Tag Archives: higher education

Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav At Pragativadi: Day 4 Sheds Light On ‘Status Of Education In 75 Years Of Independence

75 Years Of Independence

Education is the backbone of the country. Where education is not given priority, it is better not to talk about development. But the standards of education should be determined according to the changing times. Whether the education that was taught in less than 30 years has relevance and if it changes, in which direction the development is going.

Government-Appointed Panel Advises Separate Chancellor For Each University In Kerala

University In Kerala

The seven-member panel headed by Shyam B Menon, former Vice-Chancellor of Ambedkar University, New Delhi, has observed that the governing structures of the University In Kerala have turned out to be academically counterproductive through uninformed, over-politicized, partisan, and external interference in their day-to-day functioning and recommended that the internal governance of the university should be sequestered from the administrative controls of the government.

Haryana Assembly Passes Resolution Seeking Restoration Of State’s Share In Panjab University

Panjab University

Haryana Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution recommending the government to seek restoration of the state’s share in Panjab University, Chandigarh. Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Education Minister Kanwar Pal said that Haryana must get its share in the affiliation of colleges to Panjab University, Chandigarh to protect the interest of the students and citizens of the state. The non-official resolution was moved by Congress MLA Geeta Bhukkal in the state assembly.

UGC Asks Higher Education Institutions To Create Awareness About ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ Campaign

Har Ghar Tiranga Campaign

The University Grants Commission on Monday asked all higher education institutions to create awareness amongst students, staff, and other stakeholders about the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign. The central government has launched the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign under which people are being encouraged to hoist the tricolour at their houses to mark 75 years of India’s independence.

Ahmedabad University’s Professor Becomes First Indian Social Psychologist on Psychology Society

Ahmedabad University

The extraordinary contributions to social psychology and management by Ramadhar Singh, currently a Distinguished University Professor at the Amrut Mody School of Management of Ahmedabad University have been marked on the ‘Heritage Wall of Fame’ of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) in the United States.

Goa To Implement Hundred Percent NEP In Higher Education From Next Academic Year: Chief Minister To Centre

Hundred Percent

The Goa government will implement a hundred percent of the syllabus in higher education institutes along the lines of the National Education Policy from the next academic year, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Sunday. His remarks came at the seventh NITI Aayog Governing Council meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.

PM Did Not Attend an English-Medium School, Says Dharmendra Pradhan

English Medium

The National Education Policy which was introduced on July 29 2020 was the third in India. Two years later, it is growing fast. From launching 200 virtual labs for English Medium children to introducing multidisciplinary four-year undergraduate degrees with several exit options, a national test for college admissions to offering engineering

75 Years of Independence: Looking Backward, Looking Forward at the Educational Journey of Independent India

Years of Independence

While the nation woke to a free India at the “stroke of midnight”, the country started taking baby steps of evolution in multiple fields, and education was no exception. The first educational reform came with the formation of the University Education Commission in 1949 followed by the Secondary Education Commission in 1952.

Shiv Nadar University, Delhi NCR, Conferred the Title of Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence by Ministry of Education, Government of India

Shiv Nadar University

Shiv Nadar University, Delhi-NCR, India’s leading multidisciplinary university was today inducted under the Ministry of Education, Government of India, and will now be known as Shiv Nadar University (Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University). Established in 2011 by an act under the Uttar Pradesh State Government, the University has emerged as the country’s youngest institution for higher education to be conferred the prestigious title.

Governor Lauds Tamil Nadu Universities For Securing Top 10 Position In NIRF Ranking

Governor Lauds Tamil Nadu Universities For Securing Top 10 Position In NIRF Ranking

Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi on Thursday lauded 11 universities from the State which figured in the list of top 10 universities based on the National Institute of Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranking. The achievers have shown distinguished leadership intellectually and administratively to get this proud position by competing with the best at the national […]