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SIU announces Apr 12 as last day to register and pay for SET/SLAT/SITEEE for admission into Symbiosis UG Programmes

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm

Kolkata: Symbiosis International (Deemed University) (SIU) announces the commencement of the registration process for the Symbiosis Entrance Test (SET), to be held on 6th and 14th May 2023. With multiple attempts available, interested candidates can seek admission to 16 Institutes under SIU offering undergraduate programmes in Management, Law, Engineering, Mass Communication, Economics, Liberal Arts, IT & Computer Applications, Applied Statistics and Data Science. Aspirants can begin applying via SET (Symbiosis Entrance Test) 2023; the last day to register is 12th April.

IIM Sambalpur completes placements with 147 percent rise in highest salary with gender diverse class of 48 percent females

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm

Sambalpur:IIM Sambalpur, established by the Government of India in 2015 with a unique vision to be an Institute of par excellence in nurturing responsible leaders with an entrepreneurial mindset, has been achieving 100% placements ever since its inception and has pioneered in introducing flipped classroom as learning pedagogy in its well-equipped digital and smart classrooms.

HireMee announces Employability Test for graduates for edge in job market

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm

Bengaluru: Talent acquisition and talent management platform HireMee has announced an employability test for graduates to gain an edge with prospective employers.

IIT Guwahati conducts workshop on ‘Technology Vision 2047’ for NE region

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm

Guwahati: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati recently hosted a two-day brainstorming workshop for Northeast India for structured discussion on Technology Vision 2047 with faculty members, professionals, and stakeholders from various scientific disciplines invited from the 8 states of North-East India, media reports said.

Students sensitised on importance of biodiversity in Orang Nature Camp

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm

Guwahati: A large group of high school students from six schools, which are located in fringe areas of Orang National Park and Tiger Reserve (OTR) in Darrang district of Assam, took part in Second Orang Nature Camp that facilitated their experience of the biodiversity of the famed tiger reserve by a close quarter.

UK, West Bengal join hands to enhance skill development in arena of Electric Vehicles

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm

Kolkata: With an aim to be future-ready and make people ready to adopt the  Electric Vehicles, NPTC Group of Colleges, Wales-UK and British Deputy High Commission, Kolkata and West Bengal State Council of Technical and Vocational Education and Skill Development, on Tuesday hosted a workshop in the East Indian city on building Electric Vehicles charging infrastructure in India.

LDC5: Proposed online university sparks hope of bridging education gap in least developed countries

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm

New York: A proposed new global online university “has enormous potential to lend hope, learning and access to marginalized groups who presently could not reach higher education.” This is the message of Rabab Fatima, Secretary-General of the Fifth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries, known as LDC5.

Indian degrees to be recognised in Australia under a new mechanism

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm

Gandhinagar (Gujarat): India and Australia have finalised the ‘Australia-India Education Qualification Recognition Mechanism' which will give recognition to Indian degrees in Australia, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Wednesday.

Ahmedabad’s Madiha Pathan from Muslim-dominated Juhapura area qualifies to become Gujarat’s ‘Secret Secy’

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm

New Delhi:  Madiha Khan Pathan, a resident of the Muslim-dominated Juhapura locality of Ahmedabad, has won exceptional laurels for her family and the community.

India's aim to open doors to foreign universities to benefit Bhutanese students

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm

India is going to open its doors to foreign universities and this is likely to help Bhutanese students who aim to study abroad without bearing the huge cost of going away to far-off nations.

IIT Kharagpur's technical fest Megalith 2023 to begin on Mar 3

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: IIT Kharagpur's technical fest Megalith 2023 will be held from Mar 3 to Mar 5.

Centre directs states and UTs to fix 6yrs as minimum age for Class 1admission

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Ministry of Education has directed the states and Union Territories to set the minimum age for admissions in Class 1 as six years.

IIT Guwahati organizes workshop for businesswomen of Assam

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm

Guwahati: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, in collaboration with Drishtee Foundation, recently organized a workshop on the challenges of the rural women’s self-help groups in running micro-enterprises.

Eighty economically disadvantaged students complete English Access Microscholarship Program conducted by US Consulate Kolkata

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm

Kolkata: In partnership with the Regional English Language Office (RELO) of the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi and the Public Diplomacy Section of the U.S. Consulate General Kolkata, the Samaritan Help Mission has successfully completed a two–year English Access Microscholarship Program for 80 economically disadvantaged students.

