Education

Australia to crack down on student visa exploitation

The Australian government on Monday announced a crackdown on international student visa scams.

Oct 2, 2023

Education Ministry, AICTE & Microsoft partner to equip Indian students with skills

In an ongoing effort to empower students to be future-ready, the Ministry of Education, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and Microsoft on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to equip students with skills and exposure to new technologies in the country.

Sep 25, 2023

IIT whistleblower & JNU professor Rajeev Kumar writes to President Murmu; alleges harassment for 42 months [details]

JNU rules make it compulsory for all inquiries related to varsity's schools and departments to be completed in a month, but Professor alleges his has been pending since 42 months.

Sep 14, 2023

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CBSE exams 2024: Board has important message for Class 10, Class 12 students [read now]

As per the NEP 2020 recommendations, the CBSE initiated Competency-Focused Education and Assessment in its affiliated schools and even released practice papers in all major subjects.

Sep 14, 2023

IIT Gandhinagar prof to be honoured with National Teachers' Award 2023

Prof Indranath Sengupta, a faculty member of the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN), is set to be honoured with the National Teachers' Award 2023 by the Ministry of Education.

Sep 4, 2023

US-bound students advised to be careful what they post online, especially social media platforms [Details]

Students planning to go to the United States for higher education should be careful about what they post on social media or what they communicate with others, say educational consultants.

Aug 30, 2023

2,500 people to lose jobs in Byju's as firm eyes ensuring profitability

Rude staff, denied refunds, canceled lectures... complaints against BYJU's on rise; 60% of parents seek refunds [details]

This is not the first time that the ed-tech company, headquartered in Bangalore, has faced serious allegations of unethical business practices, conned parents and dissatisfied students

Aug 17, 2023

Working towards removing NEET: Tamil Nadu CM Stalin after the father-son duo die by suicide; but is getting rid of NEET a good idea? [details]

With the suicide of 19-year-old Chennai student, who failed to clear the NEET twice, the death toll due to failure in medical test in Tamil Nadu increased to 16. The anti-NEET bill is currently pending with the Union government and awaiting President's assent.

Aug 15, 2023

UGC declares 20 universities, including 8 in Delhi, as fake; cautions students to verify institutes [see list]

The University Grant Commission (UGC) on Wednesday declared twenty universities, including eight based in Delhi, as fake.

Aug 3, 2023

Oracle to modernise India's edtech platform 'DIKSHA'

Cloud major Oracle on Wednesday announced that the Ministry of Education has selected "Oracle Cloud Infrastructure" (OCI) to modernise India's national education technology platform "Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing" (DIKSHA).

Aug 2, 2023

NASA To Launch Streaming Platform 'NASA ' Later This Year

Now more stories on new discoveries of space: NASA to launch streaming platform 'NASA+' soon

US space agency NASA on Friday announced that it will launch its on-demand streaming platform "NASA+" later this year.

Jul 28, 2023

Delhi HC allows St. Stephen's College to give 85% weightage to CUET, 15% for interview in admissions of Christian students

The Delhi High Court has allowed St. Stephen's College to implement 85 per cent of admission weightage, based on the Common Undergraduate Entrance Test (CUET) score, and remaining 15 per cent for the interview of Christian minority candidates to undergraduate programmes.

Jul 27, 2023

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