MAKAUT to launch Bengali e-book on fight against Coronavirus
Jul 03, 2020, at 09:02 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal (MAKAUT, WB) will launch a Bengali e-book on the fight against Novel Coronavirus pandemic on Saturday.
IIT Madras launches India's maiden online B.Sc degree in Programming and Data Science
Jul 02, 2020, at 10:14 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: IIT Madras has launched India’s maiden online B.Sc degree in Programming and Data Science, at a time online education is rapidly embraced amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu calls for bridging digital divide to ensure equitable education
Jul 01, 2020, at 02:41 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday called for bridging the digital divide to achieve universal primary education and ensure impartial secondary and higher education.
Cancel CBSE board exams, use internal assessments for results: Sisodia to HRD Minister
Jun 17, 2020, at 08:24 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday suggested Union Human Resource Development (HRD) minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ to cancel the board exams of class 10th and 12th, and declare their results based on term exams and internal assessments in the wake of rising Corona cases.
SC directs CBSE to chalk out the way on remaining board papers by June 23
Jun 17, 2020, at 05:10 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to come up with a solution by June 23, Tuesday on how the remaining papers of Class 10th and 12th board exams, slated from July 1-15, can be conducted or evaluated keeping in view prevailing COVID-19 situation.
Boys outshine girls in AssamHSLC examination
Jun 06, 2020, at 05:56 pm
Guwahati: TheBoard of Secondary Education, Assam (SEBA) on Saturday declared the Class 10High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) examination results.
Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2020 report shows NZ universities ahead in several fields
May 20, 2020, at 01:11 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: According to the recently released Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2020 report, New Zealand universities are leading in areas of research, outreach and stewardship.
IIT KGP in collaboration with ICMR to set up Centre of Excellence on Medical Device and Diagnostics
May 19, 2020, at 11:07 pm
Kharagpur/IBNS: IIT Kharagpur is going to set up a Centre of Excellence on Medical Device and Diagnostics to foster innovation of affordable and indigenous medical devices and diagnostics in priority areas and promote entrepreneurship. The proposal has recently been accepted for funding of ₹20 crore by Indian Council of Medical Research.
May 19, 2020, at 03:59 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Guru Nanak Institute of Technology, the flagship college of JIS Group, has arranged online intersnsip opportunities for its students, keeping in mind the lockdown and travel restrictions imposed by the pandemic crisis, it said recently in a release.
CBSE announces dates for pending board examinations
May 18, 2020, at 03:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The CBSE on Monday announced fresh dates for the pending board examinations which were delayed due to the anti-Covid-19 lockdown.
COVID-19: UGC sets up task force to monitor concerns of students
May 11, 2020, at 03:55 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The University Grants Commission has constituted a task force to monitor concerns of students, teachers, and institutions related to examinations and other academic activities arising due to this pandemic and redress them accordingly.
GNIT to organise COVID-19 Hackathon Grand Finale tomorrow
May 09, 2020, at 07:18 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Grand Finale of COVID-19 Hackathon will be organized by Guru Nanak Institute of Technology(GNIT), a flagship college of JIS Group on Sunday.
Pending CBSE exams to be held between July 1 and 15
May 08, 2020, at 07:02 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) board examinations, which are pending due to the pandemic Coronavirus and the subsequent lockdown, will be held in the first half of July.
SNU to give online class guide to other institutions free
May 05, 2020, at 05:43 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Sister Nivedita University (SNU) has come up with a brand new onlune education mathod called Learning Management System (LMS) which they will share with any University, college or school that needs a guidance to adopt online classes absolutely frebof cost.
HireMee unveils mid-term student assessments solution for colleges
May 04, 2020, at 05:09 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: Covid-19 has disrupted every life event in the last couple of months. Governments, companies, individuals and academic institutions have been forced to adopt new systems and radically different ways of working to negotiate the new normal.
How can schools open up again safely? The UN has some new guidelines
May 01, 2020, at 03:05 pm
New York/IBNS: As countries grapple with severe disruptions to education caused by COVID-19, several UN agencies – as part of the Global Education Coalition – issued new guidelines on Thursday to help Governments make decisions on safely reopening schools for the world’s 1.3 billion students affected by ongoing closures.
