Feb 18, 2023, at 12:36 am
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
Feb 14, 2023, at 05:44 am
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
Feb 11, 2023, at 06:24 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
Feb 08, 2023, at 03:35 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.
Feb 05, 2023, at 03:54 am
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
Jan 28, 2023, at 06:50 am
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
Jan 27, 2023, at 11:14 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
Jan 23, 2023, at 11:39 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
Jan 22, 2023, at 04:36 am
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
Jan 21, 2023, at 12:49 am
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
Jan 17, 2023, at 09:57 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
Jan 15, 2023, at 12:56 am
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
Jan 13, 2023, at 03:08 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
Jan 11, 2023, at 06:13 am
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
Jan 09, 2023, at 01:57 am
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
Jan 08, 2023, at 06:13 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
Dec 23, 2022, at 12:28 am
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.
Dec 20, 2022, at 01:49 am
Kolkata/IBNS: SPK Jain Futuristic Academy, a Kolkata-based school, recently organised a seminar and workshop on the topic ‘Parenting Challenges in Today’s Global Village’.
Dec 19, 2022, at 11:19 pm
Chennai: An innovation by a budding entrepreneur is all set to digitize textile designing in India and minimise production costs and save time, which would help revive the handloom sector.
Madrasa background student Dr. Moinuddin overcomes hurdles to be an agricultural scientist
Dec 14, 2022, at 07:12 pm
Education is the key to progress, prosperity and success and some try to overcome all barriers to change their life stories. One such story is of Dr. Moinuddin who started his studies from Madrasa and has now become an agricultural scientist.
Dec 02, 2022, at 11:10 pm
Kharagpur: On the first day of the placement session of 2022, the students of Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur secured more than 760 offers including Pre-Placement Offers (PPOs).
Jammu and Kashmir: New school buildings constructed near zero line in Uri sector
Nov 30, 2022, at 10:44 pm
Baramulla: A new school building is being created near the ‘Zero Line’ in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir, media reports said.
IIT Guwahati signs Memorandum of Understanding with Oil India Limited
Nov 28, 2022, at 11:40 pm
Guwahati: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Oil India Limited (OIL) in the presence of Prof. T. G. Sitharam, Director, IIT Guwahati, and OIL team representative S.P. Deka ED(ES,IC & DOR), B. Bhuyan HoD Inst., and B. Mazumdar DGM (Inst.).
Oxford University Press India introduces ‘OXFORD INSPIRE’
Nov 22, 2022, at 01:07 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Oxford University Press (OUP) India, a department of the University of Oxford, England organised a gathering for the school principals and educationists in Kolkata.
Oxford University Press India introduces ‘Oxford Inspire’
Nov 21, 2022, at 10:26 pm
Kolkata: Oxford University Press (OUP) India, a department of the University of Oxford, England organised a gathering for the school principals and educationists in Kolkata.
WOWL app launched to help Bengali medium students
Nov 20, 2022, at 10:01 pm
Kolkata: WOWL or World of Wonderful Learning, which is a proprietary android mobile app, designed, developed and owned by WOWL EDTECH was launched recently with the aim to help students in West Bengal who are studying in Bengali medium schools under the Madhyamik board curriculum.
Nov 17, 2022, at 02:42 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Bengali actor Tnusree Chackraborty launched an educational campaign for children in brothels on the occasion of Children's Day on Tuesday.
Fareportal India broadens focus on ed & infra, partners with four NGOs
Nov 16, 2022, at 09:09 pm
Gurugram/IBNS: Travel-tech enterprise Fareportal India is set to expand their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) focus in partnership with four NGOs.
Going to school doesn’t always ensure learning: Chief Functionary, Prajayatna
Nov 14, 2022, at 06:22 pm
On the occasion of Children’s Day on Nov 14, Bangalore-based non-profit Prajayatna’s Chief Functionary Mary Punnoose engages in a conversation with Debayani Bose on how grassroots organizations such as Prajayatna are enabling children’s access to quality education and ensuring children are not just going to school but also learning
The French Institute in India to host training for teachers from India and Sri Lanka in Jaipur
Nov 06, 2022, at 11:37 pm
Jaipur: The French Institute in India (Embassy of France) will be organising a week-long training programme for French language teachers from India and Sri Lanka in Jaipur city of Rajasthan from Monday.