Offline classes for students of class 10 restart in Assam after five months gap
Sep 20, 2021, at 09:50 pm
Guwahati: After almost five months gap, the schools in Assam for the students of class 10 have reopened from Monday after almost five months gap due to COVID-19 pandemic situation.
J&K Education department issues guidelines for holding online, offline classes in schools
Sep 19, 2021, at 02:36 am
Srinagar/IBNS: J&K's School Education Department Friday issued guidelines for the government as well as private educational institutions for holding classes of students through online and offline mode.
77 million children have spent 18 months out of class: #ReopenSchools, urges UNICEF
Sep 17, 2021, at 09:17 pm
New York: The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says the world is facing an education crisis due to the COVID pandemic, that has left nearly 77 million children shut out of the classroom for the past 18 months.
NIFT Srinagar celebrates Hindi Diwas
Sep 16, 2021, at 06:04 am
Srinagar/IBNS: The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Srinagar began ‘Hindi Diwas’ celebrations Tuesday to honour the official language of the country.
Assam govt to set up one college in each development block in coming days: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Sep 16, 2021, at 02:33 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma during his visit to Jorhat laid the foundation of Jorhat Government Law College at Kaliapani in Jorhat district on Wednesday.
Ram Setu becomes part of engineering syllabus in Madhya Pradesh
Sep 15, 2021, at 05:15 am
Bhopal/IBNS: 'Ramcharitmanas' of Tulsidas will be part of the curriculum for undergraduate students in Madhya Pradesh and students studying engineering will have to learn about the Ram Setu, which the Hindu right wing considers to be the base of engineering.
Colleges in Kashmir permitted to open for vaccinated students
Sep 13, 2021, at 06:05 am
Srinagar: After a gap of five months, the colleges and other higher education institutes in J&K were today permitted to resume on-campus teaching with certain preconditions. The order comes days after the J & K Government allowed in person attendance for Class 10 and 12 students.
Kashmir varsity figures among top 50 universities
Sep 11, 2021, at 11:59 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: The University of Kashmir (KU) has figured among the top 50 universities in the all-India ranking of universities conducted by the Union Ministry of Education under the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)-2021.
Protecting education, means ‘we protect the future’: UN chief
Sep 10, 2021, at 05:23 pm
New York: The global community needs to say with one voice that “attacks on schools must stop”, the UN chief urged a virtual event on Thursday commemorating the International Day to Protect Education from Attack.
IIT Madras tops NIRF rankings for 2021
Sep 09, 2021, at 11:55 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has once again topped in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings for the year 2021.
BHU to become first university to teach engineering in Hindi
Sep 09, 2021, at 11:39 pm
Varanasi/UNI: Banaras Hindu University(BHU) will teach engineering in Hindi from the new academic session, officials said here on Thursday.
British High Commission announces date for ‘High Commissioner for a Day’ competition
Sep 09, 2021, at 05:03 am
Kolkata/IBNS: To celebrate the International Day of the Girl Child, the British High Commission has come up with an interesting pan-India competition where the winner will get to role play as a British High Commissioner for a day.
Jammu and Kashmir: Community classes held for tribal students in Rajouri
Sep 08, 2021, at 11:27 pm
Rajouri: Community classes were taken for children of tribal nomadic communities in the higher reaches of the Pirpanjal range in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district recently.
The Tussle Between DGPs Appointment In West Bengal And UPSC
Sep 08, 2021, at 04:09 am
In 2006, the Supreme Court passed a judgement that clearly stated that a Director General of Police (DGP) of a state should be appointed by involving both the state government and UPSC. Since the judgement has been passed, many states are trying to avoid involving the UPSC for selection of a DGP and West Bengal, currently is at the focus of it after Manoj Malaviya became the DGP of West Bengal. After the appointment, the government led by Mamata Banerjee demanded the autonomy of the state from the Supreme Court. DGP, which is the top police post according to the Supreme Court, should be appointed only after the state government has consulted with UPSC (Union Public Service Commission).
New Delhi: JNU reopens its campus for PhD students
Sep 06, 2021, at 10:15 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Jawaharlal Nehru University on Monday reopened its campus for offline classes for PhD research scholars in a phased manner.
