Australian leader meets Kejriwal to discuss health, infrastructure
India | September 02, 2019 18:08 ISTAccording to the Delhi government, the leaders held delegation-level talks and exchanged notes on issues concerning the two capital cities
According to the Delhi government, the leaders held delegation-level talks and exchanged notes on issues concerning the two capital cities
A delegation of vice-chancellors of 20 leading universities in the United Kingdom is in the national capital to explore opportunities of mutual interest in the higher education sector with Indian stakeholders, including the government and the institutes. The visit is part of a higher education-focused bilateral programme -- UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI) -- helmed by the British Council.
The professor emeritus is an honorary position given to noted faculty members after their retirement. The emeritus professors are free to do academic work in the departments they are attached to and may supervise research scholars as a core supervisor along with regular faculty members.
The directive has been issued following media reports alleging that a racket is prevailing in several parts of the country where agents would claim to arrange degrees of recognised universities without the need for students to attend classes or sit for examinations.
The Aam Aadmi Party government on Thursday launched a scheme to fund higher eduction of around 100 Dalit students overseas. Meritorious students who have secured admission to M.Phil, PhD, LLM, M.Tech and other higher education courses in foreign universities will be eligible to apply under the scheme, Delhi's SC/ST Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam said.
Maharashtra Higher and Technical Education Minister Vinod Tawde launched the database portal 'academisthan.com' here on Wednesday.
"The progress of the country is dependent on education and the foundation of education needs to be solid. Shagun is an important initiative and through this portal. More than 2.3 lakh educational websites can be integrated," the minister said.
The system would check attendance and bring down the dropout rate, the minister said. The facility would also help check anomalies like bogus and inflated enrolment.
The Minister has told officials to ensure that the 1.5 crore students in the government primary schools participate in a 15-minute yoga session during the morning assembly. Also, children should attend a 15-minute PT class before the school ends.
The President was speaking at the World Youth Conference on Kindness organised by the Unesco Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) along with the O.P. Jindal Global University.
As Modi 2.0 government completes 75 days today, Prime Minister Modi talks to IANS Editor-in-Chief Sandeep Bamzai on an array of topics including - education, healthcare, corruption, India's progress and of course development in Jammu & Kashmir.
At least 55 government schools located along the border areas of Punjab have students, but no teachers.The statistics of the Department of Primary and Secondary Education also revealed few more shocking details.There are 150 primary and middle schools in the border areas which have just one teacher each. In the entire state, there are over 1,000 schools with just a lone teacher.
The 'QS Best Student Cities Ranking' compiled by global education consultancy QS Quacquarelli Symonds highlights each city's performance across six categories – the number of top-ranked universities; the proportion of a city's population made up of students; quality of life on offer; job opportunities available after graduation; affordability; and the feedback of the students themselves.
Gauhati University PG Merit List for admission to affiliated colleges is expected to be announced today. Candidates can check their selection and admission status to the college affiliated to the Gauhati University by logging on to the official website gauhati.ac.in. Once the merit list is published online, candidates will be able to access the merit list for PG Admissions 2019.
The National Institute of Open Schooling has extended the dates for the registration and fee payment for the secondary and senior secondary examination until July 31, 2019.
West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee on Saturday said the government cannot raise the pay scale of agitating primary school teachers to the level demanded by them as it will incur a huge expense on the state exchequer.
Networks representing over 7,000 higher education institutions from across the world on Thursday declared a climate emergency and agreed to undertake steps to address the crisis.
The country will only be half-way to the target of 12 years of education for all, with 50 percent of youths still not completing upper secondary education at the current rates, a Dawn report quoted the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation data as saying.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday discharged Tamil Nadu Education Minister K.A. Sengottaiyan in a case in which late Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa was accused of accepting gifts and upheld a Madras High Court order.
The draft NEP that proposes sweeping reforms in the country's education sector, has been placed in the public domain for suggestions from public till July 31.
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