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The All India Council for Technical Education’s new Chairman is T G Sitharam, the director of IIT Guwahati.  He will head AICTE for three years or until he is 65, whichever comes first, according to a government notification dated November 17. Sitharam will succeed UGC Chairman Jagadesh Kumar, who served as interim AICTE Chairman when …

T G Sitharam, Director of IIT-Guwahati, has been appointed as the new AICTE Chairman Read More »

To advance innovation programmes for startups, Maruti Suzuki India and the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay teamed together on Thursday. To broaden the scope of its innovation programmes for startups, the auto major said it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE), IIT Bombay. According to the statement, …

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A year-long computer application training for underprivileged students in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district has begun with up to 20 girls, according to an official on Tuesday. The course was launched by the Army. The project was envisioned in line with the government’s Skill India and Digital India campaign. It is a package that includes …

20 J&K girls chosen for IT education course sponsored by Army Read More »

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranking for 2023 is now inviting applications, according to the Ministry of Education. On the official website, nirfindia.org, higher education institutions (HEIs) can register for the Indian rankings. Institutions can register for these rankings up to November 18 at 5 pm. Agriculture and Allied Sectors is the one new …

New category added for NIRF 2023 rankings, registration open till November 18 Read More »

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Postgraduates (NEET-PG), which is slated for April to May of 2023, may be the last of its kind because, according to officials, final-year MBBS students will now be admitted to PG medical programmes based on the results of the National Exit Test. The National Medical Commission (NMC) is believed …

NMC plans to replace NEET-PG for MBBS students with NExT Read More »

In order to maintain student interest in the school and ensure attendance, a government-run primary school in a village in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra has developed creative strategies. There are only 50 students and two teachers enrolled in the zilla parishad-run primary school in the Babuwadi-Chartha village. Nearly 45 kilometres separate the village’s location …

Govt school in a Maharashtra village implements unique strategies to motivate students Read More »

The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020’s broader higher education policies are reflected in the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) today’s announcement of revised regulations for institutions that are deemed to be universities. Multidisciplinary institutions with at least five departments (either UG/ PG/ integrated/ research or a combination of these) or a cluster of institutions with at …

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On behalf of the Indian Ministry of Education, Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister for Education, Skill Development, and Entrepreneurship, signed an MoU with FIFA and the All India Football Federation for the “Football4Schools” initiative. Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, and Kalyan Chaubey, the president of the All India Football Federation, respectively, signed the Memorandum of …

Union Education Minister signs MoU with FIFA and AIFF for implementing Football4Schools initiative in India Read More »

A certification programme on Public and Corporate Leadership in the VUCA World was been launched through a collaboration between the Indian Institute of Management, Indore and the edtech company Jaro Education. The IIM Indore faculty will deliver the lectures. A variety of lectures, case studies, projects, term papers, assignments, and other activities will be included …

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The DRDO-Industry-Academia Centre of Excellence was established in partnership with the Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur. Students can undertake focused research in a variety of fields with the aid of the recently established Centre of Excellence. In the presence of Rajnath Singh, the nation’s defence minister, Prof. Santanu Chaudhary, director of the IIT Jodhpur, and …

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