Colleges
- India
20-year-old student jumps to death off college building in Udupi
Udupi: A second-year BSC student from Manipal University in Karnataka took his own life by jumping from the top of a six-story building on the college campus, police said. A video that…
- Delhi
DU form committee to probe alleged financial irregularities in 12 colleges
New Delhi: The Delhi government on Friday welcomed the Delhi University’s move to form a committee to look into alleged financial irregularities in 12 government-funded colleges. “We are happy such a Committee…
- Telangana
Telangana: Autonomous colleges offer 10 marks to students who attend classes regularly
Hyderabad: Graduating students in autonomous colleges now have an added incentive to attend classes regularly. To boost attendance, colleges are offering 10 extra marks to students who do not miss a single…
- Delhi
DU starts appointment process for principals in over 20 colleges
New Delhi: Delhi University has started the screening process for appointing principals in over 20 colleges, which do not have regular principals, an official said. Most of these colleges are funded by…
- World
Indian-American named Chancellor of California Community Colleges
New York: Indian-American Sonya Christian has been named the 11th permanent Chancellor of the California Community College system, the largest and most diverse system of public higher education in the US. With…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Pvt colleges illegally holding certificates of dropouts
Hyderabad: Mohammed Shujat Ali, 27, had dreams like lakhs of people to complete his engineering degree and then eventually move abroad. However, However, his world turned upside down when his father had…
- India
BJP MLAs stage sit-in to demand payment of salaries to staff of Delhi-govt funded colleges
New Delhi: BJP MLAs on Friday staged a sit-in outside Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence here to demand payment of salaries to teachers and other staff of the 12 Delhi-government funded colleges,…
- India
More than 75% colleges in Himachal headless
Shimla: Over 75% of the government colleges in Himachal Pradesh are functioning without a regular principal, according to the general secretary of the state college teachers’ association. Posts of regular principals are vacant…
- India
Bengaluru MP urges govt to introduce financial literacy study in schools, colleges
New Delhi: Bengaluru South Member of Parliament Tejasvi Surya on Thursday urged the government to consider introducing financial literacy as a subject in schools and colleges to help the young generation plan…
- India
MP: 6 teachers taken off duty after ABVP accuses them of promoting love jihad, non-veg
Indore: A government-run law college here on Thursday took six teachers including four Muslims off duty temporarily after the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) accused them of promoting fundamentalism and “negative thoughts”…
- India
Karnataka: Controversy over decision to build colleges for Muslim girls
Bengaluru: A controversy has erupted in Karnataka over the state’s ruling BJP government’s decision to build 10 new colleges exclusively for Muslim girls, with Hindu organisations warning of widespread protests. The government…