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The IIT Guwahati – ISRO space technology center would be first of its kind in the North-east region to augment research and capacity building processes in the field of space technology. IIT Guwahati has signed an MoU with The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to set up an IITG-ISRO Space Technology Cell (STC) at the […]

It is time for Africa, and not just Malawi, to move beyond fee-free education and adopt targeted solutions to improve quality, accessibility and learning in schools – at not just the primary, but secondary levels as well. In October last year,  Bright Msaka, Minister of Education, Malawi announced the abolition of secondary school fee with immediate effect. This […]

The partner institutes in this project include IIT Kanpur, IISER Bhopal, RKMVU Kolkata, SRU Chennai, IIPH Gandhinagar. The Centre for Atmospheric Sciences (CAS), IIT Delhi is conducting a study to develop India-specific heat stress tolerance thresholds. This study is part of a project “Heat Stress Index for India: projection for the near future (HIIPROF)” undertaken by IIT […]

IIT Mandi has become the first IIT to launch a full-fledged Bachelor’s Programme in Data Science and Engineering, according to a statement from the technological institute. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi has become the first IIT to launch a full-fledged Bachelor’s Programme in Data Science and Engineering, according to a statement from the technological […]

The Jammu and Kashmir administration Tuesday ordered the cancellation of appointment made on the basis of certificates issued by the Central Board of Higher Education (CBHE), New Delhi, which has turned out to be a fake institution. The Jammu and Kashmir administration Tuesday ordered the cancellation of appointment made on the basis of certificates issued […]

The Centre had come out with the constitutional amendment bill giving 10 percent reservation in jobs and admission for EWS candidates across all classes. The Supreme Court Monday asked the Maharashtra government to apprise it of the status of admissions for PG medical and dental courses under 10 percent quota for students belonging to economically […]

President Donald Trump will unveil a sweeping new proposal Thursday designed to move the United States from a family-based immigration system to what senior administration officials describe as an employment- and skill-based system. The proposal includes two parts – a physical infrastructure component that would include border wall construction and is financed by new fees […]

The expulsions were announced several hours after one of the students, Adam Semprevivo, sued Georgetown over his treatment, including its refusal to let him transfer to another school and keep his academic credits. Georgetown did not identify the expelled students or accuse them of wrongdoing. A lawyer for Semprevivo confirmed in an interview that the […]

Students from southern states are more likely to enroll in technical and vocational education, finds a new study Higher education is the key to more lucrative jobs but, despite the potential returns, household spending on higher education in India is abysmally low. A new Economic and Political Weekly paper authored by S Chandrashekhar of Indira […]

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM-Vizag) has been entrusted with the responsibility of conducting a professional development training program for faculty members of technical education institutions from across the country. IIM-V is the fifth IIM in the country to receive required approval from the ministry of human resource development (MHRD) to offer such courses after […]