Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on Monday urged Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) to adopt the One IIT – One Thrust Area approach based on local needs. Pokhhriyal, who chaired the 54th Meeting of the Council of Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) today through online medium, asked IITs to develop Institute Development Plan as […]
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Schools and colleges in Delhi top the list of buildings that have higher Particulate Matter (PM) concentration levels, a study on indoor air quality by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has found. According to the study, the concentration levels of PM10 and PM2.5 in the buildings were recorded 2-5 times higher than the […]
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The Education Department of Bihar has reopened the colleges and universities in the state from yesterday, February 17, for the resumption of physical classes after being shut down for 11 months due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Bihar government has also issued a list of safety protocols to all the higher educational institutes for the […]
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The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is looking to set up an e-learning platform with participation from both government institutions and ed-tech startups to offer a wide range of online professional courses to students and mid-career professionals. AICTE will also streamline e-learning options, delivery, and regulations, in sync with the National Education Policy […]
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Indian Union Budget 2021-22: Education and employment appear to be the key areas kept in mind while drafting this year’s Union Budget. In fact, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her Budget speech, said The foundation of those capabilities and skills is laid by a strong education and training ecosystem. The minister announced that the existing […]
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Union Education Minister Urges Students For More Research, Innovation At NIT-Hamirpur Convocation
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Pokhriyal said that despite constraints due to COVID-19, the online education system had proved successful and credit for this went to the Indian scientists and researchers Pointing out that India has become a top nation in various fields of development, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on Monday urged the student community to keenly take […]
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Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank will virtually interact with the students of Kendriya Vidyalaya on Monday to motivate and encourage them to focus on their academics despite the COVID-19 pandemic that has hit the school education. The Union Education Minister had earlier tweeted that he will be interacting with the students of Kendriya Vidyalaya […]
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A team of four students from Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), Manipal, recently won first place at the TechFest conducted by IIT, Bombay, for developing a model that could prevent the spread of COVID-19. A release from Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) here said that IIT Bombay’s annual technical event, TechFest, wanted students to […]
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A total of 181 tasks have been identified for implementation in Higher Education and a dashboard for monitoring the progress on them has been suggested. After reviewing the implementation of the New Education Policy, 2020, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal on Wednesday recommended the constitution of a task force for coordinating NEP implementation between educational […]
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NEET aspirants are eagerly awaiting the schedule of the medical entrance exam. Some took to social media to request Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank that the exam, usually held once a year, be conducted twice amid the pandemic. In a conversation with India TV Digital, the minister hinted at the possibility of conducting the entrance […]