Author Archives: Mayank Arora

On the eve of teacher’s day celebrations, The Education Department of Chandigarh Administration felicitated meritorious teachers and commendation certificates. The UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore presided as the chief guest for the Teachers day celebrations at the Tagore’s Theatre Tuesday. The teachers were awarded for their dedicated services and outstanding contribution in diverse fields.   […]

As the annual Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections inch closer, both the contending political outfits have released their ‘forward-looking and liberal’ manifestos, however featuring some innovative inclusions from previous years. In the elections to be held on 12th September, both the The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and the All India Students’ Association (AISA) […]

Authorities from Panjab University have announced the schedules for the process of The Panjab University Campus Students Council (PUCSC), including the holding of rallies by student parties. One hour each has been allotted to every party for conducting the campaign rally on the campus according to the Lyngdoh guidelines and ending at 5 pm on […]

Organised by 20 big Indian groups in association with the Indian embassy in Canada, ‘Namaste Canada’ featured a call to the diaspora for making contributions to India’s development and progress. ‘Super 30’ founder Anand Kumar urged Indian-Canadian community to contribute specially in the field of education and skill development to improve the future of the […]

As the industries across the world fluctuate along with global influences, the latest of such ups and downs in the field of Engineering is with Mechanical Industries and those based on Computer Sciences. Subsequently, similar effects can be felt in academics, with more and more students opting for ME than computer sciences. The trend seems […]

A recently passed bill in the Lok Sabha, the IIM Bill is poised to grant greater autonomy to the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) along with adequate accountability for especially decision making. The IIM Bill is currently pending approval in the Upper House, it declares IIM’s to be of National importance as well as the […]

  In a written letter to the HRD Ministry and the DEpartment of Economic Affairs (DEA) last month, The Niti Aayog has asked for amendments to a batch of regulations and laws described as “restrictive” to investment (private) in higher education. These include Section 10(n) of the AICTE Act 1987; Section 8 of The Companies […]

The Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education, erstwhile the Kerala IT@School project of state education has department rolled out  Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tender worth 300 crore for state schools. Published publicly on the states e Tender portal, the total stated requirements is of 60, 250 laptops and around 43,750 multimedia projectors. The official […]

  Sitaram Yechury, the national general secretary of CPI(M), hit out at the Modi government for its planned imposition of the NEET without the state’s consent. The suicide of a Dalit medical aspirant in Tamil Nadu,  who had moved the Supreme Court against NEET-based medical examinations has led to an uproar over the current regulations […]

For the second occasion this summer, the Delhi School of Economics has denied permission to the same Student’s Group, DU Conversation, for conducting a panel discussion on ‘Indian Constitution – Right to Privacy’. Delhi University’s premier postgraduate centre refused a group of independent students and teachers from the university, the permission to hold a panel […]