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OPTCL signs MoU with IIT Bhubaneswar for Power Sector Development

OPTCL signs MoU with IIT Bhubaneswar for Power Sector Development

State public sector undertaking Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Limited has signed an MoU with the Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar for the establishment of OPTCL Chair in the premier engineering institute. It is indeed a historic moment for Odisha to collaborate with a premier institute like IIT for the development of the Odisha power sector, […]

List Of States Reopening Schools, Colleges In February

High Pollutant Concentration At Delhi Schools, Colleges: IIT Study

Several states including Gujarat, Meghalaya, Telangana, and Jammu, and Kashmir will resume offline classes for students of schools and higher educational institutions in February. Schools across the country had been closed from mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While many states have reopened their schools for face-to-face classes for the students of Classes 9 to […]

LCCM Launches full Scholarship for Masters Degrees

LCCM Launches full Scholarship for Masters Degrees

London College of Creative Media (LCCM) has announced the launch of the ‘LCCM 100% Master’s Scholarship’, to enable LCCM graduates enrolling during the CODID19 pandemic lockdown to pursue a master’s degree with the institution. With this initiative, LCCM aims to support its undergraduates to achieve qualifications and experience that enable them to overcome the challenges […]

UGC Tells Universities to Set up Offices to Attract Foreign Students

Internationalisation of Higher Education in India: UGC brings regulations in accordance with NEP, 2020

The UGC letter says that a university’s ‘office for international affairs’ will support foreign students and also build its “brand” abroad. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked all the universities to establish an ‘office for international affairs’ to promote India as a global study destination as envisioned in the new National Education Policy (NEP) […]

Maharashtra govt to Decide on Reopening Colleges by January 20

The government of Maharashtra will announce the final decision regarding the reopening of colleges in the state by January 20, as per reports Maharashtra Higher Education Minister Uday Samant has recently announced that the colleges in the state will reopen soon and the final decision regarding the same will be announced by the government by […]

Andhra Pradesh govt Ties up with Cambridge University for English Classes

To improve teachers’ English proficiency and provide fair employment conditions for students in the city’s schools, the government of Andhra Pradesh has partnered with the University of Cambridge to train teachers and students. The YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’government is reforming the education sector by introducing English as a medium of instruction in all public schools […]

IIT Kharagpur Researchers Develop UAV-Assisted Communication Infrastructure For 5G

Researchers from G S Sanyal School of Telecommunication at IIT Kharagpur have developed a UAV-assisted communication infrastructure for 5G that can serve as an airborne mobile telecom tower during emergencies. The system includes an android-based application fitted to a fleet of drones which are programmed to create emergency communication networks from the closest available mobile […]

3 Teachers Association Of Jadavpur University Express Concern Over “Series Of Incidents”

Three teachers associations of Jadavpur University in a joint letter to Vice-Chancellor Prof Suranjan Das have voiced concern over a “series of incidents” in the varsity over the delayed publication of results and the delay in the admission of students in the current academic session The Jadavpur University Teachers’ Association (JUTA), All Bengal University Teachers’ […]

DU Should Provide a Timeline for Results, Mark Sheets, Convocation: HC

Delhi University Dismisses Allegation of Favoritism Towards State Boards in the Admission Process

High Court has asked the University of Delhi to provide a timeline for results, mark sheets, and convocation. The Delhi High Court has asked the University of Delhi to issue a timeline for the declaration of results, issuance of mark sheets, and holding convocation on an annual basis for students. The high court said DU […]

Plea Against Reservation Policy of Medical College in Daman Quashed by SC

Supreme Court Stays Calcutta High Court Order on Payment of Salaries to Part-Time Teachers

The Supreme Court has dismissed the plea filed against the reservation policy of the first medical college set up in Daman. The Supreme Court decided to decline the plea entered against the reservation policy of the first medical college which has been established in Daman. The reservation policy implemented in the college grants quota to […]