The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore is having a tough fight to obtain the top rank in the National-level ranking index NIRF 2021 or National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). In 2020, IIT-Madras was ranked as the best institute in the country overall as well as in the […]
Author Archives: Eduvoice Correspondent
08
Sep
Sep
Would you become a doctor or an engineer?’ Toddlers across the country face this ubiquitous question just as their parents fielded it when they were young. An IIM-A study has found a solid reason behind this rather obsessive insistence of parents that their wards study science — it found that graduating from science stream courses […]
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PM Modi to lay Stone for University Named After the King who Donated Land for Aligarh Muslim University
08
Sep
Sep
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the stone of the university named after Maharaja Mahendra Pratap Singh, who donated land for Aligarh Muslim University. According to the university’s land records, Raja Mahendra Pratap leased 1.221 hectares (3.04 acres) of land in 1929 at Rs 2 per annum to the university. Maharaja Mahendra Pratap Singh’s legacy […]
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Maharashtra Govt to Take a Decision on College Reopening After MHT-CET is held: Higher Education Minister Uday Samant
08
Sep
Sep
Maharashtra’s minister of higher and technical education Uday Samant has said that the government will take a decision on the reopening of colleges after the MHT CET exams, which are scheduled to be held between September 15 and October 10. Samant said colleges may reopen from November, depending on the prevailing Covid-19 situation in Maharashtra. […]
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Sep
Sep
The Delhi University (DU) will soon get a new Vice-Chancellor as the process for the selection has been completed. The names of more than a dozen candidates have been discussed. Among them, the most prominent names include Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Vice-Chancellor (VC), M. Jagdish Kumar, Delhi Technological University VC Yogesh Singh, A.D.N. Bajpai, and […]
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Sep
Sep
Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is the country’s top-performing institute but is ranked in the 301-350 bracket. It is followed by IIT Ropar and the JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research. Both are in the 351-400 bracket. Overall, India is home to 35 of the world’s top 1,000 universities, its second-highest total ever in […]
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Sep
Sep
School of Education, Faculty of Education, Jamia Millia Islamia(JMI) organized a two-day (31st August- 01st September 2021) National Webinar entitled “Transformative Reforms in NEP 2020: Present Initiatives and the Road Ahead”. The Webinar was inaugurated by Prof Vijay Kumar Shukla, VC, BHU, and Prof Najma Akhtar, VC, JMI. The Chief Guest of the Valedictory Session […]
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Jul
Jul
Delhi 25-year-old Sandhya Soni (name changed), her joy knew no bounds when she cleared the all-important entrance exam to bag a seat in the super-specialty Master’s course in pediatric surgery at the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), Delhi. However, now her fear is that she might lose the seat as the last date […]
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Jun
Jun
There are more than 600 AICTE-affiliated colleges in the State providing technical education, including engineering courses. In its latest communication, the council said colleges should collect fees in three or four installments till normalcy is restored. The council directed all institutions to display information about fee payment on their website and also communicate the same […]
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IIT Roorkee Establishes Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science With two new MTech Programs
08
Jun
Jun
IIT Roorkee has launched two new MTech programs under the recently established Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (CAIDS). Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Science (DS) have the power to solve real-life problems and benefit humankind by harnessing valuable information from big data. Academicians, professionals, policymakers, and business leaders are working towards creating a […]