Education

Telangana to introduce English medium in Govt schools To beef up school infra with Rs 7,289 crore

Telangana to introduce English medium in Govt schools To beef up school infra with Rs 7,289 crore

To beef up school infra with ₹7,289 crore

Kamakoti takes charge as Director of IIT Madras

Kamakoti takes charge as Director of IIT Madras

Kamakoti took charge in the presence of Jane Prasad, Registrar, and other officials.

MP govt shuts all schools, hostels in state till Jan 31 due to rise in COVID-19 cases; imposes fresh curbs

MP govt shuts all schools, hostels in state till Jan 31 due to rise in COVID-19 cases; imposes fresh curbs

Only 250 people will be allowed to attend political, cultural, religious, social, educational, entertainment and other such events

Financial markets courses in demand as retail participation rise

The growing interest in finance and investment advisory opportunities, especially among youth, leading to the courses getting popular

Self-regulation by edtech companies is a welcome move: Jayant Sinha

Industry must make sure it is done in a genuine and thoughtful manner, says MP

Edtech firms form self-regulatory body

India EdTech Consortium will have a ‘code of conduct’ and grievance redressal mechanism for learners

JNU to discuss modalities of implementation of CUCET in Academic Council meeting

Delhi University has also decided to implement the CUCET from its next academic session

Bandhan Konnagar holds convocation ceremony for first PG batch in Banking and Finance

The course is being offered in affiliation the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology

Online coding platform CuriousJr exploring revenue model as it ramps up offerings

Plans are afoot to include vernacular languages in the courses

Exam battle Delhi HC seeks Centre’s views on plea challenging NEET for AYUSH courses

A bench headed by Chief Justice DN Patel issued notice to the Centre, the National Testing Agency and other respondents on the petition by six aspiran

V Kamakoti to succeed Bhaskar Ramamurthi as IIT-M Director

Kamakoti is currently the Associate Dean for ICSR

SC upholds constitutional validity of 27% OBC quota

Allows ₹8-lakh EWS income norm for 2021 to avoid disruption in admission process

Ashoka University row Ashoka University cofounders step down after fraud charges by CBI

Vineet and Pranab Gupta – whose name featured as trustees and co-founders of the university – have been charged of fraud worth ₹1,626.74 crore

UoH, Dr Reddy’s join hands to develop blockchain solutions for pharma industry

They are developing cold chain logistics solutions

Yocket eyes increased loan disbursals upto ₹2,000 cr for students going abroad to study

Loans would mostly be through non-banking financial companies (NBFCs)

ISFC and Chrysalis sign MoU

Through this tie-up, ISFC is to gain funding access to Chrysalis schools.

Ashoka University, DCPCR open applications for the second cohort of child rights fellowship

Selected candidates would work with DCPCR and government stakeholders to drive accountability and efficiency in protection of child rights

Free upskilling courses for disadvantaged youth

IIT Madras, IIM Ahmedabad-incubated start-up partner AICTE; to offer Python Programming and Advanced AI courses

Electric vehicles IIT-M to launch Masters Programme in electric vehicles

The Interdisciplinary Dual Degree will boost the students’ engagement with e-mobility and will be offered for its BTech and dual degree students

Covid-19: Mumbai civic body decides to close schools

Schools for classes 10 and 12 will continue

NEET-PG admissions: Will retain Rs 8 lakh income criteria for determining EWS, Centre tells Supreme Court

The top court had posted the matter for further hearing on January 6

Innovation IIT Kharagpur alumnus receives 200th US patent grant

Agiwal is now on an all-time list of 316 inventors

ICAR appoints panel to prepare syllabus for natural farming studies

Praveen Rao to head the eight-member panel

recognition IIT Madras recognised as Most Innovative Educational Institute in India for third consecutive year

It has been Ranked #1 in the Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements

Great Lakes Institute sees spike in average CTC in PGPM placements

The highest domestic CTC offered was ₹33.26 lakh per annum

ICAR urges state universities to join its all-India entrance test

Also, suggest a 10% increase in seats/year for a few years; urges relaxing mandatory hostel staying norms.

Teachmint acquires video engagement platform Airlearn

To expand developer offering called Teachstack

Be hunters, hunt down challenges, Modi exhorts students

Launches blockchain-based digital degrees at IIT-Kanpur convocation

NEET-PG 2021 counselling: Face-off between protesting doctors, police as stir intensifies

FORDA said several members were detained when they tried to hold a protest march from Maulana Azad Medical College to Supreme Court

Agri education ICAR directed to include ‘natural farming’ in UG/PG course syllabus

Research, demonstration and training on natural farming shall be carried out mandatorily, says a letter

IIT-H renews pact with Japanese institute

IIT-H students worked on joint projects on machine learning, deep learning, data mining, and other AI themes

Kerala team develops AI-powered app to save kids from ‘digital distractions’

Online learning has thrown up host of issues, says Sujai Pillai, co-developer

Edtech boost: IBBI extends online mode for professional development courses till March

The educational courses for Resolution Professionals (RPs) will continue to be held online till March 31, 2022

Microsoft, WhiteHat Jr join hands to offer ‘Code with Minecraft’ course for students

The Code with Minecraft program will provide students an opportunity to master important coding concepts through highly curated curriculum based on Mi

Push to bio-pharma sector: NIPER Hyderabad offers access to its facilities to start-ups

Will get access to all of the instruments including the state-of-the-art NABL-accredited analytical testing lab

IIM Shillong wins BLoC Boardroom Challenge 2021

SIBM Pune is runner up; SPJIMR Mumbai comes third

Soman’s group ventures into study-abroad services

To offer higher education programmes in universities across UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, US, Germany and CIS countries

Skill Lync partners with AMTZ for course in medical technology

Aim to address skill gap in the medical devices industry which has shortage of design engineers and researchers

Dhanuka Agritech joins hands with Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

The partnership will aim to boost farmers' income by enhancing crop productivity and production