AICTE has also launched a Student Learning Assessment (PARAKH) portal that conducts assessments of students and teachers of higher education institutions and schools. With the aim of creating a larger pool of trained technical teachers,[...]
The University Grants Commission (UGC) and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) have warned their recognised varsities and institutions against offering courses in distance learning and online mode in association with Ed-tech companies,[...]
Speaking at the 82nd Indian Public Schools' Conference, the Union Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, said that a knowledgeable individual is the building block of a good society, a just society, and a progressive society. How[...]
The first full year after the release of the new National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 on 29 July 2020 has been a mixed bag with respect to implementation efforts by the Central and State governments[...]
The University Grants Commission (UGC)’s letter to central universities, asking them to teach courses based on student demand, is based on questionable academic logic. How many students queue up for a course often reflects how[...]
The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has prepared a model curriculum in line with the new National Education Policy 2020 (NEP) and it will be launched “soon”, a senior official said on Wednesday.[...]
The University of Delhi (DU) — which is among the most sought-after higher education institutions in the country — is witnessing a churn. The new vice-chancellor, Professor Yogesh Singh, who assumed office in October, has[...]
A closer look at the rankings of universities over the past five years shows that of the 16 state universities, only four have been able to figure in the top 100 rankings. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Academic circles[...]
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government's Higher Education Council, in collaboration with the International Skill Development Corporation (ISDC), a UK headquartered skill development and education company, organized the State's first NEP conclave in Bengaluru on Saturday. With[...]