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The government’s plan to replace the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) with a single higher education regulator seems to have hit a roadblock. The HRD ministry has put the idea on hold. ‘HEERA’ ON HOLD The plan was to introduce Higher Education Empowerment Regulation Agency or HEERA. […]

UK government’s prestigious and fully-funded global scholarship programme, The Chevening Scholarship is in the process of intake of meritorious candidates and has invited applications for the same. The Chevening Scholarship is awarded for pursuing a one-year master’s degree in any subject and at any UK university. It is unique opportunity for future leaders, influencers and […]

The Punjab Education Department has started to prepare a list of errant officials against whom it has received complaints, for delays in official work that relate with teachers promotions. Further instructions for completing all pending works by the 31 of August have been issued by the Education Department. Apart from deciding to transfer superintendents, drawing […]

Aiming to find an alternative to alumni base “We don’t have an alumni base as strong as the older Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). But you cannot wait for 40 years to reap that benefit… so you must innovate and reach out to new constituents,” assorted Sarit K. Das, director of IIT Ropar in Punjab. […]

Cheer and a reason for much joy for around 23 lakh students graduating from over 13,000 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) across the country. They may soon be awarded certificates equivalent to the ones given to ICSE and CBSE Board pass-outs. Yes, you read it right. A proposal for the establishment of a separate board benchmarked […]

Chartered accountants’ apex body Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has revised its education and training system. it will now include several contemporary topics. And on the list figures Goods and services tax (GST) and corporate social responsibility (CSR). This was recently informed to the Parliament. “The curriculum of the Chartered Accountants (CA) courses […]

Nearly half of those who crack the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) civil services examination are engineering graduates. And a large number of them do so by opting for subjects like public administration and sociology. This was informed by the union minister Jitendra Singh. MINISTER’S STATEMENT TO PARLIAMENT He was replying to the question hour […]

Honors and awards pour in for the eligible. Chinese researchers are in for a special treat by their government when their research work features in a publication. They will be offered upto $165,000 for a Nature or Science publication in a journal of great repute. Though this step taken by the Chinese government is a welcome step for its […]

Yes, we smell something fishy as per the reports. The US Justice Department will probe allegations against the prestigious Harvard University. The allegations were that the Ivy League institution discriminates against Asian- American applicants in its admission process. These were levelled in 2015 against the university by a coalition of 64 Asian-American groups, including four […]

Once considered a hot spot for higher education, IITs are receiving a Nelson’s eye. The increase in number of vacant seats, year after year have touched a four year high. Despite seven rounds of admission call, there were fewer takers for these prestigious institutes. Out of the 23 IITs which enrich a total of 10,962 […]