The Department of Pharmaceuticals extends the date of receipt of applications for the vacant slots under Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for Bulk Drugs till the end of March 2022.

The Department is implementing three PLI schemes viz PLI scheme for Bulk Drugs , PLI scheme for Medical Devices and PLI scheme for Pharmaceuticals to increase the domestic manufacturing of Bulk Drugs, Medical Devices and pharmaceuticals respectively and to create global champions in the field of Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices (IVDs).

National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (Minimum Standard of Undergraduate Siddha Education) Regulations, 2022.

The duration of the B.S.M.S Programme shall be five years and six months. The candidate shall be awarded Siddha Maruthuva Arignar (Bachelor of Siddha Medicine and Surgery – B.S.M.S.) Degree after passing all the examinations and completion of the laid down programme of study extending over the laid down period and the compulsory rotatory internship extending over twelve months and the nomenclature of Degree shall be Siddha Maruthuva Arignar (Bachelor of Siddha Medicine and Surgery – B.S.M.S.

UGC invites feedback/suggestions from stakeholders on Draft Guidelines for Transforming Higher Education Institutions into Multidisciplinary Institutions.

The objective of the “Draft guidelines for transforming higher education institutions into multidisciplinary developed by UGC is to transform higher educational institutions into large multidisciplinary Higher Education institutions (HEIs) and strengthening institutional infrastructure necessary for multidisciplinary education and research. The guidelines discuss about different approaches to transform existing Indian HEIs.