India will become a superpower with the existing thrust on start-ups, fin-tech, and other science & technology innovations taking place, the foundation of which is quality education. It is needless to say that investment in education will see furtherance this year in transforming India into a technologically driven Global Education Hub. The Pre Budget Impetus […]
Tag Archives: higher education
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Jan
The University Grants Commission (UGC) asked all higher educational institutes to make it mandatory for students to teach at least five or more non-literates in an academic year. It also suggested measures to implement the New India Literacy Programme launched by the ministry of education. The National Education Policy (NEP 2020) recommendations include strong and […]
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Foreign Universities Entering India And A New Digital University: Watershed Changes In Higher Education
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Jan
Jan
In India, currently, the gross enrolment ratio for Higher Education is less than 30%. This means that in the short term, all the people who are college aspirants may not find the right opportunity for graduation since the number of college seats cannot change drastically overnight. The reasons for this could be many but there […]
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Jan
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The National Education Policy 2020 (NEP) places a lot of emphasis on reform in higher education. One of the tenants being internationalisation. Borrowing from the NEP, ‘High performing Indian universities will be encouraged to set up campuses in other countries, and similarly, selected universities e.g., those from among the top 100 universities in the world […]
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Jan
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Union Minister Subhas Sarkar on Saturday said the aim of the government is to make the country a global knowledge superpower. Mr. Sarkar, the Union Minister of State for Education, said this while addressing the 5th globalised education forum of the Indian Chamber of Commerce where he dwelt on the topic ‘Revisiting the idea of […]
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Jan
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University Grants Commission Secretary Rajnish Jain on Monday informed that the statutory body set up by the Ministry of Education has decided to extend the last date to receive comments, suggestions, and feedback on the setting up of campuses of foreign higher educational institutions in India to 3 February. “In view of the requests being […]
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Jan
Jan
The Union government has been supporting central universities as well as other higher education institutions in setting up infrastructure and allocating resources to improve the quality of research, the University Grants Commission said in a letter last week. All universities must share resources with each other to bring about qualitative improvements in R&D activities, the […]
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Delhi LG Declines Approval To Delhi Teacher’s Finland Training Tour, Sisodia Says; Attack On Education System
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Jan
Jan
Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Vinai Kumar Saxena declined to give approval to the proposed training of primary teaching in-charges and educators of the SCERT in Finland and has asked the department to provide a cost-benefit analysis in tangible terms, as per an official release. Delhi Government has condemned this move and urges LG to give […]
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UGC Guidelines Have Got It Wrong: To Come To India, Foreign Universities Need More Than Unlocking Of Regulatory Keys
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Jan
Jan
The Preamble to the UGC’s Draft Regulations 2023 allowing campuses of foreign higher educational institutions (FHEIs) in India states that the policy aims to “facilitate the entry of” FHEIs, specifically the “higher-ranked” ones, in India. The underlying assumption is that top-ranked universities abroad are waiting desperately to come to India, and all they needed was […]
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UGC To Organise Online National Webinar To Commemorate The Birth Anniversary Of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
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Jan
Jan
University Grants Commission (UGC) has announced to organise an online national webinar to commemorate the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. ‘Life & Times of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’ will be the theme of this webinar going to be held on January 23, 2023, at 11 AM. UGC’s webinar for Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose […]