UGC Undergraduate Framework 2022: University Grants Commission (UGC) on January 31 released the draft for the National Higher Education Qualification Framework (NHEQF). The draft is available in the public domain and focuses on reforming the Higher education system in India based on the new National Education Policy. The commission is seeking suggestions from the public. […]
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The University Grants Commission (UGC) Friday evening issued a notice saying that universities and colleges may reopen — keeping in view their region’s Covid situation — and conduct classes and examinations in either offline or blended (mix of online and offline) mode. The commission’s order has come in the light of the third wave of […]
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Karnataka Higher Education Minister CN Ashwath Narayan on Friday said he has instructed the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) not to levy penalty on students, who had held their engineering seats or have already got admitted into an engineering course, now seeking admission into medical courses. He said this provision for students will be applicable only […]
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India’s latest budget is a mixed bag for science and technology. While on the face of it, some science ministries have received higher allocations several others face neglect. Budgetary estimates for the coming year, compared with the revised ones from last year, reveal a number of departmental winners including science and technology up 14%, biotechnology […]
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FPJ-Ed: 18 Government Colleges in Deviant Institutes list Required to Submit Data For All India Survey on Higher Education
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Not only private but government colleges are also reluctant to provide the information sought for the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE). A look at the list of 96 colleges that had uploaded information related to faculty, students, available facilities, and infrastructure on the AISHE website so far include 18 government colleges. Among the […]
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Cambridge University Press & Assessment and Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set up a world-class academic research & language development centre for English, a first of its kind in the Asian sub-continent. This Centre will explore academic and research-publishing initiatives for faculty members and students […]
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The Covid-19 pandemic moved university teaching around the world online. While this created many difficulties, digital transformation could help rectify long-standing problems in Indian higher education and ultimately make graduates more employable. “It’s an opportunity to use this digital technology to transform our processes,” Professor Mirle Surappa, vice-chancellor of Anna University in Chennai, India, told […]
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Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras are utilizing artificial intelligence(AI) tools to study the processes involved in the transformation of biomass to gaseous fuel. If done through hands-on experiments, gaining such expertise is both time-consuming and expensive, whereas, if done through computer simulations and modeling studies, the insights are obtained quicker, which can […]
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The Students Federation of India (SFI) organised a protest over the reopening of Delhi University today. According to a press release by the student body, over 400 students gathered at the call of SFI to ‘gherao’ the VC Office today from 11:00 am. The students demanded the reopening of Delhi University after the revised DDMA […]
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In a first, 60 students studying at the Government Mahakoshal Arts and Commerce College in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh has started a community engagement internship under the new National Education Policy (NEP), according to information provided by a professor on Monday. Internship is Mandatory Professor Arun Shukla, who serves as the regional coordinator for the college’s […]