The Reliance Jio Institute’s selection for the list of India’s Institution of Eminence has outburst a controversy among opposition against government’s decision of including an institute which does not even exist. The government is being criticized for lending favour to Reliance Jio Institute. Though, the HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar has[Read More…]
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Will start research fellowship scheme from this year: Javadekar
New Delhi: The HRD Ministry on Thursday said the Prime Minister Research Fellowship scheme will be implemented from the coming academic session, under which 1,000 meritorious B.Tech students will get monthly scholarships of Rs 70,000 and a one-time research grant of Rs 2 lakh. The scheme — allocated Rs 1,650 crore[Read More…]
JEE Advanced to go completely online from next year
The joint entrance exam (JEE-Advanced), the gateway to prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), will be conducted completely online from next academic year. It is been done to make logistics and evaluations easier. The Joint Admission Board (JAB) took this decision on Sunday. JAB is responsible for laying down the[Read More…]
Jamia Millia Islamia’s minority status ‘an error’; govt to withdraw support
The Centre has decided to tell the court that Jamia Millia Islamia’s (JMI) was never intended to be a minority institution. The HRD ministry will file an affidavit in the already pending writ petitions in the Delhi high court. The Centre had earlier supported the order of the national commission[Read More…]
IISc ranks first in the list of top Universities in the country
Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister on Monday released the ‘India Ranking Report 2017’. The Ministry has given the list of the top universities, best management, engineering and pharmacy colleges. Indian Institute of Science has retained its number one rank in the list of top universities in India. “Among Indian institutes,[Read More…]
HRD ministry may introduce NEET-like entrance test for engineering courses
With an aim to bring transparency into the admission process in engineering courses, the Centre is considering to introduce a single national level test for entrance in engineering colleges similar to the NEET examination in Medical colleges. Earlier, there were reports that the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)[Read More…]
Extra credits for students backing cashless economy
University Grants Commission has sent a circular to higher educational institutions, asking them to encourage students to join the centre’s cashless economy campaign by educating the common man on different modes of digital payments. Students participating in government’s cashless economy campaign will be rewarded with extra credits from December 12,[Read More…]
Swastika dates back to 11,000 years and is pre-Aryan, say researchers
Swastika, the holy Indian symbol is much older than Aryans and even the Indus Valley Civilization, says the research conducted by Sandhi, an HRD ministry-sponsored effort to amalgamate ancient Indian knowledge systems with contemporary science. The researchers claim that they have found the most mature and geometrically ordered Swastika in[Read More…]