{"id":40854,"date":"2025-04-08T18:07:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T18:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/?p=40854"},"modified":"2025-04-08T18:07:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T18:07:43","slug":"ugc-chairman-m-jagadesh-kumar-retires-after-term-marked-by-student-centric-reforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/political-news\/ugc-chairman-m-jagadesh-kumar-retires-after-term-marked-by-student-centric-reforms\/","title":{"rendered":"UGC Chairman M. Jagadesh Kumar retires after term marked by student-centric reforms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi: Professor M. 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