Maharashtra schools will be reopening today Monday. Ahead of reopening the schools, the Health Minister, Rajesh Tope gave an assurance that reopening schools from primary classes to 12 had been given complete thought. Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said the opening of schools was necessary for the brain development of children and it was not […]
Tag Archives: Education
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The past decade has been redefining online education in India. Students who are seeking skill-based education and courses online can take advantage of even the remotest locations in India. MOOC has been transformational for urban and rural India alike by making it a viable tool for learning, especially since it brings international standards to education […]
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Jan
Jan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi conceptualized a unique interactive program – Pariksha Pe Charcha wherein students, parents, teachers across the nation, and also from overseas interact with him to discuss and overcome the stress emerging out of examinations in order to celebrate life as an Utsav. This event was organized successfully for the last four years […]
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Jan
Jan
The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has started the registration process for the NEET PG 2021 counseling. Eligible candidates can visit the official website of MCC-mcc.nic.in for registration. As per the official website, the last date to apply for round 1 of the counseling is January 17, 2022. But before that, the MCC has recently notified […]
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Jan
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The government has brought the IITs, IIMs, and other Institutions of National Importance (INIs) under the Academic Bank of Credit (ABC) framework, which allows students to pursue up to 50 percent of a course from institutions other than the one with which they are enrolled. The education ministry approved key amendments to the UGC (Establishment […]
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Higher Educational Institutions Will Serve As Enablers In Indian Innovation: MoS Education Ministry
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Jan
Jan
Our Higher Educational institutions have enormous potential to serve as enablers in the Indian innovation and start-up ecosystem said Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, Minister of State for Education while addressing E- Symposium On ‘Building Innovation Ecosystem In Educational Institutes’ organized by the Ministry of Education, DPIIT, AICTE, and Innovation Cell of the Ministry of Education. The […]
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Jan
Jan
The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) in line with the new National Education Policy 2020 (NEP) has designed a new model curriculum, and according to the council, it will be launched shortly. As per Anil Sahasrabudhe, chairman, AICTE, they had introduced the first version of the model curriculum in 2017, before NEP 2020 […]
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Jan
Jan
Union education minister and skill development minister Dharmendra Pradhan have launched ed-tech National Educational Alliance for Technology (NEAT) 3.0 – a single platform to provide the best-developed tech solutions and courses to students of the country. At the NEAT 3.0 launch event on January 3, the minister also unveiled technical books in regional languages prescribed […]
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UGC Directive to Teach Courses Based on Student Demand Misunderstands Academic Worth, University Autonomy
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Jan
Jan
The University Grants Commission (UGC)’s letter to central universities, asking them to teach courses based on student demand, is based on questionable academic logic. How many students queue up for a course often reflects how much it boosts the chances of their employment. While important, for a university, that must not be the only metric […]
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Jan
Jan
Due to the rising Covid-19 cases and the surge of Omicron infections, the Maharashtra government has decided to discontinue physical classes in colleges and universities till February 15. The decision will apply to all state, deemed, private universities as well as technical Institutes and affiliated colleges. Maharashtra Higher and Technical Education Minister Uday Samant said […]