Government plans regulator for higher education | India News

NEW DELHI: The government is likely to introduce the Bill to set up an overarching regulatory body for higher education — Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) — in the monsoon season of Parliament in July. The proposed commission will have powers to enforce academic quality standards and order the closure of sub-standard institutions. Non-compliance … Read more

PM: Protect kids from ‘overexposure’ to tech, go for hybrid classes

NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Saturday pushed for a hybrid system of online and offline learning to avoid overexposure of technology to school-going children. Chaired a meeting to review the progress in the implementation of National Education Policy (NEP), the PM urged higher educational institutions to adopt online learning in a big way as … Read more