Author Archives: Mayank Arora

News Source: ndtv.com President Ram Nath Kovind has said that the government is committed to strengthening and modernizing the school and higher education system in the country. President Kovind emphasized that education lays the foundation for building the future of the nation. President Kovind was addressing the joint sitting of two houses of Parliament at […]

News Source: indianexpress The government has appointed IIM Raipur’s Professor Vinita Sahay as the first director of IIM Bodhgaya in Bihar. WHO IS PROFESSOR SAHAY –Sahay was among the finalists and the ACC approved her name this month. — She is currently a professor at IIM Raipur specialising in marketing management. — Sahay is only […]

News Source : ndtv.com Student Classroom Ratio (SCR) and Pupil Teacher Ratio (PTR) of the government-run schools have witnessed ‘significant progress. This has been stated by the Economic Survey 2017 tabled by the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Arun Jaitley, in the Parliament. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SURVEY w.r.t. EDUCATION — India is poised […]

News Source : ndtv.com West Bengal Education minister Partha Chatterjee has called a meeting of Calcutta University vice-chancellor and Higher Education department officials. This has been called in the wake of the sharp dip in the pass percentage in the 2017 BA and BSc Part I (honours and general) exams. Partha Chatterjee said he had […]

  News Source : Indian Express Delhi University has identified yet another fake board and is likely to order affiliated colleges to investigate the admission of several students under this board in the 2017-18 academic year. After the centralised registration process, the onus on verifying marksheets and degrees rests with the affiliated colleges, which grants […]

Prof. Neelu Rohmetra, Director IIM Sirmaur received the ‘First Ladies Award’ on January 20, 2018. The felicitation event was held at Rashtrapati Bhawan, where she joined 100 other exceptional women achievers from the all across India in varied areas. Professor Rohmetra has been selected by Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, Union Minister of Women & Child Development, […]

  The enrolment for Google Certificate course in IT has begun and it would be taking place through Coursera and it would be a stepping stone for freshers WHAT GOOGLE CERTIFICATE COURSE OFFERS The certificate course is the stepping stone for freshers willing to enter IT industry. It has been designed to bridge the gap between […]

Union Ministry for Science and Technology has announced four schemes to promote young scientists and researchers in the country. The schemes primarily aim at early recognition and reward to young talent in the field of science.  “The schemes focus on youth to empower, recognize and motivate them,” Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Science and […]

The Group of Eight (Go8), which comprises eight Australian Varsities, has advocated relaxed visa norms between Australia and India for students seeking to do Ph.D in either country. The group also recommended to the Australian government to establish a “special class of visa for researchers and Ph.D graduates”. WHY THE NEED Director of Indian Institute […]

THE NEW GUIDELINES — the revised guidelines stipulate that minority students seeking the fellowship from this year are required to have qualified the National Eligibility Test. — The revised guidelines read, “ Selection of the minority students for award of a fellowship under the scheme will be made on the basis of merit in the […]