SYNERGY SUMMIT To Address India’s Most Serious Education Issue

At the India International Centre, a two-day Synergy Summit with the topic “A Paradigm Shift in FLN: Making India Literate in Months, not Years,” was held. COVID has reversed years of educational progress. Over 70% of 10-year-olds after COVID school closures lack the FLN (Foundational Literacy and Numeracy) abilities, according to UNICEF. The Synergy Summit’s […]

Jawaharlal Nehru University To Bring Back Deprivation Point Model For PhD Students: Vice Chancellor Santishree

The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is planning to bring back the most unique feature of its admission policy – the deprivation point model — for PhD students, Vice Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit has said. The university had devised a deprivation point model to help students from backward regions, especially women, take admission. It was discontinued […]

Teachers’ Group Express Dismay Over Deletion Of Chapters On Environment Issues In NCERT Syllabus

The NCERT has deleted chapters on critical issues such as climate change and monsoon from the syllabus to reduce the load on students in view of Covid disruptions in the last two years, claimed a group of college and university teachers fighting climate change. According to officials, the NCERT has trimmed the curriculum for Classes […]

Jamia Millia Islamia Issues Academic Calendar For 2022-23 Session For First-Year UG, PG Courses

The Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) on Wednesday issued an academic calendar for the session 2022-23 for undergraduate and postgraduate courses for first years students, with classes to begin from August 1. “The Vice-Chancellor, JMI, on the recommendation of the Dean of Faculties and in terms of Clause 11(3) of IMI Act, 1988 and on behalf of Academic […]

IGNOU Launches New BA Programme In Micro Small And Medium Enterprises

Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) undergraduate BA programme has been introduced by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) (BAVMSME). On the eve of World MSME Day in 2022, the new initiative was introduced to the nation’s youth.   The new IGNOU programme aims to meet the demands of today’s young entrepreneurs and will help […]