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Colleges, Universities fear Delayed Admissions, Curtailed Semester

Colleges, Universities fear Delayed Admissions, Curtailed Semester

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 […]

IP University inaugurates International FDP ‘Developing Academic Leaders for Future: The Way Forward

Why do we Need Diversity in Higher Education Institutions in the Social Sector

In an era of the pandemic, amidst the largest disruption of educational systems, attending classrooms in asynchronous communication is a great challenge for both the teacher and the taught. Taking lead in trying to create a solution to the crisis in the academic world, the Mass Communication School of GGSIP University has inaugurated a Two-Week […]

Six Institutions win AICTE Lilavati Awards 2020

Six Institutions win AICTE Lilavati Awards 2020

Six higher education institutions have been awarded the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) Lilavati Awards 2020 on women empowerment under various sub-themes. The winners were chosen from 456 entries. SWEAT (Sona Women Entrepreneurship and Training) from Sona College of Technology, Tamil Nadu was awarded in the ‘ Women Entrepreneurship’ sub-theme. Under the ‘Digital […]

How India’s New Education Structure Is Narrowing the Idea of Dissent

Developmental economics within a humanist paradigm is conceptualized in the works of thinkers such as Condorcet, Kenneth Arrow, Amartya Sen, and Martha Nussbaum. They share many affinities with “democratic socialism” which became popular at the time when Wilhelm von Humboldt challenged metaphysical rationality and theological sovereignty. India, emerging from the shackles and bondage of colonialism, […]

DUTA holds Protest Demanding Regularisation of ad-hoc Teachers

DUTA holds Protest Demanding Regularisation of ad-hoc Teachers

The Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) took to the streets on Wednesday over its demand for immediate absorption of over 4,500 ad-hoc teachers in the varsity and its colleges. The march from Mandi House to Jantar Mantar that was stopped by police saw teachers raising slogans against the government policies of privatization, implementation of the […]

10 key Takeaways From PM Narendra Modi’s Pariksha Pe Charcha

10 key Takeaways From PM Narendra Modi's Pariksha Pe Charcha

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday interacted with students, teachers, and parents during Pariksha Pe Charcha virtually. The Union Education Minister said that 32 channels of Swayam Prabha including Doordarshan and various platforms of government telecasted the program live for students, teachers, and parents. Here’s a look at important highlights from PM Narendra Modi’s speech. […]

DU Suspends Offline Activities till April 13, New Guidelines Issued

DU Admission Big Update: University To Put Out Special Cut-Off List for UG Courses

Due to the sudden spike in Covid-19 cases across the national capital, Delhi University (DU) has issued a fresh set of guidelines for the safety of the students and staff. The university has also suspended all offline activities on campus till April 13. DU has prompted all the students and staff to follow the new […]

Edu Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Launches ‘MyNEP2020’ Platform of NCTE Portal

Broad Consensus Among States About Conducting Class 12 Board Exams: Pokhriyal

Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on Thursday launched the “MyNEP2020” Platform of National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) Web Portal which will be operational from April 1 to May 15, 2021. The ‘MyNEP2020’ platform, which will be operational from April 1 to May 15, 2021, will help teachers and educators across the country put […]

At Higher Education Meet, DU Teachers bat for Autonomy

DU Admission Big Update: University To Put Out Special Cut-Off List for UG Courses

City colleges are adamant that the autonomy of Delhi University should not be compromised under the new National Education Policy. Such views elicited from the constituent colleges were discussed by the university at a meeting on Friday on the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI), the body that is slated to replace the University Grants […]

Pokhriyal: India World’s Largest Democratic Educational Ecosystem

Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank Addressed International Conference at LPU Comprising Management of top Global Universities

Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said that India is the world’s largest democratic educational ecosystem. Over 34 million children study here, more than the entire population of many countries. He said so during a speech at a high-level ministerial meeting convened by UNESCO on Monday. He said that India has 1.1 lakhs of teachers […]