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Union Budget 2019: How Education Sector Responded

Education Sector

The Union Budget 2019 was presented by the Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman. The Union Budget 2019 presented today has the capability to revitalize the education sector, commented experts from Indian academic and edu-tech communities. Though the proposals saw mixed responses from the education sector, an expert said the decision to treat education holistically […]

Budget 2019: New Education Policy To Focus On Research; Rs. 400 Crore For World-Class Institutes

Budget 2019

Budget 2019: Centre has allocated Rs. 400 crore for setting up world-class education institutes. The Centre Friday allocated Rs. 400 crore for setting up world-class education institutes and announced ”Study in India” programme that will aim at attracting foreign students to the country. Presenting the first Budget of the NDA government in its second term, Union Finance Minister Nirmala […]

Sanskrit Teaching Varsities Told To Adopt Villages

Sanskrit

The information was provided by Union Human Resource Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ in a written reply to the Upper House on Thursday. In a bid to promote Sanskrit, the government has advised Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan (RSKS), Delhi, Sri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha (SLBSRSV), Delhi and Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha (RSV), Tirupati to adopt two […]

Universities Urged To Spread Awareness On Draft Education Policy

Draft education policy

It has also asked the institutes to spread awareness about the recommendations made in the policy draft. Calling for their contribution in the making of the country’s education policy in the 21st century, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked the higher educational institutions to organize a series of discussions on draft National Education Policy. “I […]

Teachers Reservation Bill Approved. ‘Will Help In Filling Up Over 7,000 Vacancies’, Says HRD

Teacher reservation bill

The passage of the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers’ Cadre) Bill 2019 will help in filling up the existing over 7,000 vacancies in the central universities, HRD minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ said. Parliament Wednesday passed a bill to enable Universities or colleges to be considered as a unit instead of the department while providing […]

20 IIT Kharagpur Alumni To Get Distinguished Alumnus Award 2019

Explainer: How Internationalisation of top Indian Universities will be Beneficial

A record number of 20 alumni of IIT Kharagpur will be conferred with the Distinguished Alumnus Award by the premier teaching and research institute at the convocation ceremony in August. Eminent academicians, scientists, industry experts, technocrats, social activists and some Padma Shri recipients will be among the awardees, a statement issued by IIT Kharagpur said […]

Lok Sabha Passes Teachers Reservation Bill

Teachers Reservation Bill

Lok Sabha on Monday passed a bill that proposes to make university or college as a unit instead of the department for the purpose of providing reservation for filling teachers posts in central educational institutions. The Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers’ Cadre) Bill 2019, which will allow filling about 8,000 existing vacancies in 41 […]

Implement UGC Norms While Choosing Assistant Professors: Madras HC To Tamil Nadu

Madras High Court

The court aforementioned the state should make sure that all choices and appointments are done strictly as per UGC Norms, still like relation to the statute and rules of the regime. The Madras tribunal Mon directed the state government to implement UGC norms and procedures whereas appointing assistant professors in government faculties. Justice S M […]

RML Hospital, Delhi To Begin MBBS Course With 100 Seats

RML Hospital

According to a senior official at the hospital, the course can at the start have 100 seats and 50 additional is going to be more shortly. The Union Health Ministry has given permission to the Centre-run Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital to begin an MBBS course with 100 medical seats for the academic session 2019-20. […]