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The Government of India has set up a draft proposal to repeal the UGC Act, scrapping the UGC as a regulatory body and establishing a new regulatory body called the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI). Needless to say, such an act has far-reaching repercussions for higher education in India. The Union HRD Minister, Sri … Continue reading Higher Education Commission of India Act – Send your responses NOW!

A version of this piece appeared yesterday in The Wire “I would like to thank Huddersfield University for enabling me to have a sabbatical semester to work on this revised edition and for providing such a supportive environment. Thanks to many of the students on my Women, Power and Society module for their hard work … Continue reading “No research please, we are college teachers” – On the HRD Ministry’s latest bright idea.