EDUCATION
JEE Main 2023: NTA revises 75% eligibility criteria | All you need to know
According to the official release, the candidates who have scored at least 75% marks in the 12th class examination or have been in the top 20 percentile will also be eligible for the admission in the National Institute of Technology (NITs), Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIITs) and the other Centrally Funded Technical Institute (CFTIs) whom admissions are based on the JEE Main Ranks.
58L students to take UP board exams this year
Of these 31.2 lakh students are for Class 10 and 27.5 lakh students are for Class 12.The examinations will be held at 8,752 centres across 75 districts in Uttar Pradesh. The Class 12 examinations will be held in 14 working days and will end on March 4.
GATE 2023 Examination: Admit Card released; know all important instructions
The GATE 2023 Examination will be conducted on 4, 5,11 and 12 February 2023. Answer key for this examination will be released on 21st of February and the candidates can submit challenges to the answer key from 22nd to 25th of February while the examination results will be announced on 16th of March 2023 and from 21st of March the score card will be available for downloading.
UGC NET December 2022: NTA fixes upper age limit | All you need to know
According to the NTA, they have been receiving a few representations from the applicants for fixing the last date to calculate the age limit to apply for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF). The Official notice says that “The National Eligibility Test (NET) Bureau of University Grants Commission (UGC) (vide Letter No.4- 1/2019 (NET/NTA) dated 02 January 2023) has requested the NTA to fix the upper age limit for applying for JRF as 01.12.2022 instead of 01.02.2023”.
Edtech platform LEAD acquires Pearson's K-12 local learning biz in India
LEAD said it will expand its reach to over 9,000 schools and enhance its product portfolio to cater to more than 5 lakh private schools in India. In its K-12 learning portfolio, Pearson India caters to private, English medium CBSE and ICSE schools, offering blended learning solutions (books+digital).
UGC invites suggestions on draft rules for foreign varsity campuses
The UGC's Setting up and Operation of Campuses of Foreign Higher Educational Institutions in India) Regulations, 2023 aim to facilitate the entry of foreign higher educational institutions into India. The UGC had notified the guidelines on internationalisation of higher education in 2021, which included provisions like setting up an Office for International Affairs and Alumni Connect Cell in the Universities. To foster academic collaboration between Indian and foreign higher educational institutions, the UGC (Academic Collaboration between Indian and Foreign Higher Educational Institutions to offer Twinning,
Let's create 'India Model' of medical education, Mandaviya tells pvt medical colleges
Urging the private medical colleges to come forward in a spirit of partnership to co-create a vibrant and energetic health system, Mandaviya said, "Let us create an 'India Model' of medical education that defines the paradigm of accessible, affordable, credible and quality medical education." He referred to the new initiatives of 'Heal in India' and 'Heal by India' where India envisions to lead in the global arena on the strength of its medical sector, not only to meet the domestic requirements, but also to meet the global demand of highly-skilled and trained manpower, and quality medical and healthcare and wellness services.
CUET PG 2023: NTA to conduct entrance test from June 1-10; Check out details
According to the schedule released by UGC Chief, CUET-PG examination will be organized from 1st of June till 10th of June 2023. M. Jagadesh Kumar Tweeted “Great opportunity for students to try for admission to multiple universities in post-graduate programmes using the CUET-PG score”.
Over 10K graduates in 2022, highest CTC hike rose to 567%: upGrad
According to the company's Data Labs, MBA remained the most preferred hiring domain for recruiters during the year followed by Data Science, Machine Learning (ML) and AI, and Digital Marketing, respectively. "We perform in-depth domain research and market analysis before we design our curriculum in partnership with industry leaders and academicians. It becomes easier for us to assess the hiring trends and then accordingly create projects that will empower our learners with accurate hands-on training.
Indian student bags Ambassadors of Change Award in Australia
Vishal Mittal, who recently completed his final year of a Master of Data Science, received the award for his volunteer work with the university's mentor programme through its student support initiative, UC Thrive "It was quite helpful for me to have a mentor -- I learnt a few tips and tricks, and more about the course. So, after that, I knew that I too wanted to be a mentor," Mittal was quoted as saying in a university statement.
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