Over 4,400 Faculty Vacancies in IITs Filled, Backlog Through Special Recruitment: Minister

As many as 4,440 faculty vacancies of Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), and Other Backward Class (OBC) have been filled under the mission mode of the recruitment drive for the Central Higher Educational Institutions (CHEIs), including the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), according to the Minister of State for Education Subhas Sarkar in a […]

The St. George’s University School of Medicine establishes an international student scholarship program.

A merit-based scholarship available only to its international students has been launched by the St. George’s University (SGU) School of Medicine in Grenada, West Indies. All incoming overseas students are eligible for the SGU Academic Award, which is given out based on their acceptance grades. In addition to the overseas Peace Bursary and Global Scholars […]

University of Wollongong Begins Application Process in India

The University of Wollongong (UoW) has begun the applications today (February 2) for the Master of Computing (Data Analytics) and Graduate Certificate in Computing programme for a start in July this year. The application process will take place online and interested students can apply at the university website —  uow.edu.au/india/ The goal of the Master of […]

Colleges, Universities Having Facilities for Persons with Disabilities to Get Additional Weightage: UGC

According to UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar on Tuesday, higher education institutions that provide accommodations for people with disabilities will be given more consideration during the accreditation process. In addition, thirteen regulatory bodies from various educational fields have decided to advise Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to apply for recognition from the University Grants Commission (UGC) […]

Education Budget 2024 Expectations: Boost Funding for AI-Based Technologies, Prioritise School Infrastructure

On February 1, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will deliver the budget for the fiscal year 2024–25. Education sector hopes for the upcoming budget 2024–25, which will focus on funding school infrastructure, increasing funds for AI-based technologies, lowering the GST slab on educational products and services, and augmenting existing space institutes and building new ones. […]