education

IIT Madras researchers develop effective data analytics approach to detect petroleum in underground

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IIT Madras Suspends Faculty in Wake of PhD Research Scholar's Suicide

Chennai: Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) Researchers have developed a statistical approach that can characterize subsurface rock structure and detect petroleum and hydrocarbon reserves. The method proposed was successful in providing critical information on the rock type distribution and hydrocarbon saturation zones in ‘Tipam formation’ located in the Upper Assam basin. READ | … Read more

UGC asks HEIs to implement community engagement, social responsibility guidelines

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UGC asks HEIs to implement community engagement, social responsibility guidelines

New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has urged Higher Education Institution (HEIs) to facilitate the implementation of two-credit course on Community Engagement and Social Responsibility effectively. The Commission has urged HEIs to take appropriate action as per the guidelines stated by the UGC in their respective institutions. The Community Engagement and Social Responsibility course … Read more

Registration of UGC NET 2023 begins today at this website, check details here

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CUET PG 2024 Registration Begins, Check Now!

The National Testing Agency (NTA) will begin the registration process for University Grants Commission – National Eligibility Test (UGC NET 2023) today, December 29, 2022. The last date to submit the UGC NET application form 2023 is January 17, 2023. Once the registration portal is opened, eligible candidates can fill up the application form by … Read more

Students will soon be taught a corrected version of Indian history: Dharmendra Pradhan

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Twice-Yearly Board Exams Optional, Not Mandatory: Dharmendra Pradhan

New Delhi: Under the National Education Policy (NEP), beginning on January 26 with Vasant Panchami, students all over the nation will be taught the “corrected” version of Indian history, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced on Tuesday. In remarks made at a program co-hosted by the RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Itihas Sankalan Yojana and the Indian Council … Read more

Copying & cheating in examinations is like Plague, must be dealt with heavy hand: Delhi High Court

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Copying & cheating in examinations is like Plague, must be dealt with heavy hand: Delhi High Court

New Delhi: Copying and cheating in examinations is like the plague which can ruin society and the education system, and those using unfair means have to be dealt with a heavy hand, the Delhi High Court has said. Observing that the integrity of the education system has to be infallible for any country’s progress, a … Read more

IIT Ropar join hands with start-up Guvi for excellence in e-learning services

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IIT Ropar join hands with start-up Guvi for excellence in e-learning services

Indian Institute of Technology Ropar is partnering with IIT Madras and IIM Ahmedabad-incubated Edtech Startup GUVI for new initiatives to drive excellence in e-learning services. The GUVI will collaborate on research to upgrade its placement-oriented career program – ‘ZEN Class’ and Mentorship, by meeting the standards of excellence in e-learning services through IIT Ropar. IIT … Read more

Futuristic education system being prepared in India: PM on NEP

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"Indian Society Has No Religious Discrimination...": PM Modi

Gujarat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that through the new National Education Policy (NEP), a forward-looking and futuristic education system is being created in the country for the first time. READ | Government schools to be developed into Himachal’s first smart school: Deputy CM PM Modi, who was addressing the 75th ‘Amrut Mahotsav’ of … Read more

Delhi Government Schools Announce Winter Vacation Dates

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Delhi Government Schools Announce Winter Vacation Dates

All Delhi government schools will remain closed for two weeks from January 1 for winter vacation, the Directorate of Education said in a circular on Thursday. However, remedial sessions for Class 9 to Class 12 will be held from January 2 to 14 to revise the syllabi and enhance students’ learning-level academic performance, the circular … Read more

Sardar Patel College & SPIT Mumbai Collaborate

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Sardar Patel College & SPIT Mumbai Collaborate

Sardar Patel College of Engineering, Mumbai in association with SPIT Mumbai is organizing the Prestigious Sardar Patel International Conference on “Industry 4.0 – Nascent Technologies and  Sustainability for ‘Make in India’ Initiative- SPICON 2022 on 22nd and 23rd December. SPICON 2022 is sponsored by SERB, AICTE, CSIR, IIIE Mumbai Chapter, Turnitin, and Apex Subscriptions. We … Read more

Delhi govt schools to kick off new robotics competition for students

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Twice-a-Year Board Exams Introduced by Education Ministry's New Curriculum

New Delhi: A unique robotics competition to nurture excellence in the field among Delhi school students will begin Friday, as the state government has been emphasizing educational opportunities for students to learn Artificial Intelligence, a circular from the Directorate of Education (DoE) has said. READ | Maulana Azad Fellowship for Minorities: Demand raised in Lok … Read more

Maulana Azad Fellowship for Minorities: Demand raised in Lok Sabha for restoring pre-matric scholarship

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Lok Sabha Passes IIM Amendment Bill Despite Autonomy Concerns

New Delhi: Two lawmakers argued in Lok Sabha that the country could not advance if the minority population was left behind, and urged that the pre-matric scholarship and Maulana Azad Fellowship for minority students be reinstated. READ | JNU to begin school of Indian language to celebrate country’s cultural diversity The government’s pre-matriculation scholarship for … Read more

JNU to begin school of Indian language to celebrate country’s cultural diversity

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JNU to begin school of Indian language to celebrate country’s cultural diversity

New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University will start a new School of Indian Languages where courses on different languages will be offered from next year in a bid to celebrate the country’s cultural diversity. Addressing a press conference on Monday, Vice Chancellor Santishree D Pandit said the School of Indian Languages would house centres for different … Read more

Sardar Patel College of Engineering to organize international conference (SPICON 2022) on Govt’s ‘Make in India’ initiative

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Sardar Patel College of Engineering to organize international conference (SPICON 2022) on 'Make in India' Initiative

Sardar Patel College of Engineering, Andheri is completing its 60th year in 2022. In this 60th year Jubilee, the institute is organizing Sardar Patel International Conference on Industry 4.0 – Nascent Technologies and Sustainability for the ‘Make in India’ Initiative (SPICON 2022) on 22nd -23rd December 2022. SPICON-2022 is sponsored by AICTE, CSIR, and is … Read more

‘Will allow students to gain honours degree after 3 years as well’: Vice-Chancellor

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Will allow students to gain honours degree after 3 years as well: Vice-Chancellor

New Delhi: Delhi University will give an undergraduate ‘honours’ degree even to the students opting for three years, Vice Chancellor Yogesh Singh was quoted as saying by the news agency PTI. As per the new norms prepared by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in a draft, students will now get an undergraduate honours degree only … Read more

Kolkata’s St Xavier’s University to confer DLitt on Mamata Banerjee

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Kolkata's St Xavier's University to confer DLitt on Mamata Banerjee

St Xavier’s University in Kolkata will confer an honorary DLitt on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her contribution towards higher education in the state. Vice-Chancellor Father Felix Raj told PTI that the Chief Minister’s office (CMO) has given its approval to the university’s proposal of conferring her DLitt (Doctor of Letters) at its … Read more