Universities and colleges to reopen from August, new entrants to start from September: UGC
Apr 29, 2020, at 10:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: College sessions will resume for current students from August and September for the new entrants while the examinations for the final semester students will be held in July, University Grants Commission(UGC) said on Wednesday, reported media.
No change in stand on holding class 10 exams: CBSE
Apr 29, 2020, at 03:10 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Central Board for School Education (CBSE), on Wednesday, sought to nip speculation regarding cancellation of Class 10 exams, clarifying that there had been no change in the board's decision regarding holding of the remaining exams for class 10 and 12.
No change in stand on holding class 10 exams: CBSE
Apr 29, 2020, at 02:14 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Central Board for School Education (CBSE), on Wednesday, sought to nip speculation regarding cancellation of Class 10 exams, clarifying that there had been no change in the board's decision regarding holding of the remaining exams for class 10 and 12.
Power Publishers making e-learning videos for school students based on textbooks
Apr 28, 2020, at 04:37 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Traditional teaching process has now given way to digital methods so that students can continue to study despite the pandemic crisis and the lockdown.
Greece: COVID-19 pandemic a further risk to refugee child education
Apr 28, 2020, at 01:04 pm
New York/IBNS: UN agencies in Greece have expressed concern at the effect that the COVID-19 pandemic is having on the education of refugee children in the country, as a charity partner warns that funding for educational programmes is on the verge of running out.
China's online education users soar to 423 mln: report
Apr 28, 2020, at 11:58 am
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: As of March, the number of online education users in China had reached 423 million, up 110.2 percent from the end of 2018, according to a report on China's internet development released Tuesday.
Apr 23, 2020, at 02:09 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Due to restrictive measures on Zoom app use imposed by the Government of India, Behala College in south Kolkata started online digital classroom for its students, using its own server, recently.
Startling disparities in digital learning emerge as COVID-19 spreads: UN education agency
Apr 22, 2020, at 01:26 pm
New York/IBNS: With most of the world’s students now at home due to COVID-19, the pandemic is revealing startling divides in digitally-based distance learning, data from the UN education and cultural agency, UNESCO, and partners has revealed.
Coronavirus lockdown: Manipur launches E-Textbooks for class 8-10 students
Apr 17, 2020, at 05:00 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Manipur government has launched E-Texbooks for Class 8-10 students of the state while the centre extended nationwide lockdown till May 3.
Salem institutes migrate all classes online and even placements are facilitated digitally
Apr 15, 2020, at 05:23 pm
Salem/IBNS: Long before the Covid-19 lockdown began, the digitally savvy Sona College of Technology, Sona School of Management and Thiagarajar Polytechnic College at Salem had with great forethought migrated their classes online.
Apr 07, 2020, at 06:41 pm
New Delhi/Bikaner/IBNS: In a bid to skill tech graduates and offer them mentorship for professional opportunities, Singapore-based Ranosys Technologies, a software development company, has signed an OutSystems education protocol with Bikaner Technical University (BTU).
Use the lockdown as an opportunity to sharpen your career skills on TCS iON Career Edge
Apr 03, 2020, at 06:41 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: TCS iON, a strategic unit of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, announced a free, 15-day self-paced digital certification program called Career Edge, to sharpen career skills of college-going students and professionals during this period of global lockdown.
CBSE yet to decide on promoting students of classes 1 to 8 and 11 amid coronavirus outbreak
Mar 25, 2020, at 06:46 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: While India is under lockdown to arrest the spread of COVID-19, the students of classes 1 to 9 and 11 are still uncertain about their future as CBSE is yet to decide on promoting the students to the next class without examination, said a media report.
Sona College of Technology records yet another exceptional placement season
Mar 25, 2020, at 05:44 pm
Salem/IBNS: The Sona College of Technology, the preferred engineering college for discovering the best of engineering talent from Salem, Tamil Nadu, has reported yet another exceptional placement season.