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Manipal Academy of Higher Education wins Legal Battle With Namesake Clones, Using Manipal Brand Name

Manipal Academy of Higher Education wins Legal Battle With Namesake Clones, Using Manipal Brand Name

Termed “unfair’ and “not honest” by the Additional District and Sessions Court, Bengaluru, the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Institute of Eminence Deemed to be University) (MAHE) has crossed a major hurdle in its legal battle against its namesake clones that have been using the ‘Manipal’ brand name and trademark for their own profit-making initiatives […]

New Digital Opportunities in Education will Bring Better Governance, Access, and Relevance

New Digital Opportunities in Education will Bring Better Governance, Access, and Relevance

The strong digital push for education in the Union Budget 2022-23 has laid the foundation for a modern skill development ecosystem. The proposed ‘Digital University’ and ‘Digital Ecosystem for Skilling and Livelihood’ (DESH-Stack portal) will potentially scale access to high-quality education online for millions of Indians. As importantly, these initiatives will create an ecosystem for […]

Delhi to be a hub of Education for Teachers says Sisodia

Delhi to be a hub of Education for Teachers says Sisodia

Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday said the government plans to develop Delhi as a center of world-class teacher education and it was with that aim that the Delhi Teachers’ University was created. Sisodia, who also helms the education department, was speaking at the first board of management meeting of the new varsity on […]

Centre for Space Sciences inaugurated at Jammu Central University

Centre for Space Sciences inaugurated at Jammu Central University

On Saturday, Union Minister Jitendra Singh inaugurated the Satish Dhawan Centre for Space Science at the Central University of Jammu. During the inauguration, he mentioned that the first course with an intake capacity of 60 students will start from this year itself. “We will start the first course this year and the intake capacity will […]

UGC Permits Autonomous Colleges Of India To Offer Online Courses

UGC Permits Autonomous Colleges Of India To Offer Online Courses

Education as a whole is currently experiencing a landsliding transformation, which is mostly good. A lot many factors are in play here right from the occurrence of the pandemic, the introduction of the new National Educational Policy, to the recent decision the union government took during the Union Budget of introducing digital universities across the […]

Will not allow Discrimination Against Open University Students: Karnataka Higher Education Minister

Karnataka Higher Education Minister Dr. Ashwath Narayan Focuses On The Internationalism Of Education

Karnataka Minister for Higher Education CN Ashwatha Narayana said on Monday that the state government will ensure that there is no disparity in terms of employment opportunities for those who have pursued their studies from open universities. The minister was delivering his inaugural address in a seminar during the All India Open Universities Vice-Chancellors’ Meet […]

UGC Extends Deadline to send Feedback on the Draft Institutional Development Plan

UGC Extends Deadline to send Feedback on the Draft Institutional Development Plan

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has extended the deadline for sending feedback on the draft guidelines of the Institutional Development Plan (lDP) of UGC, which includes suggestions on faculty recruitment, promotions of teachers, campus audits, and infrastructure up-gradation to February 21, 2022. The IDP draft guidelines had been previously issued as part of the implementation […]

NEP Promoting Local Languages: President Ram Nath Kovind

IIM Nagpur Will Promote Among Students Mindset Of Becoming Job-Creators: President While Inaugurating Campus

Delivering his address to the joint sitting of both houses of parliament on Monday, President Ram Nath Kovind said that local languages are being promoted via the National Education Policy whereas UGC regulations have been changed to link higher education with skill development. Emphasis on Teaching in Indian Languages The president further emphasized conducting important […]

NEET Counselling 2021: 5 Important Things About the new NEET Counseling Process of MCC

NEET Counselling 2021: 5 Important Things About the new NEET Counseling Process of MCC

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has started the registration process for the NEET PG 2021 counseling. Eligible candidates can visit the official website of MCC-mcc.nic.in for registration. As per the official website, the last date to apply for round 1 of the counseling is January 17, 2022. But before that, the MCC has recently notified […]

AICTE Launches Vidyanjali Volunteer Programme to Connect Academicians With Institutes

United States To Co-Operate With Kerala In Higher Education Sector

The Ministry of Education (MOE) has begun the registrations for the Vidyanjali Higher Education Volunteer Programme, which is aimed at creating a robust team of volunteers to build academic, training, and infrastructure support for institutions in higher educations. Volunteers can register for the program at vidyanjali-he.education.gov.in. It aims to benefit India’s 40 million students in […]