According to revised norms proposed by the University Grants Commission, holders of four-year undergraduate degrees with a minimum CGPA (Cumulative Grade Point Average) of 7.5 will be eligible for admission to PhD programmes. In its recent draft of amendments to the

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has developed bridge course modules for out-of-school children, which include various activities that are helpful in bridging learning gaps, in order to address issues related to shortfalls or loss of learning

According to an official, the University Grants Commission (UGC) aims to develop a system in which industry specialists can teach as full-time or part-time faculty members in central universities. It has also been advocated that specialists without a Ph.D. or

Prof. Ram Kumar Kakani took over charge as Director of the Indian Institute of Management Raipur from Prof. Bharat Bhasker. During his tenure, Prof. Bharat Bhasker was influential in the growth of IIM Raipur, which ascended to 15th place in

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Symbiosis International (Deemed University) (SIU) students on their Golden Jubilee on Sunday, saying that they had earned a name for themselves through academic research and the creation of national and international diversity on campus. “Congratulations

Madhya Pradesh Medical Education Minister Vishwas Sarang on Thursday informed that the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) will now be taught in India’s mother tongue, that is, Hindi language, in the state.  He said that Bhopal’s Gandhi

Several students from Gujarat who are studying in Ukraine have made a desperate appeal that they be evacuated, as Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in the east European country on Thursday. While the Gujarat government has not

While addressing a webinar on education sector-related announcements made in the Union Budget, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said ‘Empowering today’s ‘gen next’ means empowerment of India’s future.’ The Union Budget was presented by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman

The new Director of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela, Professor Karanam Umamheshwar Rao, assumed office on February 19, 2022. He succeeded Prof Simanchalo Panigrahi, who was appointed as the interim director in October 2021. Prof. K. Umamaheshwar Rao

Ed-tech giant Byju’s has entered the offline tuition space through the launch of ‘Byju’s Tuition Centre’ a comprehensive programme for students that blends offline and online learning experiences. It’ll invest $200 million to line up 500 tuition centres across 200