Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal has decided to conduct a meeting with all the Vice-Chancellors of Central Universities today, May 18, through video conferencing to discuss the various aspects of education during the Covid-19 pandemic. Yesterday, the education minister chaired a virtual meeting with all the state education secretaries regarding the same issue. He discussed […]
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May
May
The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration to provide for immediate isolation to residents who have been tested Covid positive and a ‘Covid Care Centre’ to be set up inside the JNU. The premises for the same be identified by the COVID Task Force, in consultation with the concerned Sub […]
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May
May
Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) researchers will collaborate with members of the Mobile Payment Forum of India (MPFI) to develop voice-based solutions, especially in multiple vernacular languages for digital money transactions in the country. This will provide a phenomenal platform not only for the increased adoption of digital payments in India but for […]
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Apr
Apr
On March 28, as students at IIT Guwahati celebrated Holi, an undergraduate student was sexually assaulted by a fellow student on campus. The assault was confirmed in a preliminary medical report but denied by the administration. A student was later arrested and charged with rape. In the same month, a Ph.D. student was expelled by […]
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Apr
Apr
An Associate Professor from the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, she was teaching the IIT Preparatory Course for SC/ST and PwD Candidates The National Commission for Scheduled Castes has taken suo motu cognizance against an IIT Kharagpur professor for making casteist remarks and using ‘unparliamentary language’ with her students. A video of lectures by […]
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Apr
Apr
Days after the National Medical Commission (NMC) clarified that exams for undergraduate medical courses should continue without any delay, the authorities have allowed virtual invigilation by external coordinators for practical exams.Days after the National Medical Commission (NMC) clarified that exams for undergraduate medical courses should continue without any delay, the authorities have allowed virtual invigilation […]
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Apr
Apr
IIMB hosted its 46th Convocation on April 16 (Friday), 2021. The entire event was held, in the virtual model, in the presence of the Chairperson of the IIMB Board of Directors Dr. Devi Shetty, IIMB Director Professor Rishikesha T Krishnan, Dean Programmes Professor Abhay Ojha, Dean Faculty Professor Chetan Subramanian, Dean Administration Professor Rajendra K […]
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IP University inaugurates International FDP ‘Developing Academic Leaders for Future: The Way Forward
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Apr
Apr
In an era of the pandemic, amidst the largest disruption of educational systems, attending classrooms in asynchronous communication is a great challenge for both the teacher and the taught. Taking lead in trying to create a solution to the crisis in the academic world, the Mass Communication School of GGSIP University has inaugurated a Two-Week […]
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Apr
Apr
Six higher education institutions have been awarded the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) Lilavati Awards 2020 on women empowerment under various sub-themes. The winners were chosen from 456 entries. SWEAT (Sona Women Entrepreneurship and Training) from Sona College of Technology, Tamil Nadu was awarded in the ‘ Women Entrepreneurship’ sub-theme. Under the ‘Digital […]
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Apr
Apr
Developmental economics within a humanist paradigm is conceptualized in the works of thinkers such as Condorcet, Kenneth Arrow, Amartya Sen, and Martha Nussbaum. They share many affinities with “democratic socialism” which became popular at the time when Wilhelm von Humboldt challenged metaphysical rationality and theological sovereignty. India, emerging from the shackles and bondage of colonialism, […]