The government has brought the IITs, IIMs, and other Institutions of National Importance (INIs) under the Academic Bank of Credit (ABC) framework, which allows students to pursue up to 50 percent of a course from institutions other than the one with which they are enrolled. The education ministry approved key amendments to the UGC (Establishment […]
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Higher Educational Institutions Will Serve As Enablers In Indian Innovation: MoS Education Ministry
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Jan
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Our Higher Educational institutions have enormous potential to serve as enablers in the Indian innovation and start-up ecosystem said Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, Minister of State for Education while addressing E- Symposium On ‘Building Innovation Ecosystem In Educational Institutes’ organized by the Ministry of Education, DPIIT, AICTE, and Innovation Cell of the Ministry of Education. The […]
07
Jan
Jan
The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) in line with the new National Education Policy 2020 (NEP) has designed a new model curriculum, and according to the council, it will be launched shortly. As per Anil Sahasrabudhe, chairman, AICTE, they had introduced the first version of the model curriculum in 2017, before NEP 2020 […]
07
Jan
Jan
The Ministry of Education (MOE) has begun the registrations for the Vidyanjali Higher Education Volunteer Programme, which is aimed at creating a robust team of volunteers to build academic, training, and infrastructure support for institutions in higher educations. Volunteers can register for the program at vidyanjali-he.education.gov.in. It aims to benefit India’s 40 million students in […]
06
Jan
Jan
Union education minister and skill development minister Dharmendra Pradhan have launched ed-tech National Educational Alliance for Technology (NEAT) 3.0 – a single platform to provide the best-developed tech solutions and courses to students of the country. At the NEAT 3.0 launch event on January 3, the minister also unveiled technical books in regional languages prescribed […]
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UGC Directive to Teach Courses Based on Student Demand Misunderstands Academic Worth, University Autonomy
06
Jan
Jan
The University Grants Commission (UGC)’s letter to central universities, asking them to teach courses based on student demand, is based on questionable academic logic. How many students queue up for a course often reflects how much it boosts the chances of their employment. While important, for a university, that must not be the only metric […]
06
Jan
Jan
Due to the rising Covid-19 cases and the surge of Omicron infections, the Maharashtra government has decided to discontinue physical classes in colleges and universities till February 15. The decision will apply to all state, deemed, private universities as well as technical Institutes and affiliated colleges. Maharashtra Higher and Technical Education Minister Uday Samant said […]
05
Jan
Jan
Delhi Teachers’ University Bill passed in the state assembly on Tuesday in order to build a world-class teachers’ training university offering programs like BA-BEd and BSc-BEd. The bill was introduced in the House on Monday by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. During a discussion on the Bill, he said the university will set a benchmark […]
05
Jan
Jan
National Assessment Accreditation Council (NAAC) approved 21 institutions a recommendation for accreditation this month. Since NAAC accreditation ensures the qualitative analysis of teaching-learning outcomes at the Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) and helps them evolve systematically, academics foresee a brighter growth. Speaking to Education Times, Debabrata Das, director, International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore that received […]
04
Jan
Jan
A world-class teacher training university will soon be coming up in Delhi. The Delhi Teachers University Bill was introduced in the Delhi Assembly by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday. Manish Sisodia said that Delhi Teachers University will be the first of its kind in the country to produce world-class teachers. He said that […]