After making a strong pitch for the merger of national-level engineering and medical entrances with the Common University Entrance Test ( CUET-UG), the union government is now keen on also merging the accreditation (NAAC) and ranking (NBA) bodies.
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Odisha Government Signs Pact With National Institute of Ocean Technology For Protecting Coastline
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The Odisha government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Institute of Ocean Technology for the protection of its coasts. The MoU was signed between Water Resources Department Engineer in Chief B K Mishra and Dr. G A Ramdass, Director, NIOT, Chennai, on Wednesday. The Odisha government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Institute of Ocean Technology for the protection of its coasts.
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Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav At Pragativadi: Day 4 Sheds Light On ‘Status Of Education In 75 Years Of Independence
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Education is the backbone of the country. Where education is not given priority, it is better not to talk about development. But the standards of education should be determined according to the changing times. Whether the education that was taught in less than 30 years has relevance and if it changes, in which direction the development is going.
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The seven-member panel headed by Shyam B Menon, former Vice-Chancellor of Ambedkar University, New Delhi, has observed that the governing structures of the University In Kerala have turned out to be academically counterproductive through uninformed, over-politicized, partisan, and external interference in their day-to-day functioning and recommended that the internal governance of the university should be sequestered from the administrative controls of the government.
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Haryana Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution recommending the government to seek restoration of the state’s share in Panjab University, Chandigarh. Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Education Minister Kanwar Pal said that Haryana must get its share in the affiliation of colleges to Panjab University, Chandigarh to protect the interest of the students and citizens of the state. The non-official resolution was moved by Congress MLA Geeta Bhukkal in the state assembly.
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The University Grants Commission on Monday asked all higher education institutions to create awareness amongst students, staff, and other stakeholders about the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign. The central government has launched the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign under which people are being encouraged to hoist the tricolour at their houses to mark 75 years of India’s independence.
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The extraordinary contributions to social psychology and management by Ramadhar Singh, currently a Distinguished University Professor at the Amrut Mody School of Management of Ahmedabad University have been marked on the ‘Heritage Wall of Fame’ of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) in the United States.
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Goa To Implement Hundred Percent NEP In Higher Education From Next Academic Year: Chief Minister To Centre
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The Goa government will implement a hundred percent of the syllabus in higher education institutes along the lines of the National Education Policy from the next academic year, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Sunday. His remarks came at the seventh NITI Aayog Governing Council meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.
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The National Education Policy which was introduced on July 29 2020 was the third in India. Two years later, it is growing fast. From launching 200 virtual labs for English Medium children to introducing multidisciplinary four-year undergraduate degrees with several exit options, a national test for college admissions to offering engineering
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75 Years of Independence: Looking Backward, Looking Forward at the Educational Journey of Independent India
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While the nation woke to a free India at the “stroke of midnight”, the country started taking baby steps of evolution in multiple fields, and education was no exception. The first educational reform came with the formation of the University Education Commission in 1949 followed by the Secondary Education Commission in 1952.