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Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Launches 100-Day Reading Campaign ‘Padhe Bharat’

Union Edu Minister

On Saturday, the Union Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, launched a 100-day reading campaign titled ‘Padhe Bharat’. The launch of the campaign is in alignment with the National Education Policy 2020 that lays emphasis on the promotion of joyful reading culture for children by ensuring the availability of age-appropriate reading books for children in the local/mother tongue/regional/tribal language.

National Education Policy 2020: An Important Step Towards Making Education Accessible To All

Higher Education Policy

The introduction of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, after three decades has been one of the biggest highlights in the Indian education industry. It is a comprehensive policy that emphasises universities’ multidisciplinary & multimode approaches, and education backed by technology. The new NEP has completely altered the administrative structure of the educational system in India. It focuses on character and skill development in order to help students succeed in life.

179 Professional Colleges Shut down in 2020-21

Professional colleges shut down

The number of professional colleges shut down in the academic year 2020-21 is the highest. 179 professional colleges were shut down in India.

Approximately 179 professional colleges were shut down in India in the academic year 2020-21. These colleges include several engineering colleges and business schools. The professional colleges were shut down amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

IIT Delhi Set For Complete Curriculum Revamp After Over a Decade, Forms Expert Panel

IIT Delhi

”We are going through a complete review of our curriculum so that we can enhance the student experience. The exercise is being conducted after over a decade. Over the last several years, IITs have moved from being predominantly undergraduate and engineering institutions to full-fledged universities offering a wide range of courses,” he said.

IIT Roorkee Organizes A Two-Day National Seminar On ISLMSDA 2022

IIT Roorkee Organizes A Two-Day National Seminar On ISLMSDA 2022

The Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department of Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) organized a National Seminar on Inflatable Structures and Lightweight Materials: A new era of Space and Defence Applications (ISLMSDA 2022) at the Department Auditorium.

New Education Policy Launched In Higher Education In Uttarakhand

New Education Policy Launched In Higher Education In Uttarakhand

Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan and Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday launched the National Education Policy – 2020 in higher education in Uttarakhand for the academic session 2022-23. Uttarakhand was the first state in the country to launch a new education policy in primary education with Bal Vatikas. Efforts will have to […]

Appoint Compliance Officers For Foreign Students: UGC to Higher Educational Institutions

Appoint Compliance Officers

In the wake of large inflow of foreign students coming to India for education, non-availability of a designated person to be contacted by foreigners’ regional registration offices (FRROs)/foreigners’ registration offices (FROs) at the educational institutes, while processing service applications, is leading to unnecessary delays, difficulties and unintentional violations of visa norms by the foreigners causing undue harassment of foreign students.

NIT Initiates Faculty Development Program

NIT Initiates Faculty Development Program

The event is being organized by the Faculty Development Centre Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural Education Department of Higher Education (MGNCRE), Ministry of Education Government of India, in collaboration with Regional Coordinating Institute, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) NIT Srinagar.

A New Digital Lifestyle is Taking Shape in India: Education Minister

Education Ministry To Seek Public Views On Credit Framework Starting Today

Addressing the inaugural session of the International Conclave on ‘Digital Transformation and Internationalization of Higher Education organized by the Deakin University, Australia, the minister said that India’s digitization is creating new opportunities with the indigenous 5G by the end of 2023 to world leadership in digital payments, upcoming digital university and networking all villages with high-speed internet.