EDUCATION

Sudha Murty in NCERT's 19-member panel to develop new textbooks
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Mahesh Chandra Pant has been named the Chairman of the 19-member committee. Pant is the Chancellor of the National Institute of Education and Planning in Administration. 
Indian-American named provost at Rochester Institute of Technology in NY
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David, who stepped into his new role on August 1, previously served as dean of Michigan State’s College of Communication Arts and Sciences, and WKAR radio and TV station for nearly nine years.
Delhi government bans mobile phones in classrooms
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It has also urges parents to ensure their children do not bring cell phones to the school. It also noted that the incidents of bullying and harassment, transmission of explicit images, photographing, recording or uploading inappropriate contents are also likely negatives that are detrimental to the social fabric as well as future of a child.
'I am not a gay', JU fresher said repeatedly before dying under mysterious circumstances
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The police have questioned some of the students staying in the same hostel and all of them have confirmed that since Wednesday night, the deceased student had been behaving in an unusual manner and constantly telling others, “I am not a gay.”
International students in limbo after Canadian college revokes admission offers: Report
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Some 500 foreign students recently received an email from Northern College in Ontario, telling them that their admission has been withdrawn, CBC News reported.
Digital pedagogical solutions for K- 12 Education
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Online learning has experienced a remarkable 900 per cent global growth rate in the education industry since the year 2000, with India emerging as one of the major players in the online education domain. Furthermore, the advent of Covid-19 has propelled the Indian ed-tech market to skyrocket from $4 billion in 2020 to a remarkable $6 billion in 2022.
Cambridge Univ offers fellowship to conduct research on indentured Indians
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Following the abolition of slavery across the British Empire in 1834, Indians travelled from India to the Caribbean, South Africa, Mauritius and Fiji to work on sugar plantations between 1838 and 1917.
UGC declares 20 universities, including 8 in Delhi, as fake, cautions students to verify institutes
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Last year, the UGC had declared 21 universities as fake. The UGC stated that these institutions are not authorised to grant any degrees to students and alerted the students as well against taking admission in these institutions. It strongly advised parents and students to cross-check the authenticity of universities before enrolling in any course.
VP asks students to not become part of anti-India narrative by some foreign universities
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The Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar made the remarks while addressing the Centenary Year Convocation of Jamia Millia Islamia here at Vigyan Bhawan on Sunday.  Dhankar asked the students to be inquisitive and focus on objectivity when dealing with such situations.
Process for new academic session, based on CUET UG, paced up in 242 universities
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After the declaration of results of the Common University Entrance Test (CUET)-Under Graduate, the universities have proceeded for the first year admission process. 
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