Jawaharlal Nehru University Vice Chancellor Santishree D Pandit on Thursday said that ‘Amrit Kal’ cannot come in the country without women empowerment even as she asked why there were so few women in top leadership. She also said the country should think of ways to bring young girls who are forced to leave studies back […]
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A total of seven Indian institutes have featured in this year’s Global Employability University Ranking and Survey (GEURS) report, released by the Times Higher Education (THE) today. Three Indian institutions were included in the top 100 — IIT-Delhi has secured the 29th position in the ranking followed by IISc Bangalore and 58th rank and IIT […]
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India is looking to provide its human capital with the skills for thriving in a challenging and dynamic professional landscape. It has become imperative for the country to capitalise on its demographic dividend to realise its dream of becoming a $ 5 trillion economy. However, this can only happen if the country can add more […]
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The Kashi Tamil Sangamam which is underway is acting as a bridge to get the north and the south closer and facilitate furthering the interaction and the links between people of the two rich and ancient cultures. A large range of books in English and Tamil on different subjects are on display and up for […]
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The Industry should play their part in creating a more vibrant workforce by creating the right knowledge demand, investing more in Research and Development, and focusing on re-skilling, and up-skilling of the existing workforce, said Minister for Education and Skill Development, Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday. Addressing the National Council Meeting of the Confederation of Indian […]
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IIT Guwahati Director T G Sitharam has been appointed chairman of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). According to a government notification dated November 17, he will serve as the Council head for three years or before he turns 65 years old, whichever is earlier. The Indian Express has learned that AICTE vice […]
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Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has announced that an extension campus of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi will be set up on a 50-acre land in Badsa village of Haryana’s Jhajjar district. According to an official release, Khattar approved the proposal of setting up of the extension campus in a meeting with officials […]
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Eminent Indian-American academician Sunil Kumar has been appointed the next president of Massachusetts-based Tufts University, the first person of colour to occupy the position. Kumar, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at Johns Hopkins University was named the next president of Tufts University by the Board of Trustees and will succeed President Anthony […]
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The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Friday criticised a communication sent by the University Grants Commission (UGC) to all the governors asking them to encourage higher education institutions in their respective states to organise lectures on the theme “India: the mother of democracy” on ‘Constitution Day’ — celebrated on November 26. The communication sent […]
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be inaugurating the month-long celebrations for Kashi Tamil Sangamam 2022 today, November 19. PM Modi will be flagging off the month-long celebrations today. IIT Madras and Banaras Hindu University, BHU Varanasi are key knowledge partners for the event. Kashi Tamil Sangamam is an initiative under ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahostav’ and […]