Amid alarming COVID surge, SC pauses Kerala's Class 11 offline exams
Sep 04, 2021, at 02:23 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Worried by the alarming COVID-19 situation in Kerala, the Supreme Court on Friday stayed the state government's decision to hold the offline exams for Class 11.
Final year classes of educational institutions to reopen in Assam from Sep 6
Sep 02, 2021, at 01:29 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam government has decided to reopen the educational institutions for physical classes in Higher Secondary and Post Graduate level in the state from Sept 6.
COVID jabs needed for educators and kids to keep schools open: WHO, UNICEF
Aug 31, 2021, at 08:04 pm
As the school year begins for millions of children in Europe and Central Asia, UN health and child experts on Monday issued a series of COVID-19 risk reduction measures to ensure that in-person lessons can go ahead, despite rising infection rates.
IIT Madras Incubation Cell, Sona Incubation Foundation MOU for ‘Partner Incubator’ at Salem
Aug 30, 2021, at 11:41 pm
Bengaluru: IIT Madras Incubation Cell (IITMIC) and Sona Incubation Foundation (SIF) located at Salem, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at IITM Research Park, Chennai.
Delhi schools to open again: Classes with 50pc strength, quarantine zone among DDMA guidelines
Aug 30, 2021, at 11:18 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Only 50 per cent of students will be allowed to sit in a classroom as schools in Delhi gear up to reopen from September 1 onwards, an official order from Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) issued on Monday noted.
Jammu and Kashmir: Higher educational institutes to reopen with limited students, 100 pc vaccination
Aug 29, 2021, at 10:35 pm
Srinagar/UNI: The J&K administration on Sunday said that higher educational institutes can be allowed to commence class work with limited in-person teaching subject and 100 per cent vaccination of staff and students in the Union Territory (UT).
Delhi schools to reopen for students of seniors classes from Sept 1
Aug 28, 2021, at 01:59 am
New Delhi/IBNS: All schools in Delhi are scheduled to reopen from Sept 1 for Classes 9-12, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia announced on Friday, adding that students will need parents' permission to attend.
U.S. Mission in India approves record number of student visas in 2021
Aug 23, 2021, at 10:41 pm
New Delhi: The United States Mission in India is pleased to announce that its Embassy and Consulates approved more student visa applicants in 2021 than ever before, despite the global COVID-19 pandemic.
IMI Kolkata launches certificate programme in 'Family Business Management'
Aug 21, 2021, at 07:42 pm
Kolkata/UNI: International Management Institute-Kolkata, founded by the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, has launched a Post Graduate Certificate in Family Business Management (PGCFBM) programme.
Kashmir varsity to hold 'Special Convocation' on Aug 25
Aug 21, 2021, at 06:31 am
Srinagar/IBNS: The University of Kashmir is holding its Special Convocation on Wednesday in the Convocation Complex, Main Campus.
EducationUSA to host virtual fairs for Indian students seeking information about studying in the USA
Aug 18, 2021, at 11:33 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Indian students keen to study in the United States of America (U.S.) can register for the upcoming virtual educational fair being organised by the EducationUSA, the official source on U.S. higher education.
TCG CREST, IIT Tirupati partner to work on quantum sciences and technologies research
Aug 17, 2021, at 05:43 am
Kolkata/IBNS The Centre for Quantum Engineering, Research and Education (CQuERE), a vertical of the recently founded research institute TCG CREST, Kolkata, and IIT Tirupati, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in an event held online and attended by a number of distinguished faculty members and researchers from across the globe.
How Calcutta University’s Home Science Department kept itself relevant through the pandemic
Aug 13, 2021, at 05:40 pm
The COVID-19 pandemic and the related lock-down created an extraordinary crisis with crucial challenges for educational institutions, including centres of higher studies. The academic faculty and the students both had to adjust to an unprecedented situation.
Aug 13, 2021, at 01:15 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A collaborative initiative in Kolkata has ensured that a bunch of children from the city’s impoverished quarters can continue with their studies online.
Over 150 Indian students bag the Erasmus Mundus scholarships for higher education in Europe
Aug 11, 2021, at 06:46 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Out of 2,756 scholarship awardees worldwide, 153 Indian students have been awarded the prestigious Erasmus Mundus scholarships this year.