The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) of India won the prestigious UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize 2021 for ‘enabling education of persons with disabilities through technology-enabled inclusive learning materials, with a specific focus on Indian Sign language-based content’ in an award function organized at UNESCO’s New Delhi office on July 10, 2021. On behalf […]
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PM Modi to lay Stone for University Named After the King who Donated Land for Aligarh Muslim University
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Sep
Sep
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the stone of the university named after Maharaja Mahendra Pratap Singh, who donated land for Aligarh Muslim University. According to the university’s land records, Raja Mahendra Pratap leased 1.221 hectares (3.04 acres) of land in 1929 at Rs 2 per annum to the university. Maharaja Mahendra Pratap Singh’s legacy […]
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Apr
Apr
On March 28, as students at IIT Guwahati celebrated Holi, an undergraduate student was sexually assaulted by a fellow student on campus. The assault was confirmed in a preliminary medical report but denied by the administration. A student was later arrested and charged with rape. In the same month, a Ph.D. student was expelled by […]
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Apr
Apr
IIMB hosted its 46th Convocation on April 16 (Friday), 2021. The entire event was held, in the virtual model, in the presence of the Chairperson of the IIMB Board of Directors Dr. Devi Shetty, IIMB Director Professor Rishikesha T Krishnan, Dean Programmes Professor Abhay Ojha, Dean Faculty Professor Chetan Subramanian, Dean Administration Professor Rajendra K […]
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Apr
Apr
CBSE postponing their Class-XII board exams for the pandemic has once again raised the specter of delayed admissions to undergraduate courses in colleges and universities in the city. Colleges will not only have to postpone their admission schedules but also tweak the academic calendar and cut down on holidays so that they can cover the […]
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Mar
Mar
The colleges, which were earlier referred to as “100% funded Delhi Govt. maintained colleges of DU“, are now addressed in the document as “100 % funded Delhi Govt. sponsored college affiliated to the University of Delhi”. The Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) Saturday decided to continue its “university shutdown”, alleging that the funds released by […]
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Mar
Mar
AICTE says an institution that has a NAAC score of 3.26 or has featured in the top 100 of NIRF ranking at least twice in 3 preceding cycles will be allowed to start open or ODL courses. The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has released a set of regulations to improve the quality […]
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Feb
Feb
Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal attended the meeting of the executive committee of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) yesterday, February 25, and announced that students of classes 6 to 12 will be given free textbooks under some new policies. In yesterday’s meeting, the NVS discussed several issues and policies regarding education in this samitis. Apart from […]
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Feb
Feb
The scope of the agreement between the Higher Education Department Jammu and Kashmir and IIT Jammu includes academic, research, administrative, and consultancy collaborations IIT Jammu and the Higher Education Department have signed an agreement to pave the way for improving the state of higher education in Jammu and Kashmir. It was signed at a meeting […]
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Feb
Feb
With a common entrance test for admissions to central universities on the cards, Delhi University is considering an admission process based 50% on the Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CUCET) and 50% on board exam results. DU acting vice-chancellor P C Joshi said the university will try to move away from looking at board exam […]