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AICTE to Launch new Curriculum in Line With NEP 2020 Soon

AICTE Announces internships to One Lakh Students on skill Training Courses

The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) in line with the new National Education Policy 2020 (NEP) has designed a new model curriculum, and according to the council, it will be launched shortly. As per Anil Sahasrabudhe, chairman, AICTE, they had introduced the first version of the model curriculum in 2017, before NEP 2020 […]

Engineering Education in Local Languages to Empower Students: Dharmendra Pradhan

Union Edu Minister

Engineering education in local languages will prove to be an instrument of empowerment and further strengthen the engineering prowess of the country’s youth, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on December 27 while addressing the valedictory session of the 36th Indian Engineering Congress (IEC). Pradhan asserted that engineering education must not be restricted to only […]

India’s top Educational Institutions rise in Employability Ranking

India’s top Educational Institutions rise in Employability Ranking

The world’s perception of the employability of graduates from some of India’s top educational institutions has improved amid the harrowing Covid-era employment scene in the country. Seven Indian institutions figure among the top 250 ranked globally by the London-based agency Times Higher Education (THE), which looked at the employability perception among 10,928 international recruiters from […]

Specialized Higher Education is Bridging the gap Between Industry Requirements and Formal Education

Specialized Higher Education is Bridging the gap Between Industry Requirements and Formal Education

Adaptability and creativity are among the five top skills in demand in 2021 in Randstad RiseSmart’s latest Survey. They are, unfortunately, the rarest to find. With workplaces and jobs transforming rapidly, skillsets need to be ramped up quickly to meet demand. However, the India Skills Report 2021 found that only 45.9% of Indian graduates were […]

IIM Bangalore Features Among top B-Schools in NIRF 2021

IIM Bangalore features among top B-schools in NIRF 2021

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore has been ranked as number 2, for the second consecutive year, in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2021, under the Management category. IIM Bangalore scored an overall score of 83.48. The rankings were released virtually by the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. IIM Bangalore has scored 100 […]

High Pollutant Concentration At Delhi Schools, Colleges: IIT Study

High Pollutant Concentration At Delhi Schools, Colleges: IIT Study

Schools and colleges in Delhi top the list of buildings that have higher Particulate Matter (PM) concentration levels, a study on indoor air quality by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has found. According to the study, the concentration levels of PM10 and PM2.5 in the buildings were recorded 2-5 times higher than the […]

IIM-Ahmedabad Launches Center for Transportation and Logistics Research

Science graduates earn 22% more, says IIM-Ahmedabad study

The IIMA Centre for Transportation and Logistics plans to organize a series of webinars, workshops, and panel discussions periodically throughout the year. The center will also have rolling opportunities for postdoctoral research and distinguished visiting scholar positions. Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad established a Centre for Transportation and Logistics, co-chaired by Dr. Debjit Roy […]

IIT Madras Announces 2021 Class of Distinguished Alumni Awardees: 11 Alumni with Extraordinary Accomplishments

IIT Madras

IIT Madras has announced the 2021 Class of Distinguished Alumni Awardees (DAA), given annually by the institute in recognition of extraordinary accomplishments by alumni in various spheres. The list of DAA 2021 winners includes eminent persons such as the Chairman and Managing Director of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Executive Vice President of Walmart, and the Chief […]

UPSC: Will the Centre Grant age Limit Relaxation to Candidates? Here’s what govt said in SC

UPSC: Will the Centre Grant age Limit Relaxation to Candidates? Here's what govt said in SC

The Centre Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it is against granting one-time relaxation on age limit to UPSC civil service aspirants, including those who had exhausted their last attempt in the 2020 exam amid the COVID-19 pandemic and would get one more chance this year provided they are not age barred, as it would […]

UPSC: SC asks Centre to Consider if One-Time Relaxation can be Given on age Limit

Supreme Court Stays Calcutta High Court Order on Payment of Salaries to Part-Time Teachers

The Supreme Court Monday asked the Centre to consider granting one-time relaxation on age limit to UPSC civil service aspirants, including those who had exhausted their last attempt in the 2020 exam amid the COVID-19 pandemic and would get one more chance this year provided they are otherwise not age barred. The Centre had on […]