With the global economy grappling with uncertainties coupled with the recent Covid mayhem in China, manufacturers are increasingly looking for options to shift their manufacturing base outside of China. This yields an enormous opportunity for India to emerge as the manufacturing hub and global superpower. READ | Swaminarayan tradition may have motivated PM Modi to … Read more
Ahmedabad: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday said the Swaminarayan tradition might have motivated Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring the new National Education Policy (NEP) for the country. He was addressing a gathering at Pramukh Swami Maharaj Nagar here as part of the centenary celebrations of the renowned spiritual leader of BAPS Swaminarayan … Read more
Kolkata: A committee of experts formed in West Bengal to examine the National Education Policy, 2020, has submitted its findings to the education department, one of its members said on Wednesday. The panel constituted in the first week of April 2022, comprises Columbia University Professor Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Jadavpur University Vice-Chancellor Professor Suranjan Das, and … Read more
Jaipur: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said it is the energy of the young minds which motivates the country to keep moving forward. She also said the country now has a leadership that is not corrupt and works for the good of the people. “It is so invigorating. I am so touched by the … Read more
New Delhi: The higher education regulatory body, University Grants Commission (UGC), has asked the universities to devise facilitative mechanisms through statutory bodies to allow students to pursue two academic programs simultaneously. Students, as per UGC, are able to pursue two full-time academic programs simultaneously in the physical mode provided that class timings for one program do … Read more
New Delhi: Banaras Hindu University Vice-Chancellor Professor Sudhir Kumar Jain has recently constituted a steering committee to enhance the university’s global outreach and give a new impetus to the efforts of making BHU a preferred institution among international students. The committee is chaired by Professor N V Chalapathi Rao, Coordinator of International Collaborations, BHU. Professor S … Read more
The governments of India and the U.K. marked Pravasi Bharatiya Divas on January 9, 2023, by kicking off the Young Professionals Scheme, which will permit up to 3,000 of their degree-holding citizens aged between 18 and 30 to live and work in each other’s countries for a period of two years. The launch of the … Read more
New Delhi: Responding to Member of Parliament (MP) Karti P Chidambaram’s letter urging a one-time exemption from 75% eligibility criteria for JEE Main and Advanced 2023, Education Minister said that the matter has been forwarded to the concerned department. In December’s first week, Lok Sabha MP Karti P Chidambaram urged the Indian Government to relax … Read more
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken praised the work of the US-India Alliance for Women’s Economic Empowerment, which brings together the private sector and civil society to support women in building their businesses, and stated that Google India has committed to mentoring 1 million Indian women entrepreneurs. READ | PM Modi’s massive education push; Yale, … Read more
India has taken a step toward allowing leading foreign universities such as Yale, Oxford and Stanford to set up campuses and award degrees as part of an overhaul of the South Asian nation’s higher education. READ | Foreign universities will operate functions as per Indian rules: UGC Chairman on regulations to set up HEIs Regulator … Read more
Indira Gandhi National Open University has launched four Post Graduate Diploma courses in Management. The registration process for the programs has already started. Candidates can apply online through the official site of IGNOU at ignou.ac.in. The last date to apply for the courses is till January 31, 2023. READ | PM Narendra Modi urges people … Read more
Prof. Dr. Sunil Rai has taken over the position of Chancellor at The University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES). Dr. Rai has a vast experience of 42 years with 19 years in academics, 21 years with the Indian Navy and two years in the corporate world. Talking about his education qualification, Mr, Rai holds … Read more
New Delhi: With the announcement of dates for ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha-2023’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged everyone to participate in the interactive program. Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be interacting with students, teachers, and parents in the upcoming 6th edition of ‘Pariksha Par Charcha’ on January 27. The program will be held at … Read more
New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman Professor Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar interacted with Media over the Setting up and Operation of Campuses of Foreign Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) in India. The UGC Chairman has stated that the foreign institutions will operate their functions as per the guidelines framed by the Commission and the Indian … Read more
Lucknow: The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh will soon set up an education commission. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will chair an important meeting on Tuesday regarding the formation of the state education commission. Senior officials including the Principal Secretary, Higher Education to discuss the formation of the commission. Sources said there will be a … Read more