Kerala Reserves 2 Supernumerary Seats for Transgender Applicants in Law Colleges
Kerala Government has announced the reservation of two seats for transgender applicants in Law courses; with the application submission scheduled for 29-11-2025.
Higher Education
UGC prohibits Online or Distance Mode Education for Healthcare Education
UGC has announced that starting July 2025, healthcare programmes will be restricted to offline mode only, with no admissions allowed through online or distance education formats under the NCAHP Act.
Allahabad High Court upholds appointment of Aligarh Muslim University’s first woman vice-chancellor Naima Khatoon
“In the history of the University for well over a century no women has ever been appointed as Vice-chancellor. Appointment of woman as Vice-Chancellor of a premier institution of higher learning sends a message that the constitutional objective of advancement of cause of women is being promoted.”
UP Madarsa Education Act valid with exception to provisions regulating higher education degrees: Supreme Court
A Division Bench of Allahabad High Court in March 2024, had declared the Madarsa Act to be unconstitutional for being violative of the principle of Secularism, Articles 14, 21 and 21-A of the Constitution and violative of Section 22 of UGC Act, 1956.
Transformative changes in Post Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Caste students approved by Cabinet
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved major and transformatory changes in the Centrally Sponsored Scheme ‘Post Matric Scholarship to students belonging
Cabinet| National Education Policy 2020 approved; Mother tongue as medium of instruction till Class 5
Union Cabinet approved the National Education Policy 2020, making way for large scale, transformational reforms in both school and higher education sectors.
Draft Act for setting up of Higher Education Commission of India by repealing UGC Act, approved
The Higher Education Commission of India (Repeal of University Grants Commission Act) Act, 2018 which seeks to repeal UGC Act and provides
Change of Surname not to reflect change in caste of person
Bombay High Court: Hearing a writ petition, a bench comprising of B.R. Gavai and S.P. Joshi, JJ granted ad interim relief to