The higher education regulatory body, University Grants Commission (UGC), will organise a three-day workshop at Varanasi from July 7 to July 9. The three-day education summit, Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Samagam, seeks to provide a platform for leading Indian Higher Educational Institutions to discuss, deliberate, and share insights on strategies, success stories, and best practices in […]
Tag Archives: Education
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Jul
Jul
In the backdrop of a tussle over power to appoint Vice Chancellors of state-run universities, West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu has pointed out that Governor Jagdeep Dhankar’s unilateral appointment of a VC for Rabindra Bharati University was at odds with the state government’s decision conveyed last month on re-examining the appointment process in view […]
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Jun
Jun
The Delhi University (DU) has announced that the classes for the students of the fifth and seventh semesters of graduate courses will begin on July 20 for the academic year 2022-23. The university has issued an academic calendar for the students of the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth semesters. For the sixth and eighth semesters, […]
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Jun
Jun
When the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) was launched in 2016, under the leadership of Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi, our greatest challenge was reaching the last woman in the remotest recesses of India with liquefied petroleum gas cylinders. With a dedicated workforce and political will, the PMUY’s success has given me confidence that we […]
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Jun
Jun
The National Testing Agency (NTA) is planning to establish exam centres in more than 600 districts, each of which will have a minimum of 250 seats and be able to accommodate up to 20,000 candidates per shift. The NTA has written to vice-chancellors of all universities requesting space to set up exam centres for online […]
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Jun
Jun
The University of Kerala here has secured the highest NAAC grading of A++ with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.67, an achievement, that Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday termed as an inspiration to other universities and educational institutions in the state. Vijayan said the recognition received by the university was a […]
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Jun
Jun
Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi has said it has surpassed the campus recruitment record for its current batch of students with a placement rate of 98.10 percent. During the campus placement, the institute hosted 140 companies, among which 108 offered competitive salaries falling between Rs 11 lakh and Rs 47 lakh per annum. Several […]
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Jun
Jun
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras is introducing three new Master of Arts (MA) programmes programmes in Development Studies, English, and Economics. The new MA courses are being offered by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences with the objective of increasing the intake and the pool of candidates who can apply for these […]
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Jun
The Delhi University on Tuesday said that Naina Hasija will continue to serve as the officiating principal of Kalindi College till further notice, days after the college’s governing body decided to not give an extension to her. In a letter to governing body chairman Ravi Gupta, the assistant registrar of the university said that all […]
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Jun
Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya announced on Sunday that undergraduate medical courses (MBBS) will start from next year in Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre (BMHRC), a facility developed for victims of the 1984 gas tragedy. Mr Mandviya, speaking to reporters after a meeting at the All India Institute of Medical […]