Raising objection to the violation of the Supreme Court order on Odisha Universities (Amendment) Act-2020, the University Grants Commission (UGC) on Thursday wrote to Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) and the state’s higher education department from going ahead with the appointment of assistant professors for Sociology and Commerce saying it violates the SC stay last […]
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Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to unveil ‘Guwahati Declaration’ during NERC 2022 at IIT Guwahati
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Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati will be playing a key role in the implementation of the ‘Guwahati Declaration’ at IIT Guwahati. The event will be unveiled by Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister of Education, Entrepreneurship and Skill Development, and Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, Chief Minister of Assam during the North East Research Conclave (NERC) 2022 held […]
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Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the Olympic Values Education Programme (OVEP), which is a pilot project aiming at disseminating a principles-based curriculum to aid children’s active, healthy and responsible citizens, on Tuesday. Officials further informed that Odisha is the first state in the country to launch OVEP. The program is based on the Olympic […]
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The University of Exeter is supporting the University of Surrey in setting up a medical school for the first time. Surrey will be offering a four-year, graduate-entry bachelor’s degree medical program and expects to welcome the first cohort of 40 students in 2024. The University of Exeter has been selected to support the development of […]
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Shrikant Jichkar, a former minister in Maharashtra, was known as the ‘most qualified person in India. Between 1970 and 1993, beginning with an MBBS and MD from Nagpur University, he gathered about 20 degrees and doctorates in subjects ranging from Economics to Sanskrit to Law from several universities. He also cleared the IPS (1978) and […]
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Karnataka Higher Education Minister Dr. Ashwath Narayan Focuses On The Internationalism Of Education
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Dr. Ashwath Narayan, Hon’ble Minister for Higher Education, Karnataka, met John McMorris, Director, and Margaret Curran, International Partnership Manager of the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) in Edinburgh. SQA is the national awarding body in Scotland responsible for developing, accrediting, assessing, certifying, and awarding qualifications other than university degrees. During the meeting, the minister expressed an […]
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Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said all local languages in the country are national languages under the new National Education Policy, which was formulated to give importance to all of them. “The local languages are no less important than any other languages used in this country, be it Hindi or English. This is […]
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With the conviction that ‘pedagogy must evolve to make education more experiential, holistic, integrated, inquiry-driven, discovery-oriented, learner-centered, discussion-based, flexible, and, of course, enjoyable’ a number of academic reforms are being set in motion in higher education. Now four-year undergraduate degree holders are permitted to pursue Ph.D. programme without going through the rigors of the postgraduate […]
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The Banaras Hindu University (BHU) has invited applications for the second round of ‘Malaviya Postdoctoral Fellowships’ for up to 100 positions in all disciplines of sciences, social sciences, humanities, and others, the university announced on its official website. Successful candidates will receive ₹1 lakh per month, with an additional annual research grant of ₹3 lakh. […]
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NEP-2020 Implementation: Higher Education Minister For Karnataka, Dr. Ashwath Narayan C.N. Unveils To Education Experts From Commonwealth Countries
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Dr. Ashwath Narayan C.N., Minister of Karnataka for Higher Education, on Thursday, unveiled to the stakeholders of education from foreign countries at the Commonwealth Education Conference being held in London, how the state (Karnataka) was at the forefront of the implementation of the National Educational Policy (NEP 2020). Speaking at the Conference at the ‘Park […]