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AICTE Doubles Engineering Scholarships For Women Students

scholarships for women students

AICTE has more than doubled the number of scholarships that it has been offering to women students for enrolling in technical institutions for the undergraduate level courses. Every year until 2019 the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) had offered up to 4000 scholarships for women students in engineering courses. But this year AICTE is […]

AICTE Invites Application For Admission In Two-Year Post-Graduation Courses

two year pg courses

A total of 15 Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are offering two-year Post-graduation (PG) courses across the nation. The admission to these courses will be through CET 2020. The registration process for CET 2020 has already begun. The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has invited applications for admission to two-year post-graduation courses. The admission […]

Government To Launch Outreach Program On NEP

Outreach Program on NEP

The Union government aims to launch an Outreach Program on NEP on the Nation Education Policy. The outreach program will be two months long. The main objective of this outreach program will be to create awareness of the structural reforms and the benefits of the National Education Policy 2020 among all the stakeholders, including the state and higher education institutions across the nation.

PM: More HEIs For Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

During the interaction with BJP workers at the inauguration of the submarine, Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) PM Narendra Modi conferred that the Andaman and Nicobar Island will have more Higher Educational Institutions including ANCOL college, medical college, and law college.  

Internships for BA, B.Com, B.Sc Students To Make Them Job Ready

Internships for students

Now the students who are pursuing regular degree courses such as for BA, B.Com, B.Sc  will be allowed to take up internships as a part of their course. The students pursuing equivalent professional courses such as management and engineering are already allowed to take up internships for practical exposure to the industry.

MHRD Focused On ‘Stay In India’ Along With ‘Study In India’ Scheme

“Study in India” And “Stay in India”

The MHRD’s move to ‘Study in India’ is focused on helping students who have returned to India because of the pandemic and the students who have now decided to stay back to pursue higher education in India. Human Resource Development ministry’s (MHRD) initiative ‘Study in India’ is focused on helping Indian as well as foreign […]

MHRD Launches UGC Guidelines For HEIs To Offer Apprenticeship/Internship Embedded Degree Programme

Apprenticeship Embedded Degree Programme

On 7th August 2020, the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and University Grants Commission (UGC) together organized “Conclave on Transformational Reforms in Higher Education under National Education Policy, 2020” which was held through video conferencing.

Dr. Shahid Jameel Appointed As The Director Of Trivedi School Of Biosciences

Trivedi School Of Biosciences

Ashoka University appointed Dr. Shahid Jameel as the director of the Trivedi School of Biosciences. Ashoka University is the leading university in India in liberal arts and sciences. On Wednesday, Ashoka University appointed Dr. Shahid Jameel as the director of the Trivedi School of Biosciences. Ashoka University is the leading university in India in liberal […]

PU Yet Decide Evaluation Criteria For Promoted Intermediate Students

intermediate students

The Punjabi University is yet to form a committee comprising of experts who will be deciding the evaluation criteria of the intermediate students who got promoted this year. The Punjabi University situated in Patiala has not yet decided on the evaluation criteria to declare the passing marks or CGPA of the intermediate students who got […]

IoEs To Have Main Role in Introducing 4-year Degree Courses

IoEs 4-year degree courses

Some 20 Institutions of Eminence (IoEs) in India will be asked to roll out the 4-year degree courses. While other IoEs can follow the same if they wish to implement the 4-year degree courses in the academic year 2020-21. Under the New Education Policy released on 29th July 2020, the IoEs will have a lead […]