was removed from the syllabus

The teachers’ general body will meet in the first half of Monday to decide its further course of action, the protesting teachers said.

The registrar is getting the agenda prepared for the meeting of the Executive Council scheduled for April 17, says VC of Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow

Unlike previous alumni meets that were organised by PEC old students’ body since 1965, this year, the event was conducted by college

According to the order dated January 14, the Executive Council (EC) of the NMML has been reconstituted and it will be now chaired by Misra.

The Chandigarh district court while upholding lower court’s November 2019 order, declared the elections of the executive council of PECOSA for the year 2018-2020 null and void

The BHU EC decided to punish the professor by including the incident in his service record book, which they said would bar him from ever taking up any administrative role in any educational institute.

Professor Shail Kumar Chaube was suspended last year after 36 women students accused him of making obscene gestures and passing vulgar comments during a study tour.

Datta was among the 12 professors emeriti who have been asked by the JNU administration to submit their latest resume for evaluation. The move has drawn criticism from scholars across the country and JNU teachers and students.

Appealing to people, particularly the youth, the separatist leader asked them to be “ready for a long and tough struggle”.

According to a senior official, a review meeting was called by the higher education secretary R Subrahmanyam, which was also attended by Delhi University vice-chancellor Yogesh Tyagi.

Their highly distinguished career and achievements have made the university very proud and they are a great source of inspiration for JNU students and researchers.

Members of the curriculum revision committee of the Delhi University committee said one of the major focus areas will be to identify topics and texts which could trigger a “controversy”.

The committee will look into the existing procedures in the examination cell and recommend measures to plug loopholes so that such incident did not recur, said registrar SK Shukla.

According to the schedule, each department will have to constitute their own committees and prepare a first draft of the revised curriculum by March 29. Each departmental committee will come up with at least four drafts before submitting the final copy with the heads of departments (HoDs).

The court’s interim order came on a plea filed by the students’ union, which challenged the university’s decision to not notify the elected office-bearers and barring them from performing their duties.

JNUSU had alleged that a “leaked” prospectus mentioned that the administration had “increased prospectus fee by 300%, shut BA lateral entry programme in School of Languages, decimation of deprivation points in M.Phil-PhD and delinked the M.Phil-PhD programme”.

The move comes days after the JNU teachers’ association (JNUTA) observed a day-long hunger strike against the compulsory attendance norm for faculty members.

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