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President Ram Nath Kovind has withdrawn its own decision on the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor (V-C) of Visva Bharati University in Santiniketan, giving in to the government. THE CASE BACKGROUND President Kovind had appointed Swapan Kumar Dutta as the head of the varsity. The President is also learnt to have scrapped the panel of three […]

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has laid the foundation stone for Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham’ s campus at Nowluru village. THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE INSTITUTE The Mata Amritanandamayi Math, a charitable group, is setting up the Vidyapeetham, a deemed-to-be university, with an investment of Rs 2,500 crore. It will be spread over 200 acres. […]

According to a recent survey it is found that employability of Indian graduates is getting upscale. But only if they are trained well to join the professional sector. WHO CONDUCTED THE SURVEY The survey conducted jointly by Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), United Nations Development Program, leading human […]

The Union cabinet has approved a proposal to implement the Prime Minister’s Research Fellows (PMRF) scheme. HIGHLIGHTS OF PM’S SCHEME — Under it top 3,000 B.Tech graduates of the country will get grants to pursue a PhD in the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc). — Scheme comes at a […]

The Punjab government has strongly opposed Haryana’s demand of affiliation of its colleges in the tricity with Panjab University (PU). And the latter’s say in the functioning of the apex governing body of the varsity, the senate, in lieu of helping the institution tide over the financial crisis. For 2017-18, the PU had approved of […]

The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, will conduct a week-long film appreciation course in Bhbaneswar. PURPOSE OF THE COURSE This will be a part of the institute’s nationwide programme to popularise film learning. This was informed by the Director of FTII, Pune, Bhupendra Kainthola. The course will provide a unique opportunity to […]

  Britain’s Prince Charles has launched a new 10-million-dollar Development Impact Bond (DIB) to help improve education for over 200,000 children in India. WHAT’S THE BOND FOR The DIB, the largest bond of its type in South Asia, is the latest fundraising initiative by the British Asian Trust (BAT), set up by the royal 10 […]

Founder of Hotmail, renowned entrepreneur and innovator, Sabeer Bhatia was conferred with Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI)’s highest award, ‘Imtiaz-e-Jamia’. He has been conferred the honour for his ‘outstanding contributions to public service and for technological innovation for the benefit of the society’. 50-year-old US-based, Mr Bhatia was presented with a plaque with the citation and […]

  Hundreds of Delhi University (DU) teachers are intensifying their protests demanding reinstatement of 40-plus ad hoc teachers, who were associated with the Law Faculty. This came after a group of ad-hoc teachers alleged scam in appointment of 126 candidates to the post of Assistant Professors. The teachers who went on a strike converged outside […]

  This year, a hike of 36 per cent has been observed in the number of Indian students applying for courses at UK universities. “The UK’s universities are highly popular with EU and international students because of the quality of the teaching and experience they offer. There are probably several factors influencing the increasing numbers […]