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The higher educational institutes have been directed to prepare and implement a fitness plan, incorporate sports, exercise, physical activities for fitness into the daily routine. The higher education institutes plan to include fitness in the curriculum. (Express Photo By Bhupindra Rana/ Representational image) As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to announce the Fit India Movement on August 29 , the University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked higher educational institutions (HEIs) to motivate staff and students to attempt walking 10,000 steps each on the day and “and follow it up in daily routine”. The commission has also directed institutions to screen the launch event live for faculty and students, while ensuring their attendance. Advertising Short video clips of activities held on campus are to be sent to the UGC. The institutes have also been directed to prepare and implement a fitness plan, incorporate sports, exercise, physical activities into the daily routine on campus,...

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has received more than 100 proposals from universities for its 'Paramarsh Scheme'. The University Grants Commission (UGC) is expecting to receive around 100 proposals from the higher education institutions for its  'Paramarsh Scheme' . As a part of the scheme, top institutions will mentor five non-accredited institutes to secure National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) grade. "The last date for submitting proposals by the mentors is September 2. These will then be examined," a UGC official said here on Monday. "Once the proposals are accepted by the UGC, the institutes can start the mentoring programme within a month," the official added. The scheme mandates that the mentor institutions should have secured a NAAC score of 3.26 out of 4. Human Resource Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank', who launched the scheme last month, said it would improve quality and standards of higher educa...

Engineering colleges need to reinvent to be relevant Read more at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/70839936.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst  (Accessed on August 27, 2019)

Bogus journals, substandard PhD theses under the scanner The University Grants Commission (UGC) is on a cleansing process against bogus journals and substandard PhD theses as the quality of our research sector has been eroding, UGC vice chairman Bhushan Patwardhan has said. Speaking on the sidelines of a symposium on ‘Research in Ayurveda: Need, scope and future’ organised by AMMOI (Ayurvedic Medicine Manufacturers Organisation of India) here on Sunday, he said the quality of research papers had been eroding in the country, especially over the past 10 years. “The UGC has appointed a 20-member committee headed by Padmanabhan Balram, former director, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, to review the research papers approved by the UGC in the last 10 years. The committee has been given six months to review the situation. At least we will know where we stand and how much damage has been done to the research sector,” he said. To check the umpteen dubious journals that publish papers wi...

UGC to decide on proposals to review PhD theses soon Read more at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/70833071.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst  (Accessed on August 26, 2019)

Online learning platform Internshala together with All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) organized a national event, on Sunday to celebrate Internship Day 2019 . The initiative was to honor the colleges and organizations with the best boarding culture. The top three organizations include the Times Internet, Out of the Box Solutions and today's Kalam Foundation, a voluntary organization working to reform education. According to Internshala, over 15,000 students received boarding opportunities in the last four months. Read more at: https://www.businessinsider.in/the-top-indian-colleges-and-organisations-for-internships-awarded-by-aicte/articleshow/70834885.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst  (Accessed on August 26, 2019

Varsities, colleges asked to ready fitness plan for students .. Read more at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/70822789.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst  (Accessed on August 26, 2019)