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The Delhi Cabinet approved a proposal to revise the pay-scales of teachers and administrative posts in universities and colleges in line with the recommendations of the seventh Central Pay Commission (CPC), said an official. The teachers and other staffs from administrative posts in universities and colleges run by Delhi’s Directorate of Higher Education will now […]

Teachers and students from states such as Maharashtra, UP, Bihar, Orissa, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Jharkhand, Punjab, Assam and Meghalaya participated in the Convention. A National Conventions organised by a composite platform of 25 unions in the Education Sector called for an alternative policy to restore public trust, equity and universal access in education. The […]

The President awarded eleven gold medals to eight meritorious students of the Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College. There is a need for a large number of good doctors and medical colleges for the delivery of effective health services, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Addressing the first convocation of Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical […]

The premier institution has argued that it matched the calibre of the selected institutions on various parameters and it being ignored in the IoE race had impacted the morale of students and teachers. “There’s no letter. I don’t know where this came from. And they (IIT-Madras) have already clarified that they have issued no letter,” […]

“A country achieves prosperity on a sustainable basis only through innovation which can happen only by good research and which is currently a major focus area of the government,” he said while addressing a press conference. MHRD launched two web portals which will serve to promote research and innovation in the country. The two web […]

The selection of yet-to-be established Jio institute had invited criticism from various quarters which alleged that the government was favouring certain corporates. The ministry later clarified that the IoE tag to the Jio institute was conditional. The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras has written to Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar expressing disappointment over not figuring in […]

Sonam Wangchuk, the Ladakh- based engineer whose life inspired a character in Bollywood blockbuster “3 Idiots”, has been awarded an honorary D.Litt degree by a university here in Maharashtra. Sonam Wangchuk, the Ladakh-based engineer whose life inspired a character in Bollywood blockbuster “3 Idiots”, has been awarded an honorary D.Litt degree by a university here […]

The President noted that India has a massive network of 903 universities and 39,050 colleges. President Ram Nath Kovind said India has a vast network of universities and colleges but gaps still exist in attaining world-class excellence in education. To achieve global standards, the government has taken a decision to promote 20 institutions of higher […]

The Vice President pointed out that public sector alone cannot provide quality higher education for all and the private sector must pitch in. The Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu exhorted universities and higher educational institutions in the private sector to earmark certain percentage of seats for the poorer sections and subsidize their education. […]

A member of Delhi University’s Academic Council has written to the vice-chancellor, urging him to immediately disburse the money collected from students during their admission to the respective colleges. A member of Delhi University’s Academic Council has written to the vice-chancellor, urging him to immediately disburse the money collected from students during their admission to […]