Raising objection to the violation of the Supreme Court order on Odisha Universities (Amendment) Act-2020, the University Grants Commission (UGC) on Thursday wrote to Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) and the state’s higher education department from going ahead with the appointment of assistant professors for Sociology and Commerce saying it violates the SC stay last […]
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May
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the Olympic Values Education Programme (OVEP), which is a pilot project aiming at disseminating a principles-based curriculum to aid children’s active, healthy and responsible citizens, on Tuesday. Officials further informed that Odisha is the first state in the country to launch OVEP. The program is based on the Olympic […]
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May
The University of Exeter is supporting the University of Surrey in setting up a medical school for the first time. Surrey will be offering a four-year, graduate-entry bachelor’s degree medical program and expects to welcome the first cohort of 40 students in 2024. The University of Exeter has been selected to support the development of […]
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May
With the conviction that ‘pedagogy must evolve to make education more experiential, holistic, integrated, inquiry-driven, discovery-oriented, learner-centered, discussion-based, flexible, and, of course, enjoyable’ a number of academic reforms are being set in motion in higher education. Now four-year undergraduate degree holders are permitted to pursue Ph.D. programme without going through the rigors of the postgraduate […]
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The Banaras Hindu University (BHU) has invited applications for the second round of ‘Malaviya Postdoctoral Fellowships’ for up to 100 positions in all disciplines of sciences, social sciences, humanities, and others, the university announced on its official website. Successful candidates will receive ₹1 lakh per month, with an additional annual research grant of ₹3 lakh. […]
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May
Dr. Ashwath Narayan C.N., Minister of Karnataka for Higher Education, on Thursday, unveiled to the stakeholders of education from foreign countries at the Commonwealth Education Conference being held in London, how the state (Karnataka) was at the forefront of the implementation of the National Educational Policy (NEP 2020). Speaking at the Conference at the ‘Park […]
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Following a detailed announcement on international collaborations by Indian universities with foreign institutes, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has now issued an explanation about the measures it has planned in order to “internationalise” higher education in India. These include the proposal to allow foreign universities to set up campuses in India. “A committee has already […]
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May
May
Eleven teachers of Delhi University’s Academics for Action and Development on Tuesday wrote to the university’s Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh seeking his “necessary intervention” after the College of Art (CoA) started its admission process as a part of the Ambedkar University. The CoA offers master’s and bachelor’s courses in fine arts. In the letter, the 11 […]
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India’s higher education regulator has constituted a committee and will soon finalise rules to allow foreign universities to open campuses in India, months after the Union Budget underlined the intention to liberalize the higher education space.The University Grants Commission (UGC), the apex higher education regulator, is not just working to open foreign university campuses at […]
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May
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati have developed technology for the design of fast, secure, and dependable integrated circuits (ICs) for faster and efficient computing. According to the team, the research looks at all aspects of the automated electronics design process like synthesis, verification, and security, and contributes towards strengthening the electronics […]