The new National Education Policy (NEP) envisages increasing Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) in higher education in the country to 50 percent from 27 percent now and this target can be achieved through greater use of technology and by promoting online and distance learning, AICTE chairman Prof Anil Sahasrabudhe said on Friday. He also said the […]
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The University Grant Commission (UGC) has released an official notice regarding the covid-appropriate behavior to be followed by the higher educational institutions (HEIs). The notification is available on the official website of the commission at ugc.ac.in. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 outbreak pandemic, several guidelines have been issued by the UGC with respect to […]
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Internationalisation Of Indian Higher Education System Need Of The Hour, Multi-Pronged Approach Required For It: NITI Aayog CEO
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Internationalization of the Indian higher education system is the need of the hour and a multi-pronged approach is required for it, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Monday (14 December) in a session titled, ‘Internationalisation of Indian Higher Education System’ at the India Pavilion in EXPO2020 Dubai. “The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 envisions […]
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Delhi University BTech programs in Computer Science, Electronics and Communications, and Electrical Engineering will soon be started under its Faculty of Technology for setting up infrastructure facilities. The Delhi University has sought Rs 100 crore from the University Grants Commission (UGC) for starting three BTech programs — Computer Science, Electronics and Communications, and Electrical Engineering […]
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The National Education Policy is a revolutionary document aimed at creating an India of the dreams of Bharathidasan and his mentor Subramaniya Bharathi, governor and chancellor of Bharathidasan University, R N Ravi, said here on Thursday. Addressing the 37th convocation of the university, the governor said NEP 2020 lays the thrust on clearing certain hurdles […]
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ETS, the world’s largest, nonprofit educational assessment, measurement, research, and learning organization, announced today the formation of the Business School Advisory Council (BSAC) in India. This newly established council will be the first established in-country by ETS to help bolster the support of learners and graduate business education programs in India. It is comprised of […]
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Karnataka minister for higher education Dr. CN Ashwath Narayan on Wednesday that the government of France is keen to set up an “Indo-French Campus Institute” in Karnataka, which would train students with global-level skills. The statements came after Narayan met Thierry Berthelot, the newly appointed Consul General of France for Bengaluru. The courses of this […]
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The Madras High Court, in a recent decision, awarded Rs. 5 Lakh to an SC female candidate who was denied admission to a college in Tiruchengode in Namakkal district in 2014. She was denied admission due to inaction on the part of the authorities concerned. Justice S M Subramaniam held the then secretaries of the […]
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IIM Sambalpur organized two days of specially designed Women Leadership Programme on campus under its Management Development Programme (MDP) to 30 Women Officers of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited. With the changing dynamics carved in by new realities in India and across the world, especially post COVID, it has become extremely crucial for businesses and non-business entities […]
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Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan released the NIRF Ranking 2021 listing the top institutes and universities in India this year. The education minister went live from his Twitter handle with Minister of State Sanjay Dhotre and AICTE Chairman Anil Saharsrabudhe to announce the top universities of India. The live recordings can also be seen on YouTube […]