Himachal Pradesh News

The Himachal Pradesh cabinet has approved a government engineering college at Nagrota-Bagwan in Kangra district and four Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) in different districts, and also created the functional posts. The ITIs will come up at Gagret (Una), ...

Himachal Pradesh government is spending Rs 3,836 crore on education during the current financial year, which is 17 per cent of the state budget, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said. Presiding over the annual function of a government girls' school in ...

Central University of Himachal Pradesh (CUHP), Dharamsala had announced the admission notification for Research Degree (RD) programmes in 15 Departments / Centres, under 10 Schools of Studies for specific research area and discipline. These programmes are Management, Environmental Sciences, Education, ...

Taking suo motu cognisance of a media report, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has issued notice to the University Grants Commission (UGC), asking it about the steps it has initiated to implement regulations pertaining to establishment and operation of private universities ...

Himachal Pradesh University will soon fully computerise its examination system becoming the first varsity in North India to do so. "HPU shall be the first university in northern region to introduce Integrated Examination Management System (IEMS)," HPU Controller of Exam ...

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has issued notices to UGC, the state government and 16 private universities of the state, seeking a reply by November 13 over alleged violation of educational norms by these institutes. Taking suo motu ...

With the Himachal Pradesh High Court last week quashing the State Private Educational Institutions (Regulatory) Act of 2010, the state now lacks a mechanism to monitor its 16 private universities and an equal number of private institutes, mainly engineering colleges, officials ...

Himachal Pradesh governments is likely to challenge the judgement of High Court, quashing the HP Private Educational Institutions Regulatory Commission Act 2010, in the Supreme Court. "We are studying the judgement of the HC and exploring the possibility of challenging ...

The average performance of students of class II to class VIII was below 60 per cent, according to a government survey. The students on an average scored between 48.5 to 59.5 per cent in Hindi and 38.1 to 59.7 per ...

Less than a fortnight after allowing four medical students convicted for ragging to death their junior Aman Kachroo to continue with their studies, the Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) Wednesday launched an anti-ragging campaign in the victim's name. Vice chancellor A.D.N. ...

Himachal Pradesh education department today decided to hold final examinations for students from class I to class IX in December for schools having winter closings and in March for schools having summer closings. The erstwhile BJP government had decided in ...

Himachal Pradesh High Court has quashed a government notification lowering the fee structure for students admitted to a private dental college at Nalagarh and gave it eight weeks to redraw the fee structure. Passing the orders, a division bench comprising ...

Himachal Pradesh Governor Urmila Singh has conferred Award on nineteen teachers, including three national awardees and sixteen state awardees. Governor presented National Awards comprising of a cash prize of Rs 60,000 along-with a set of books and shawl to three ...

International Centre for Distance Education & Open Learning (ICDEOL), Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla invites applications for admissions to distance courses commencing in 2013. The courses are offered in: Bachelor of Arts (B.A) Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) ...