'Occupy UGC' protesters march to Parliament, 150 detained
Students from universities across the country camping outside the UGC office for the last 45 days against scrapping of non-NET fellowships today marched to the Parliament to raise their issue but were stopped midway.
Dec 09, 2015, 23:12 PM IST
HRD Ministry decides to expand scope of non-NET fellowships
HRD Minister Smriti Irani had yesterday come out for a brief interaction with protesting students.
Nov 06, 2015, 23:02 PM IST
Non-NET fellowship not to be discontinued: Smriti Irani
In relief to students protesting over scrapping of non-national eligibility test (NET) stipends, the central government on Sunday announced all existing scholarships would continue and set up a committee to look into the issues of research scholars.
Oct 25, 2015, 23:12 PM IST
No more non-NET fellowships: Students protest outside UGC office
Major students organisation are staging a protest against University Grants Commission’s (UGC) decision to “discontinue” the non-National Eligibility Test fellowship scheme.
Oct 23, 2015, 15:59 PM IST
