EDUCATION
No new engineering colleges to open in India till 2024
"At present, no new engineering colleges are required. So, no new engineering colleges will be opened till 2024. Expert committee in its interim recommendation has suggested that no new engineering colleges should be opened for two years. Actually, there is no need to open colleges... And the committee has recommended this only", says AICTE chairman Anil Dattatraya Sahasrabhude.
DU approves policy for admissions through CUCET from next session
With the approval to the CUCET policy, students seeking admission in under graduate (UG) or post graduate (PG) courses will now have to clear the common entrance test as the marks obtained in the test will be given 50 per cent weightage. The entrance test will be conducted by the National Testing Agency.
IIT-Delhi beats top varsities by offering record placements
Among the firms that hired the students are Microsoft, HCL Tech, Jaguar Land Rover, EXL Analytics and Graviton Research Capital LLP India. With this record number of jobs offered to students, IIT-Delhi has leapt past some big names like the University of Chicago, University of California, Berkeley and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, etc.
Admission in central varsities via CET, DU to hold separate exam
For admission to Delhi University, however, a separate 'Central University Entrance Exam Test' will be conducted. Under the present system, most of the varsities prepare the merit list on the basis of marks scored in Class 12. The students have to fill admission forms for different universities on different dates. When the students do not get admission in their desired colleges, they turn to colleges where seats are vacant. As per UGC, admission in the central universities for the year 2022-2023 will be held through CET, which will be conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA).
Unacademy set to cater to educational needs of other countries: CEO
Founded in 2015 by Gaurav Munjal, Hemesh Singh and Roman Saini in Bengaluru, Unacademy is now valued at $3.44 billion, having raised more than $858 million (including secondary share sales) to date. The edtech platform currently has seven lakh active subscribers, more than 60,000 educators and over 6.2 crore learners. "Our goal and vision from the time of our inception has been to democratise high-quality education for everyone. We do that by bringing the best educators and content on our platform and ensuring it is accessible to everyone across the country with a seamless technology experience," Munjal, co-founder and CEO, told IANS.
From Raghuram Rajan to Sachin and Binny Bansal - IIT-D's power-packed alumnus
Established in 1961, IIT-D was the fifth such institute after Kharagpur (1951), Bombay (1958), Madras (1959) and Kanpur (1959). IIT-D is known for producing top entrepreneurs, scientists, economists, politicians and lawyers for years, and has always kept a distinct place among the top five IITs, out of the 23 in India.
UP TET 2021 question paper leaked, exam cancelled
The exam was scheduled to be held at 10 a.m. on Sunday. According to reports, the paper went viral on several WhatsApp groups in Mathura, Ghaziabad, and Bulandshahr just before the exam began. Uttar Pradesh Additional Director General of Police (ADG), Law and Order, Prashant Kumar said, "UPTET 2021 examination scheduled to be held today stands cancelled due to alleged paper leak."
IIT-Delhi sets up sponsored research parks for research worth Rs 700cr
Several government institutions have also invested crores for doing collaborative research on a large scale with the IIT-D. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is planning to invest around Rs 500 crore to design and develop defence equipment in collaboration. At the special parks, which is being set up within the college campus, many big NGOs will also participate to promote industry collaboration.
Number of Foreign students decline in US universities during covid-19 pandemic: Survey
Institute of International Education in New York conducted the research which surveyed 3,000 institutions of higher education in the US, the Voice of America reported. The research indicated that the number of enrolments was slashed by 45.6 per cent for new students and by 15 per cent for foreign students, Xinhua news agency reported.
We sympathise, but no: says SC after declining NEET re-exam
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for NTA, submitted that answers of the students will be matched with the correct question booklets and added that if the direction to conduct NEET UG re-exam is provided, it will become a pattern. The Centre told the top court that every year students will come forward and seek a re-exam for one mistake or the other.
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