UGC, the only grant-giving agency of the HRD ministry, will take up the matter with NAAC for opening the regional centers to expedite the process of accreditation, a statement released by the ministry stated.
The press note further said that a working group comprising vice-chancellors of English and Foreign languages university, Delhi University, Central University of Gujarat and Jawaharlal Nehru University was constituted for developing a framework for the National Ranking System. The ministry has directed the working group to submit its report within one month.
The minister also asked VCs to encourage the faculty in central universities to offer free online courses to citizens under the Digital India initiative of SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds) through the Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) platform created by MHRD through IIT Mumbai.
Stressing on maintaining transparency, Irani also asked all central universities to display all information about the varsity on its website within a period of one month. The varsities told to put details such as profile of teachers, calendar of activity of university, academic calendar, names of members of all statutory bodies alongwith their tenure, research output, information on budget, vacancy, tenure of registrar, finance officer, etc on its portal.
The press note further said that a working group comprising vice-chancellors of English and Foreign languages university, Delhi University, Central University of Gujarat and Jawaharlal Nehru University was constituted for developing a framework for the National Ranking System. The ministry has directed the working group to submit its report within one month.
The minister also asked VCs to encourage the faculty in central universities to offer free online courses to citizens under the Digital India initiative of SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds) through the Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) platform created by MHRD through IIT Mumbai.
Stressing on maintaining transparency, Irani also asked all central universities to display all information about the varsity on its website within a period of one month. The varsities told to put details such as profile of teachers, calendar of activity of university, academic calendar, names of members of all statutory bodies alongwith their tenure, research output, information on budget, vacancy, tenure of registrar, finance officer, etc on its portal.