Less than a quarter of firms introducing AI technology over the past five years believe it has led to a net loss of jobs, a new survey led by academics at the University of Warwick’s Institute for Employment Research and the University of Sussex Business School reveals. The study is the first survey of its […]
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India’s social sector has been evolving in the past decade, with students making drastic shifts from their original streams of engineering, science, literature, medicine, business, and so on. The attraction is towards tackling the country’s social issues like gender inequality, poverty, inequitable education, and lack of access to basic amenities among others. No longer is […]
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Indian Institute of Management Bangalore got the EQUIS accreditation for a period of 5 years. This is the second time that IIM Bangalore has received accreditation for 5 years, the longest period that EQUIS offers. EQUIS, is the leading international system of quality assessment, improvement, and accreditation of higher education institutions in management and business […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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’ […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]