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The Education Ministry will develop a new course for young ‘Agniveers’ in the military.

On Wednesday, the Education Ministry announced the commencement of a three-year skill-based bachelor’s degree programme for serving defence personnel, which would acknowledge the vocational training gained by Agniveers under the ‘Agnipath’ scheme during their time in the military. The Union Cabinet authorised an enticing recruiting strategy for Indian young to serve in the Armed Forces […]

Nearly half of AICTE’s learning assessment exam takers come from five southern states, with Tamil Nadu having the largest percentage

In a study conducted by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) between September last year and June this year, engineering students from five southern states – Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh – accounted for over half of the learning assessment exams. According to the AICTE survey study, which found […]

West Bengal Assembly Passes Bill To Replace Governor With Chief Minister As Chancellor Of State-Run Varsities

The West Bengal Assembly on Monday passed a bill to replace Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as the Chancellor of all state-run universities, amid opposition by BJP legislators. The tussle over administration of state-run universities is the latest flashpoint between the Mamata Banerjee government and the Governor, with the two sides having […]

Union Minister Of Health And Family Welfare Visits AIIMS Mangalagiri Campus, Says PG Classes To Start Soon

Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Bharati Pravin Pawar on Saturday visited the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalagiri campus, and said post-graduation classes would soon be started here. “Construction of the in-patient wards will soon be completed and thereupon we will start the PG courses. Right now, the undergraduate courses […]

For India To Become Global Knowledge Hub, Institutes Need To Be Globally Comparable: President Kovind

Asserting that the National Education Policy seeks to position India as a “knowledge hub”, President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday said that for India to become so, the country’s institutes of learning need to be globally comparable. Laying focus on start-ups, President Kovind said that several of them in the country have become successful with […]