In an extraordinary and historic achievement, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has claimed the top honors in National Institutional Rankings Framework (NIRF) – India Rankings 2022 yet again, cementing its position as the Premier Higher Education Institute in India. IIT Madras retained its No. 1 ranking in ‘Overall’ category for the Fourth Consecutive […]
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Undergraduate Curriculum Framework Will Not Reduce Workload Of Teachers: Delhi University Vice Chancellor
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Delhi University Vice Chancellor Yogesh Singh has denied the claims that implementation of the Undergraduate Curriculum Framework will reduce the workload of teachers, and said that the issue is being “politicised”. Formulated under the New Education Policy (NEP), 2020, UGCF will be implemented from the academic year 2022-23. Teachers, especially from the English department, in […]
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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday ordered a comprehensive probe into alleged irregularities in the post-matric scholarship scheme that had surfaced during the previous Congress regime in the state. Mann took to Twitter to announce this decision. “I have received files pertaining to the release of scholarship amount during the previous government. Irregularities have […]
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The Railway University in Gujarat’s Vadodara has been granted central status by the Union Cabinet, Union minister Anurag Thakur said on Wednesday. The university has been renamed as Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya. The Union Cabinet gave its approval to introduce a Bill in Parliament, namely, the Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2022 to amend the Central Universities […]
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The higher education regulatory body, University Grants Commission (UGC), will organise a three-day workshop at Varanasi from July 7 to July 9. The three-day education summit, Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Samagam, seeks to provide a platform for leading Indian Higher Educational Institutions to discuss, deliberate, and share insights on strategies, success stories, and best practices in […]
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In the backdrop of a tussle over power to appoint Vice Chancellors of state-run universities, West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu has pointed out that Governor Jagdeep Dhankar’s unilateral appointment of a VC for Rabindra Bharati University was at odds with the state government’s decision conveyed last month on re-examining the appointment process in view […]
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The Delhi University (DU) has announced that the classes for the students of the fifth and seventh semesters of graduate courses will begin on July 20 for the academic year 2022-23. The university has issued an academic calendar for the students of the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth semesters. For the sixth and eighth semesters, […]
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When the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) was launched in 2016, under the leadership of Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi, our greatest challenge was reaching the last woman in the remotest recesses of India with liquefied petroleum gas cylinders. With a dedicated workforce and political will, the PMUY’s success has given me confidence that we […]
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The National Testing Agency (NTA) is planning to establish exam centres in more than 600 districts, each of which will have a minimum of 250 seats and be able to accommodate up to 20,000 candidates per shift. The NTA has written to vice-chancellors of all universities requesting space to set up exam centres for online […]
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Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras’ Department of Management Studies has achieved 100 percent placement for the academic year 2021-22. All 61 students in the batch graduating this year have received and accepted job offers at the IIT Madras campus placement 2022 drive. The average salary has risen by 30.35 percent over the management department’s […]