Agartala: The ministry of education has appointed Debabrata Das, adviser to higher education in Assam and a former Tezpur University professor, as vice-chancellor of Tripura University.The appointment follows the exit of Prof Ganga Prasad Prasain last August amid protests and controversy over allegations of corruption and illegal appointments, including that of his son as an…
Prof. Brij Bihari Tiwari (L) has been appointed as the new VC of Nehru Gram Bharati University (NGBU), Prayagraj. Prayagraj: Nehru Gram Bharati University (NGBU), Prayagraj, has appointed eminent academician and researcher Prof Brij Bihari Tiwari as its new vice-chancellor. He has four decades of experience in higher education, engineering, research and academic administrationProf Tiwari…
Top tier: Fr Praveen Martis, vice-chancellor of St Aloysius (deemed to be university), addresses the media in Mangaluru Monday Mangaluru: St Aloysius in city has become the second deemed-to-be university in Karnataka to secure the University Grants Commission (UGC) Category-I status.Addressing the media, vice-chancellor Fr Praveen Martis said the recognition was conferred considering the institution’s…
Guwahati: In a push for agricultural education and research in the northeast, the newly set up laboratories of agricultural sciences was inaugurated at the Assam Royal Global University (RGU).SK Bhalla, secretary, North Eastern Council (NEC), ministry of development of north eastern region (DoNER), recently inaugurated the facility at an event that took place in the…
Hyderabad: Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural University (PJTAU) has improved its Indian Institutional Ranking Framework (IIRF) rankings for the year 2026 for agricultural and similar universities. The rankings increased from 37th place two years ago to 19th place this time.“It is a matter of pride for us. We have been correcting several systems in place, putting…
Lucknow: Lucknow University has expelled LLM fourth semester student Satyam Yadav with immediate effect after recommendations from the proctorial board and dean student welfare on charges of indiscipline.The decision, that was approved by the vice-chancellor, also bars Yadav from future admission to the university and its affiliated colleges. According to the order, the student was…
Chief minister Bhagwant Mann handed over the appointment letters to the newly selected officers during a state-level ceremony in Chandigarh. Ludhiana: Twenty graduates from the College of Fisheries, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, have been appointed as fishery officers in the Punjab department of fisheries. The appointments were finalised through a competitive…
SLUG-Payment Goof-UpT’puram: In a bizarre turn of events, Kerala University (KU) has asked Girish R Kumar, the director of its Centre for Latin American Studies, to pay around Rs 17 lakh, which the centre had lost due to an oversight by State Bank of India (SBI). The bank had deducted $20,000 from the centre’s account…
Gorakhpur: Vice-chancellor of Siddharth University, Kapilvastu, Prof Kavita Shah has been ranked among the world’s top 5% scientists in the prestigious SciRank Global Registry 2025, marking a significant achievement for both the academician and the university.The SciRank Global Registry evaluates scientists on parameters such as the quality of research publications, international citations, research impact, innovation…
Pune: State higher education minister Chandrakant Patil has triggered a debate in academic circles after questioning the innovation and societal impact of research conducted by Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU). Speaking at the inauguration of a new building at DES Pune University’s School of Science and Mathematics on Friday, Patil’s remarks were seen by many…
