The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2022 application has started. Candidates willing to take JEE Main for admission to undergraduate engineering programmes can apply online at jeemain.nta.nic.in by March 31. JEE Main 2022 will be held in two sessions this year – the first between April 16 and April 21, and the second session from […]
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UGC Invites Feedback on Revised Draft NCF, Guidelines on Social Responsibility, Community Engagement in HEIs
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The University Grants Commission (UGC) has invited suggestions on revised draft National Curriculum Framework, and guidelines on “fostering social responsibility and community engagement in higher education institutions in India”. The Commission has invited feedback from students, teachers, researchers, and all stakeholders by March 15. The stakeholders can send their suggestions on University Activity Monitoring Portal […]
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Jammu University will be declared an innovation and Research hub under the New National Education Policy (NEP). This was announced by the Principal Secretary of Higher Education, Rohit Kansal today. He was addressing the valedictory function of the week-long ‘Vigyan Sarvatra Pujyate’ festival held here at the University of Jammu. The festival coincided with National […]
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Ministry of Education, Department of Higher Education, U1 Section Applauds UGC Move to Recognize Degrees in Bachelors and Masters in Sports Science and Sports Management
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International Sports University, Maharashtra, Pune welcomed the momentous decision by UGC to include Bachelor’s and Master’s in Sports Science and Sports Management as recognized degree options for the youth of India. The Maharashtra Government has been instrumental in driving the need to change the nomenclature of sports education to contemporary and future-oriented pedagogy. It will […]
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Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chairman Dr G Satheesh Reddy said on Sunday that there is a vast scope for the youth to work on research and innovation in the defence sector as more than 300 higher education institutes are working with DRDO and it has earmarked a fund close to Rs 1,200 crore […]
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The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Wednesday issued draft accessibility and inclusivity guidelines for higher education institutions with an aim to make campuses inclusive for persons with disabilities and transgender persons. The guidelines include suggestions on ensuring accessibility in terms of resources, infrastructure, curriculum, teaching-learning, and assessment. The draft guidelines have been issued as a […]
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Recent pronouncement to set a Digital University to impart world-class quality education is likely to kick off a paradigm shift in the higher education of the country which boasts of successful Gurukuls and Ashrams for residential education in ancient times. However, the legitimization of digital education had nucleated sometimes back with UGC (Open and Distance […]
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Will not allow Discrimination Against Open University Students: Karnataka Higher Education Minister
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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 […]
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A nationwide week-long programme of competitions and lectures for school and college students, ‘Vigyan Sarvatra Pujyate’, will be inaugurated by President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday. Three universities were selected for the programme Rani Durgavati University Vice-Chancellor Kapil Deo Mishra informed on Saturday that three institutions in Madhya Pradesh have been selected to organise the […]
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First IIT in UAE to admit Indian ex-pats, Emiratis, and other international students: Indian Ambassador
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The first Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) planned in the UAE will admit Indian ex-pats, Emiratis and other international students, the Indian Ambassador to the UAE Sunjay Sudhir has revealed. India and the UAE agreed to set up an IIT in the UAE under a Joint Vision Statement by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed […]