President Ram Nath Kovind today said Mizoram is a truly modern state, ready to take off for higher achievements, having achieved the second-highest literacy level in the country. The President was addressing the 16th convocation of the Mizoram University at Aizawl. The President said that Mizoram is blessed with natural resources in abundance. A region […]
Tag Archives: Education
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May
May
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has released notification guidelines for Twinning, Joint Degree, and Dual Degree Programmes. The guidelines state regulations for all the three-degree programmes and the provisions for collaborations for the participating universities. According to the regulations, a Joint Degree Programme curriculum shall be designed jointly by the collaborating Indian and Foreign Higher […]
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May
May
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi and ITC Limited have agreed to support research in identified Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) areas for accelerating India’s journey towards achieving its Sustainable Development Goals. Saying that the collaboration will combine the cutting-edge research at IIT Delhi with the application know-how of ITC to accelerate innovation […]
03
May
May
India and Germany would be signing a migration and mobility agreement to facilitate the two-way movement of students, professionals, and researchers while addressing the challenges of illegal migration. Both the governments agreed to support each other’s efforts to expand the internationalization of their higher education systems, intelinking further the innovation and research landscapes of both […]
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Focus Is On Implementation Issues As UGC Allows Students To Pursue Two Full-time Degrees Simultaneously
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May
May
Breaking away from its earlier rigid guidelines that allowed students to take upon only one full-time degree at a time, the University Grants Commission recently announced that students can now voluntarily choose to pursue two degrees of the same level at the same time from recognized institutes. While it has the potential to widen students’ […]
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May
May
After India’s two higher education regulators — the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) — had put out joint advisory warning students against pursuing higher education in Pakistan, now the National Medical Commission (NMC) has done the same. The NMC has issued a warning to Indian students and […]
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Vice President Naidu Calls for Taking Higher Education to Rural Areas to Make it More Inclusive, Equitable
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May
May
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday called for taking higher education into the rural areas and making it more inclusive and equitable. Speaking at the Centenary celebrations of the Delhi University, The Vice President said, “This dimension of inclusiveness and equitable access to education to rural youth is critical because education plays a key […]
02
May
May
It is one of India’s oldest universities and has a rich history of student politics going back decades. But Osmania University (OU) has reportedly refused to approve former Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s visit to the campus on May 7 for a “non-political” event. Though the university has not intimated its decision to the organisers in […]
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Apr
Apr
India’s top education regulatory bodies said that Indian nationals or overseas Indian citizens with a degree from a Pakistani educational institution “shall not be eligible for seeking employment or higher studies in India”. On Friday, the University Grants Commission and All India Council for Technical Education issued a joint “public notice” to Indian nationals to […]
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Apr
Apr
In a major push, around 4,000 Sanskrit teachers in Delhi will get special professional development grooming under the State Council for Educational Research and Training (SCERT). “SCERT Delhi is going to organize a Continuous Professional Development programme for 4,000 Sanskrit teachers on teaching skills, educational philosophy, and psychology,” read a circular signed by Dr. Nahar […]