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Tamil Nadu leading in higher education in India 

Tamil Nadu was leading in higher education in India, with many innovative schemes and programs being implemented by the government said minister Sellur K Raju.   WHAT TAMIL NADU MINISTER CLAIMS Speaking at a function organised to distribute free laptops to 2,662 students at a cost of Rs 4.25 crore on Friday, he said that […]

Bengal Education Department draws up a format to claim grant

Bengal Education Department

Bengal government has now decided on a format. According to this the government and government-aided colleges have to submit proposal for financial budget grant for purchase of books, furniture, laboratory equipment, computers and its allied items with fittings, electrical items with fittings, and any other miscellaneous necessary items. this will be done for the smooth […]

Mumbai University Result Fiasco messes up Annual Festival Kshitij

Kshitij

Looks like the repercussions of the results mess by the University of Mumbai (MU) refuse to cease.On the one hand, teachers and colleges are upset after the results mess and prolonged admission process delayed the commencement of semester which have left them little time to prepare for the exams in November and December.On the other […]

Number of Indian students in Canada crosses 100,000

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The cumulative total of the number of Indian students attending Canadian colleges and universities over the last year has crossed 100,000 for the first time. THE HIGHLIGHTS   According to data for study permit holders by country of citizenship from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC): 1. Canada attracted 31,975 international students originating from India […]

Maharashtra Doctors may get 2-year relief in rural posting bond

Students who have cleared their Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree after 2010 or are yet to complete their mandatory one-year rural posting are likely to get an extension of another two years to adhere to the bond. GOVT’S STATEMENT “Many students were unhappy with the original proposal, wherein their degrees would […]

Deemed universities cannot run distance engineering courses: Supreme Court  

Ruling that deemed universities cannot offer engineering degrees through distance learning, the Supreme Court has suspended such degrees granted by four ‘deemed to be universities’ between 2001 and 2005. The bench of Justices A K Goel and U U Lalit also ordered a CBI inquiry into the conduct of officials who granted ex post facto […]

SC: NO TECH DEGREE THROUGH DISTANCE LEARNING, Cancels degrees of engineering students sought through distance learning 

  The Supreme Court has cancelled the engineering degrees of students who earned them through distance learning from three deemed universities after 2005. The court said the amount paid by these students towards tuition will have to be refunded by the universities by May 31, 2018. Whose Degrees Suspended The students who had their degrees […]

New IGNOU courses : Vedic studies, spiritualism & yoga

IGNOU

The Indira Gandhi National Open University ( IGNOU ) will roll out certificate courses in Vedic Studies, Indian culture and yoga. Outgoing Vice-Chancellor Ravindra Kumar informed that same. He retires Wednesday and added that IGNOU’s contribution to higher education “had not been properly assessed”. “We entered into an MoU with Swaminarayan Sanstha to offer certificate […]

Governing bodies -Mumbai University yet to start process

Mumbai University

After the removal of Vice-Chancellor Sanjay Deshmukh, University of Mumbai is yet to establish functional governing bodies. The process for setting up the senate, academic council, management council, boards of studies, board of examination, research and recognition committee, is yet to start even as the November 30 deadline approaches fast. MUMBAI UNIVERSITY –THE SITUATION As […]

AICTE to set up online portals 

  10 million students to benefit by finding better jobs The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has decided to set up online community portals to connect more than 10,000 technical institutes — engineering, pharmacy, management, architecture and hotel management — across India. The Highlights 1. The online platform will be set up over […]