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IIT Mandi Scientist Creates math Models to Find out How Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation Affects us

IIT Mandi Scientist Creates math Models to Find out How Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation Affects us

Acollaborative research team comprising scientists from IIT Mandi and National Brain Research Centre, India and University at Buffalo, USA, performed mathematical simulation studies on non-invasive brain stimulation techniques. The results of the team’s recent work in the area have been published as an abstract in the journal, Brain Stimulation. The abstract has been co-authored by […]

IISc Bangalore Replaces Ceiling fans with Wall-Mounted Fans to Prevent Student Suicides in Hostels

IISc Bangalore Replaces Ceiling fans with Wall-Mounted Fans to Prevent Student Suicides in Hostels

The management at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore has started replacing ceiling fans with wall-mounted fans at its hostels. Students have also been restricted from entering terraces and narrow balconies. The reason for this move is to prevent student suicides. Four students of the institute allegedly died by suicide in their hostel rooms […]

Illiteracy a big Challenge for Nation, Leadership: Venkaiah Naidu

Illiteracy a big Challenge for Nation, Leadership: Venkaiah Naidu

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu recently said that a country cannot claim itself to be developed when even 15 percent of the country’s population is not educated while stressing the need for increased attention to adult education. He expressed his views on the issues after he presented the Nehru and Tagore Literacy Awards, to individuals […]

IIT Madras Develops Motion Planning Algorithms that can Think like Humans

IIT Madras Develops Motion Planning Algorithms that can Think like Humans

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras have developed a class of fast and efficient ‘motion planning’ algorithms which can think like human beings and enable autonomous aerial, ground, or surface vehicles to navigate obstacle-cluttered environments. According to the team, the algorithms have been developed on the novel notion of ‘Generalised Shape Expansion’ […]

Education in 2022: 4 Things to look forward to and how it is Going to be Different from Previous year

Education in 2022: 4 Things to look forward to and how it is Going to be Different from Previous year

The future of education looks as promising as never before. The two years of the pandemic have paved the way towards newer possibilities and innovative dimensions in learning. The NEP 2020 has laid down many structural and functional changes and updations are on the cards. The education industry stood up with the help of technology […]

IIT Roorkee Bags First Position Among Most Innovative Institutions as Selected by CII

IIT Roorkee Bags First Position Among Most Innovative Institutions as Selected by CII

For the second year in a row, IIT Roorkee has been selected by the prestigious Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the Industrial Innovation Awards. IIT Roorkee bagged the first position under the Most Innovative Research Institutions category this year. The second and third positions have gone to IIT Madras and the Indian National Centre […]

UpGrad Takes An Aggressive Growth Route; Partners With The US-Based Clark University Under Its Study Abroad Vertical

UpGrad Takes An Aggressive Growth Route; Partners With The US-Based Clark University Under Its Study Abroad Vertical

upGrad – Asia’s higher EdTech major takes an aggressive route to further strengthen its Study Abroad vertical and partners with the US’s Clark University to offer a Master’s degree in Data Analytics, Information Technology, and Project Management. Designed carefully, keeping in mind the evolving requirements of the professionals, the course provides Dual Certification from IIIT […]

Greater Technology use can Help Achieve 50% GER in Higher Education: AICTE Chairman

Greater Technology use can Help Achieve 50% GER in Higher Education: AICTE Chairman

The new National Education Policy (NEP) envisages increasing Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) in higher education in the country to 50 percent from 27 percent now and this target can be achieved through greater use of technology and by promoting online and distance learning, AICTE chairman Prof Anil Sahasrabudhe said on Friday. He also said the […]

UGC Issues Guidelines for Semester Exams, Reopening of Universities

UGC Issues Guidelines for Semester Exams, Reopening of Universities

The University Grant Commission (UGC) has released an official notice regarding the covid-appropriate behavior to be followed by the higher educational institutions (HEIs). The notification is available on the official website of the commission at ugc.ac.in. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 outbreak pandemic, several guidelines have been issued by the UGC with respect to […]

Internationalisation Of Indian Higher Education System Need Of The Hour, Multi-Pronged Approach Required For It: NITI Aayog CEO

Internationalisation Of Indian Higher Education System Need Of The Hour, Multi-Pronged Approach Required For It: NITI Aayog CEO

Internationalization of the Indian higher education system is the need of the hour and a multi-pronged approach is required for it, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Monday (14 December) in a session titled, ‘Internationalisation of Indian Higher Education System’ at the India Pavilion in EXPO2020 Dubai. “The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 envisions […]