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Once again, India has witnessed a massive spike in the number of coronavirus cases . With over 22,000 new cases in a day, the tally has hit 720,346 and 20,174 people have died. In Maharashtra, under the state government's fifth phase of 'Mission Begin Again' plan, fresh guidelines have been issued for further easing of lockdown restrictions. Under the new orders, hotels and other entities providing accommodation services like lodges and guest houses outside containment zones could operate at 33 per cent of their capacity from July 8. Read More

A meeting was held on Monday via video conferencing at the University Grants Commission (UGC) to discuss the report of expert committee and guidelines on exams, academic calendar for universities, the report of expert committee on promoting online education and suggestive implementation plan on its recommendations in view of Covid-19. "Both reports, guidelines and implementation plan were discussed at length during the meeting and some suggestions were given by the Commission members. After appropriately incorporating all the suggestions given by them, UGC will soon issue the guidelines for universities and colleges," UGC stated. Meanwhile, the regulatory body on Saturday had said that the two committees which were earlier formed have submitted their reports and announced it will issue guidelines next week to universities and colleges regarding the measures to be taken for the current and next academic session. Read More

UGC NET December 2019 exam: Today is the last day to apply for the UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) 2019 December examination. According to the official notification, the online application process for the Eligibility Test would end on October 9, 2019. Candidates who are planning to appear in the exam and are yet to apply can visit www.nta.ac.in to complete the online application process. UGC NET 2019 December: Dates to remember The online registration process that started on September 9, 2019, will come to an end on October 9, 2019. The UGC NET 2019 admit cards will be issued on November 9, 2019. The December 2019 exam for UGC NET will be held from December 2 to 6, 2019. The NTA UGC NET 2019 December Result will be declared on December 31, 2019. Steps to apply for UGC NET 2019 December Exam Following are the instructions to complete the online registration process for the UGC NET 2019 December Exam: Step 1: Visit the official website - ntanet.nic.in Step 2: Click...

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has directed all varsities to correctly and expeditiously send degree verification reports to Indian Missions abroad. As a procedure, the Ministry of Education in foreign countries seeks verification reports on degrees issued to Indian students for job purposes. The consulate then issues 'Genuineness Certificates' after getting verification reports from universities in India. The concern about delay in degree verification by Indian universities was raised during the Secretary of Overseas Indian Affairs' recent visit to Dubai. "During a visit of Secretary of Overseas Indian Affairs to Dubai, one of the many issues that came up during the meetings was verification report to be sent by Indian universities to the Mission or Post abroad. "It is felt there is need to facilitate the verification reports more expeditiously to further enable the Consulate to issue Genuineness Certificate for purpose of jobs to Indian deg...