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JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh on JNU Campus in New Delhi on Monday. A team of crime branch questioned three students, including Aishe Ghosh for the January 5 violence. (Photo: PTI)

We don’t feel safe, JNUTA tells HRD ministry

Registering his protest against the recent incidents, Prof Amit Bhaduri decided to give up his emeritus professorship at JNU.

14 Jan 2020 1:55 AM

Delhi Police roughs up and detains Jawaharlal Nehru University students who were protesting outside the Shashtri Bhawan against the January 5 violence on the university campus in New Delhi on Thursday.

JNU mayhem: Lathicharge on students during protest, 11 detained

JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh, however, termed the meeting as “unsatisfactory” and gave a call to continue the march to Rashtrapati Bhavan.

10 Jan 2020 4:43 AM

HRD minister Prakash Javadekar (Photo: PTI)

HRD tells V-C: Talk more to students, professors

At least 35 people, including JNU Students’ Union president Aishe Ghosh, were injured in the violence.

09 Jan 2020 1:40 AM

'The ministry has emphasised that not only shall the campus return to normalcy but a foolproof system shall be put in place for non-recurrence of such issues in the future,' a senior HRD Ministry official said. (Photo: File)

JNU fee-hike: 'Need a fool-proof system for non recurrence of issues,' says HRD

The ministry has asked the university to consider and give a relaxation of 2 weeks to make up for the lost academic period.

12 Dec 2019 7:08 PM

The office-bearers of the Delhi University Teachers’ Association (Duta) met officials from the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry on Thursday over the issue of absorption of ad-hoc teachers.

HRD ministry officials meet Duta delegates

According to Duta, the meeting was attended by its office-bearers and officials from the ministry as well as the University Grants Commission (UGC).

06 Dec 2019 6:27 AM

Several students from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Delhi University and Jamia Millia Islamia, under the banner of Akhil Bharatiya Vidharthi Parsihad (ABVP), who were protesting against JNU hostel fee hike, were stopped by the police at Parliament Street. (Photo: PTI)

JNU, Jamia and DU students clash with cops, 160 detained

The ABVP is demanding scrapping of the high-power committee set up by the HRD ministry following the agitation by JNU students.

22 Nov 2019 2:48 AM

A student is detained during a ABVP-led protest march by students of JNU, Delhi University and Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

JNU teachers want V-C to go, complete fee rollback

The HRD ministry panel met the JNUTA representatives which demanded a complete rollback of the hostel fee hike.

22 Nov 2019 2:41 AM

JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh with other student-leaders after meeting with HRD ministry officials at Shastri Bhawan in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

High-power panel to visit JNU

The students have been agitating for over three weeks, demanding rollback of a recent hostel fee hike.

21 Nov 2019 1:53 AM

The meeting commenced around 10:30 AM and the students' union office-bearers are attending it along with the student councillors from different schools. (Photo: File)

Meeting between JNUSU office-bearers, high-power committee underway: Sources

The committee will be meeting hostel presidents of the varsity in the latter half of the day.

20 Nov 2019 12:13 PM

Hundreds of students staged protests outside JNU on Monday over fee hike, curfew timings and dress code restrictions in the varsity. (Photo: File)

JNU rolls back fee hike partially, HRD ministry asks students to get back to classes

It also proposed a scheme for economic assistance to the EWS students.

13 Nov 2019 5:01 PM

According to HRD Ministry data, a total of 2,461 students dropped out from the 23 institutes in the last two years. (File)

Academically weak IITians to get 3-year exit option with B.Sc: HRD ministry

Until now students enrolled in undergraduate programmes were required to complete eight semesters to receive a B.Tech degree.

28 Sep 2019 8:42 AM

In July, the varsity's registrar wrote to professors holding the 'professor emeritus' position to submit their CV, so that they can evaluate whether they should continue at the post. (Photo: File)

No move by JNU to discontinue Prof Emeritus status to any academician: HRD Ministry

Thapar, noted scientist R Rajaraman, former JNU VC Asis Datta, are among 12 Emeritus Professors, above age of 75, who have received letters.

02 Sep 2019 3:49 PM

The lack of attention a student gets often leaves them to resort to tuitions and coaching classes.

Teacher, Teacher, Where Art Thou?

As per HRD Ministry officials, Delhi was found to have the poorest student-teacher ratio after Bihar.

27 Aug 2019 12:05 AM

The three buildings found fully unsafe are in Gujarat and Maharashtra. (Photo: Representational image/ File)

21 Kendriya Vidyalaya buildings found unsafe in audit: HRD Ministry

The maximum of these decades-old buildings are in Maharashtra.

23 Jul 2019 2:30 PM

The Midday Meal scheme comes under the HRD Ministry's Department of School Education and Literacy. (Photo: File | Representative)

Over 900 children reported ill in last 3 yrs after having mid-day meals: HRD Ministry

The ministry had received 35 complaints from 15 states and Union Territories regarding substandard food quality during the same period.

14 Jul 2019 3:36 PM

Young students may wish to learn a language besides their own, but not when they have no choice except to mandatorily pick Hindi. (Representational image)

Education policy seems more ‘daft’ than ‘draft’

The policy’s pro-Hindi and anti-English thrust is once again sowing the seeds of discord.

03 Jun 2019 12:51 AM

Dilli Ka Babu: Business as usual

Out of 13 shortlisted candidates, four have reportedly expressed unwillingness for the coveted positions, leaving only nine candidates in the fray.

26 May 2019 12:12 AM

Govt denies Jamia’s request to award alumnus SRK with honorary doctorate

Shah Rukh Khan was a master’s student of Jamia’s AJK Mass Communication Research Centre from 1988-90.

22 Feb 2019 12:38 PM

The point is far more medical seats are needed and no incentive has proved big enough yet to impel infra building in this important segment. (Representational Image)

More higher education seats are welcome

The states may also have to permit colleges funded by them to expand capacity so as to fulfil the EWS quota.

24 Jan 2019 12:00 AM

Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar also said that the private universities are also ready to implement the quota. (Photo: File | ANI)

25 pc hike in varsities’ seats to enable quota for general category poor

The decision was taken at meeting of officials from HRD ministry, the UGC and the All India Council of Technical Education.

15 Jan 2019 8:27 PM

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