Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal praised the efforts of his deputy Manish Sisodia as government schools in the national capital grabbed the limelight on the front page of The New York Times. Calling Sisodia “the best education minister of independent India”, Kejriwal posted a picture of the news clip.
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UGC Approves Guidelines For Admission, Supernumerary Seats For International Students In UG And PG
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University Grants Commission has approved the guidelines for the admission and Supernumerary seats for International Students in Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes in Higher Education Institutions in India.
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Chhattisgarh Government Decides To Set Up English Medium College In Every District Of State In Next 3 Years
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The Chhattisgarh government has decided to set up English medium colleges in Every district of the state over the next three years, a move aimed at facilitating the native students to pursue higher studies in the state itself,
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Delhi University’s Executive Council on Thursday approved the sanctioning of Rs 1 crore every year with an annual increment of five percent for sustaining the activities of a not-for-profit company formed to promote innovation and encourage new startups. The DU has constituted a company
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The Indian subcontinent lags on the indicator of educational attainment and literacy both in terms of quality and quantity, even after almost 75 years of independence. The institutions that have in recent years outperformed others to reserve places in national and international ranks are a handful. National Institutional Ranking Framework Only three universities in India […]
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Asserting that she loves the game of football, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced a grant of Rs 50 lakh for infrastructural development of two century-old clubs — East Bengal and Mohammedan Sporting. Banerjee, after inaugurating the East Bengal museum – Raja Suresh Chandra Memorial Archive – at its Maidan tent here, […]
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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday said students should fix their goals while starting their careers and work hard to achieve them. He said the country and society should get the maximum benefit out of the education that a student gets. Mr. Birla was addressing the 7th convocation ceremony of the Central University of […]
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Former Planning Commission Member Protests Changes To Overseas Scholarship Scheme For Scheduled Castes
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Former Planning Commission member Bhalchandra Mungekar has shot off a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in protest against the exclusion of courses related to Indian heritage, culture, and history for the award of overseas scholarships for students from Scheduled Castes.
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Govt Planning To Merge The Accreditation National Assessment and Accreditation Council And Ranking NBA Bodies
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After making a strong pitch for the merger of national-level engineering and medical entrances with the Common University Entrance Test ( CUET-UG), the union government is now keen on also merging the accreditation (NAAC) and ranking (NBA) bodies.
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Odisha Government Signs Pact With National Institute of Ocean Technology For Protecting Coastline
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The Odisha government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Institute of Ocean Technology for the protection of its coasts. The MoU was signed between Water Resources Department Engineer in Chief B K Mishra and Dr. G A Ramdass, Director, NIOT, Chennai, on Wednesday. The Odisha government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Institute of Ocean Technology for the protection of its coasts.