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UGC approached to renew permission for courses: KSOU VC
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UGC approached to renew permission for courses: KSOU VC

January 3, 2021

Mysuru: A fresh proposal has been submitted to University Grants Commission (UGC) seeking renewal for several courses as its permission ended five to six years ago. Due to this, those courses have failed to get UGC recognition, said Prof. S. Vidyashankar, Vice-Chancellor (VC), Karnataka State Open University (KSOU). Addressing a news conference here on Friday,…

KSOU files five complaints against former VCs, officers
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KSOU files five complaints against former VCs, officers

November 21, 2019

Plaints against irregularities, breach of trust and conspiracy causing financial loss to Open Varsity Mysuru: The Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) has filed complaints against its previous Vice-Chancellors, Finance Officer, Registrar and Registrar (Evaluation) in connection with various irregularities in the Open University that led to the University Grants Commission (UGC) derecognising the University.  Lakhs…

UGC gives 6 months to fill faculty vacancies at all Colleges, Varsities
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UGC gives 6 months to fill faculty vacancies at all Colleges, Varsities

June 8, 2019

New Delhi: All Colleges, Universities and Deemed Universities have been given a six-month deadline to fill up their faculty vacancies, via a process that will be monitored at every step by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and the University Grants Commission (UGC). Institutions which fail to meet the deadline were warned that their…

UGC rejects UoM, KSOU application for online courses
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UGC rejects UoM, KSOU application for online courses

February 28, 2018

Mysuru: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has rejected the applications of University of Mysore (UoM) and Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) to offer online courses. According to sources, the Centre has amended the UGC Act and thus, the applications have to be submitted as per new norms. According to sources, the UGC has not yet…

High Court directs KSOU to admit students directly
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High Court directs KSOU to admit students directly

November 22, 2017

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court yesterday directed the UGC to pass an order by Dec. 11 on KSOU’s request for recognition to commence non-technical degree courses for 2017-18 by making in-house admissions without academic collaboration with private institutions. The Court also directed KSOU officials to meet UGC officials on Nov. 27 in Delhi and put…

Minister hints at closure of KSOU
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Minister hints at closure of KSOU

September 28, 2017

Bengaluru: With the University Grants Commission (UGC) refusing to renew the recognition of Mysuru-based Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), Higher Education Minister Basavaraj Rayareddy has hinted at closure of the Open University. Addressing a press meet at his chamber in Vidhana Soudha here this morning, Rayareddy said that in the absence of recognition, it had…

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