Sona College faculty tops technology learning program by IITs, IISc

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm

Salem: City-based Sona College of Technology has strengthened its position yet again with its faculty topping the performance across faculty from 5,130 chapters based on the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) examination for the July 2022 session.

USIEF announces opening of annual competition for Fulbright-Nehru and other Fulbright fellowships

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) has announced the opening of its annual competition for Fulbright-Nehru and other Fulbright fellowships.

Oxford University Press India releases early-year solutions aligned with NCFFS, NEP 2020

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm

Kolkata: Oxford University Press India (OUP), a department of the prestigious University of Oxford, has released its early-year range of blended solutions conforming to the National Curriculum Framework 2022 for Foundational Stages (NCF-FS) based on the recommendations of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.

Nirmala Sitharaman deserves compliments for prioritising higher education and skilling in Budget 2023-24: Sona Group of Education Institutions Vice Chairman

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm

New Delhi: Sona Group of Education Institutions Vice Chairman Chocko Valliappa has said Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman deserved complements for prioritising higher education and skilling in the Union Budget 2023-24 through focus on setting up centres of excellence in Artificial Intelligence, creation of labs in 100 engineering institutions for developing smart 5G services-based applications.

Education USA hosts Annual Alumni Fair at American Center, Kolkata

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: U.S. Consulate Kolkata and the United States India Educational Foundation (USIEF) hosted the 2023 Education USA Alumni Fair on Friday at the American Center.

IIT Guwahati identifies Research Priorities contributing to Green Growth and Sustainable Development

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm

Guwahati: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Researchers are identifying key action steps and research priorities to contribute towards Green Growth and Sustainable Development.

Nagaland shatters border to spread education: Report

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm

Kohima: Nagaland’s Pangsha remains one unique region where it houses students from India and Myanmar’s sides of the border under the same roof of a school, media reports said.

Arunachal Pradesh: Students taken for ‘Seema Darshan’ near LAC

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm

Itanagar: More than 50 students and teachers of Govt Upper Primary School (Lumpo) and Govt Residential Schools of Taksang, Zemithang and Socktsen, led by Tawang DDSE Hridar Phuntso, were taken out for ‘Seema Darshan’ near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) under Zemithang circle of Tawang district on Friday.

IIT Kharagpur felicitates L&T’s D K Sen with the prestigious 'Distinguished Alumnus Award 2022

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm

Larsen & Toubro’s Whole-Time Director and Senior Executive Vice President (Development Projects), Dip Kishore Sen, has been conferred with the “Distinguished Alumnus Award” by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur.

Poorest learners benefit the least from public education: UNICEF

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm

Governments are not investing enough in those children who need education the most, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a report published on Tuesday, calling for equitable financing to combat “learning poverty”.

National Education Policy to make India global educational hub: Union Minister Subhas Sarkar

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm

Kolkata: The National Education Policy will attract international students and make India a global educational hub, Union Minister of State For Education Subhas Sarkar said here on Sunday.

Allow students to pursue two academic programs simultaneously: UGC tells Universities

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm

Shimla: The University Grants Commission, top regulatory body of higher education in the country, requested all Universities in the country to devise mechanisms for pursuing two academic programs simultaneously for a student.

HP: Another MBBS student booked for seeking admission with forged documents

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm

Shimla/UNI: Another MBBS student was booked by Pt. Jawhar Lal Nehru Medical College, Chamba for getting admission through forged documents, becoming the second such case in the state

Kashmir's Syed Adil Zahoor creates history by clinching ISS exam

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm

There was a time when on hearing the name of Kashmir, images of bloody struggle, stones in the hands of youth and extremism used to come to mind.

T Denny Sanford, Prof Pradeep Khosla get honorary doctorates from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm

Kochi/UNI: Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, recognized as the fifth-best University in India in the 2022 NIRF rankings, has conferred its Honorary Doctorate on T. Denny Sanford, world-renowned philanthropist, and Prof. Pradeep Khosla, Chancellor of the University of California, San Diego (UCSD).

Centre asks states to train teachers to impart hygiene education

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre has asked the states and union territories to create hand washing facilities with the provision of soap, and train teachers to impart hygiene education to students in all the schools across the country, the Ministry of Education of India said on Thursday.