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Venkaiah Naidu: India Must Become ‘Vishwa Guru’ in Education

Venkaiah Naidu

VP M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday said that The New National Education Policy (NEP) intended to make India a worldwide information superpower and underlined the requirement of India Must Become ‘Vishwa Guru’ in Education

Top 6 Exploration Scholarships for Students at IITs, IISc, and Different Universities

Scholarships for Students

Scholarships for students are the reason for research at the alumni, postgraduate, doctoral, and postdoctoral levels assume a vital part in their scholastic life. Exploration scholarship, in any case, is a general classification and can be accomplished in an assortment of fields including science, innovation, designing, medication, and so forth.

IIT Madras Admits 8,154 Students In First Batch Of Online BSc Programme; Application Opens For Second Round

BSc Programme

IIT Madras will hold classes for the online BSc degree program from January 2021. It has also opened applications for the second qualifier process. New Delhi: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has admitted 8,154 students in the first batch of the first online program of its kind, BSc Programme, and Data Sciences

University Laws Amendment Bill Seeks To Legalise Illegalities, Says Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan

University Laws Amendment Bill Seeks To Legalise Illegalities, Says Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Thursday said he will not allow the University Laws Amendment Bill recently passed by the state Assembly, alleging it seeks to legalise illegalities and pave the way for the appointment of “unqualified relatives” of the Chief Minister and his cabinet colleagues. Insisting that he cannot be used as a rubber stamp, Kerala Governor while speaking to the media also indicated he was against the Lok Ayukta Amendment and University Bill, also passed by the Assembly recently, saying no one can be a judge in his own cause.

Concerns About the NAAC’s Approach to Evaluating Higher Education

Higher Education

The National Assessment and Accreditation Council recently landed on a controversy regarding the ratings of the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, which changed the grade from A to A+. The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) which carries out high-level checks or assessments of the Indian Higher education system landed in controversy recently regarding the ratings of the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. The organization has been accused of bribery in the process.

THE Rankings: IIsc Top In Indian Institutes, Major IITs Continue Boycott | List

THE Rankings: IIsc Top In Indian Institutes, Major IITs Continue Boycott | List

The Indian Institutes of Science (IISc) retained its spot as the highest-ranking Indian university in the 2023 edition of the Times Higher Education (THE) rankings. Meanwhile, major IITs including those in Delhi, Roorkee, Kanpur, Mumbai, and Kharagpur continued to boycott the rankings for 3rd year in a row citing issues of ‘transparency’ in the ranking […]

US Institutions Set To Visit India To Promote Opportunities For Collaboration

US Institutions Set To Visit India To Promote Opportunities For Collaboration

Between September 12-16, the US Institutions Department of Commerce will lead the Education Trade Mission to India, which will visit three cities, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and New Delhi. The theme of this trade mission is to identify and promote opportunities for collaboration between Indian and American institutes of higher education.

National Education Policy 2020: An Important Step Towards Making Education Accessible To All

Higher Education Policy

The introduction of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, after three decades has been one of the biggest highlights in the Indian education industry. It is a comprehensive policy that emphasises universities’ multidisciplinary & multimode approaches, and education backed by technology. The new NEP has completely altered the administrative structure of the educational system in India. It focuses on character and skill development in order to help students succeed in life.

Education Policies to Get Reform; UGC, AICTE Would Be Merged In the Coming Year

Education Policies

India has good command over education; be it science or arts or any other Educational courses, we have Over 1000 universities and 50000+ institutions to teach students in the country. But there are various entrance tests and admission procedures in these colleges that bring up hindrances in the students’ enthusiasm to study. Thus, the Higher education secretary has proposed a reform in the education policies and introduced a single entrance examination to get admission across all UGC and AICTE universities in India.

The Controversy Over NAAC’s System For Assessing Higher Education

NAAC’s System

The Controversy Over NAAC’s System For Assessing Higher Education, which carries out quality checks or assessments of Indian Higher-level Educational Institutions (HEIs), courted controversy recently over the rating of the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda and allegations of bribery in the process.