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UGC Directs HEI To Comply With ‘Vande Mataram’ Order; Schools Asked To Include Group Singing In Morning Assemblies
24htopnews | April 8, 2026 3:08 PM CST

UGC has asked higher education institutions to follow MHA orders on the National Song ‘Vande Mataram’. The guidelines include singing all six stanzas and ensuring schools include it in morning assemblies as group singing.

The University Grants Commission (UGC), in an order dated April 6, 2026, released a new notification to all higher education institutes to strictly adhere to governmental directions regarding the National Anthem of India, Vande Mataram.

In the official notification, the UGC cited the orders given by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) during the current year and requested the institutions to disseminate the appropriate directions to the faculty members and the students.

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The notice reads: “All Higher Education Institutions are hereby requested to strictly comply with the above orders and issue suitable instructions to all concerned.”


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