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Time of India
18-06-2025
- General
- Time of India
Admission process begins for academic session 2025 26 at NU autonomous PG depts
Nagpur: The admission process for the academic session 2025–26 at the autonomous postgraduate departments of Nagpur University has officially begun. The information booklet was released on Wednesday by acting pro-vice chancellor Subhash Kondawar. The booklet offers comprehensive details about various courses offered under the Faculties of Science and Technology, Commerce and Management, Humanities, and Interdisciplinary Studies. It includes information on admission capacity, course duration, medium of instruction, contact numbers, and other essentials across all 38 departments. It also outlines key aspects such as reservation policies, general admission guidelines, hostel facilities, course-wise fees, research student fees, examination charges, scholarships, student development funds, and services offered by the university's health centre. The document further lists student rights and disciplinary norms, as per Provision 127 of the Maharashtra Public Universities Act, 2016. In addition, the booklet provides sample admission forms, formats of required certificates, and department contact numbers for applicant reference. Registrar Dr Raju Hiwase has urged aspiring students to visit their respective departments and regularly check the university website for admission-related updates.
Time of India
08-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
With Top Posts Vacant, NU's UGC-Mandated IDP In Limbo
Nagpur: It has been over a year, but Nagpur University's Institutional Development Plan (IDP) – mandated as per NEP 2020 for preparing the university's vision, mission, and goals – has not been drafted. Following implementation of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, University Grants Commission (UGC) took nearly three years to notify 64-page IDP guidelines in February 2024, mainly because of the Covid years. It was expected that universities draft their IDPs – a key vision document – within a year's time and publish it on their website for IDP concerns enablers, governance, finance, research, and academics, besides short, mid, and long-term goals of the university. However, queries about the IDP, which must be uploaded on the NU website, sent top officials into a frenzy, seeking more time to find out its whereabouts. Operation Sindoor Operation Sindoor: Several airports in India closed - check full list Did Pak shoot down Indian jets? What MEA said India foils Pakistan's attack on Jammu airport: What we know so far The continued apathy is because the over 100-year-old Nagpur University's top posts are lying vacant, and there has been no sight of regular encouraged higher education institutions (HEIs) to develop IDPs to guide their growth and improvement. IDP envisages addressing various aspects of the institution, including infrastructure, student support systems, and academic offerings, with the goal of attracting top talent and improving teaching and learning. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Trending in in 2025: Local network access control [Click Here] Esseps Learn More Undo However, the stalled IDP has now made student- and faculty-focused initiatives stagnant, insiders asked about the IDP, additional divisional commissioner Madhavi Khode-Chaware, who is holding the charge of the NU VC post, said she was on leave until next week. She didn't clarify who was delegated NU's charge in her absence. On Thursday morning, acting Pro-VC Subhash Kondawar said he would find out about the IDP and inform. Later in the evening, he didn't answer TOI's Acharya, who is director of internal quality assurance cell, claimed the IDP was already ready. On the query of when it was completed, she said dean of commerce and management faculty Sanjay Kavishwar headed the draft committee, and she needs to check with him. Officials said Kavishwar didn't head the IDP draft committee but was in-charge of the university's perspective plan, which is a five-year vision document mandated by the Universities Act, 2016. Only the 104-page plan for 2019-24 is available on NU's website. The plan for 2024-29 is also ready, but not made online yet. The plan carries vital information such as placements, courses, number of students, affiliated colleges, student welfare, sports, action plans, strategies, and implementation to improve student didn't answer TOI's calls.
