Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Education

Students clash at JNU as ABVP, Left-backed groups disagree on poll committees

NEW DELHI:Some students were injured in a clash between two groups in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) here, said police on Friday.

Police beef up security as tensions simmer after ABVP, JNUSU clashes

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Saturday beefed up security and said it was in touch with the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration after a scuffle broke out during a General Body Meeting (GBM) on Friday night in which 15 people were said to be injured.

AU removes hostel assistant superintendent accused of assaulting student

Prayagraj: The Allahabad University (AU) administration has ordered the removal of an assistant superintendent of a hostel after a group of varsity students continued their protest on the second consecutive day on Tuesday against an alleged assault on a fellow student.

IIT-K joins hands with Lucknow Cantonment Board for a Waste-Free, Carbon-Neutral Campus

KANPUR: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Lucknow Cantonment Board to serve as the knowledge partner in their joint mission to achieve a waste-free and carbon-neutral campus, aiming to create a scalable model in line with India’s vision of achieving net zero emissions by 2070.

CUET-UG exam: NTA assures Delhi HC on uploading final answer key before result declaration

NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has assured the Delhi High Court that in the future the final answer key for the Central University Entrance Test (CUET-UG) exam will be uploaded on its website at least a day before the final declaration of results.

IIT Delhi develops app for community service

NEW DELHI: IIT Delhi has developed an application (app) which can mobilise students to volunteer for community service.

SC Collegium recommends three names as Madhya Pradesh HC judges

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, has recommended the appointment of two advocates and a judicial officer as judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.

Uncertainties over introduction of new examination system in Calcutta University colleges

KOLKATA: Uncertainties continue over the introduction of a new examination system related to the new national education policy, for the 169 colleges under the jurisdiction of the University of Calcutta.

Spending $1 bn annually can help train STEM teachers in India: Murthy

NEW DELHI: Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy on Wednesday called out the need for spending $1 billion annually to train teachers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to foster a better education in India.

UGC sets regulations for Foreign Higher Educational Institutions in India

NEW DELHI: University Grants Commission (UGC) on Wednesday announced the much awaited regulations for Foreign Higher Educational Institutions.

BHU launches workshops to develop teachers as counsellors

Varanasi (UP):The Banaras Hindu University (BHU) has launched a weeklong series of ‘I Care’ workshops to develop faculty members as primary counsellors for students.

From emulsified fuel to protein bars, her innovations ride high on sustainability

MUMBAI: Meet Jyotsna Waghmare who battled all odds and developed an emulsified fuel in 2017, which significantly reduced carbon dioxide and particulate matter emissions.

With Governor's intervention, Osmania University topper to get gold medal

HYDERABAD: With the intervention of Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, Vishnu Vachana Murapaka, a topper in M.Sc. Genetics from Osmania University, will receive the gold medal.

Osmania University topper denied gold medal for lack of sponsor

Osmania University topper denied gold medal for lack of sponsor

IIT Kanpur, Airbus join hands to boost aerospace talent base in India

NEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur on Monday announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus to boost increased collaboration in developing education programmes with a particular focus on research to foster talent development in the Indian aerospace sector.

IIT Guwahati’s new heat transfer liquid to use solar power for desalination

Guwahati: Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati have developed a novel heat transfer fluid based on nanofluids, which is capable of efficiently transferring heat generated using solar power to desalination systems.

Siddaramaiah orders increase in loan amount for medical students from minority communities

BENGALURU: Amid accusations of appeasement politics, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday ordered increase in the loan amount being given to religious minority students studying medicine under the Arivu Education Loan Scheme.

IIM Rohtak in top 2% of Stanford global rankings

NEW DELHI: As per prestigious 2023 rankings released by Stanford University in collaboration Elsevier, IIM Rohtak has excelled with an impressive representation among the top 2 per cent of scientists from all IIMs worldwide.

Students’ council elections in state varsities not possible without permanent VCs: Bengal govt tells HC

KOLKATA: The West Bengal government informed the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday that students’ council elections in different state universities can't be held without the appointment of permanent vice-chancellors (VCs) there.

IIT-K develops device to monitor lung health

LUCKNOW: The Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur (IITK) has developed an affordable, unobstructive and compact technology that can monitor lung health of patients continuously.

SC deprecates practice of contractual teaching staff in educational institutions

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court said that it is unacceptable and undesirable for an educational institution to operate only with contractual teaching staff.

Ragging death: JU’s internal probe panel suggests rustication of 4 students

KOLKATA: The internal probe committee of Jadavpur University ((JU) constituted in the wake of the death of a fresher submitted its probe reported on Tuesday wherein it suggested immediate rustication of four students of the prestigious university.

IIT Kanpur develops new 'protective layer for microwave metamaterial absorbers'

KANPUR: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IITK), have developed a novel "Protective Layer for Microwave Metamaterial Absorbers and Method Thereof," that has got the Indian patent number 445111.

NEET politics hots up in TN after another aspirant commits suicide

CHENNAI: A 19-year-old student in Chrompet, Chennai, committed suicide on August 12.

Years of mismanagement reduce Jadavpur Univ to suicide hotspot

KOLKATA: Coming under the national scanner for all the wrong reasons seems to have become a regular affair for West Bengal. The latest is the mysterious death of a fresher student of Jadavpur University (JU), allegedly because of mental harassment and ragging by a group of senior students.

CUET-UG result declared, 5685 students score 100 percentile in English

NEW DELHI: Result of Common University Entrance Test for undergraduate courses (CUET-UG) was declared by the National Testing Agency on Saturday.

Atishi visits IIM Ahmedabad to explore youth entrepreneurship initiatives

NEW DELHI: Delhi Education Minister Atishi visited the Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE.CO) at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad on Saturday.

Collapse of higher education sector worse than law & order collapse: Kerala Guv

Thiruvananthapuram:Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan cautioned on Tuesday that the collapse of the higher education sector is "worse" than the collapse of the law and order.

Kerala University red flags SFI leader's degree claim

Thiruvananthapuram:Hours after the student wing of the CPI(M), the Students Federation of India (SFI), gave a clean chit to its leader Nikhil Thomas in the certificates case, the Vice Chancellor of the Kerala University said that it was strange that a student can study for degree at two universities at the same time.

Calcutta HC seeks report on Bengal govt ordinance on rejigged V-C appointment norms

KOLKATA: A division bench of Calcutta High Court's Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam on Monday sought a report from the West Bengal government on the latter's recent ordinance rejigging the formation of the search committees meant for appointment of vice chancellors in the state universities.

Harjot Singh Bains approves formation of promotion cell in school education department

Move aimed at ensuring continuous promotions in every cadre of School Education Department: Education Minister

UP govt school teachers to be trained in spoken english

Prayagraj:Around 8,500 English teachers of 7,000 government and aided secondary schools of Uttar Pradesh will be imparted training in spoken English.

1,200 foreign students seek admission in Lucknow University

LUCKNOW: About 1,200 students from 60 countries have applied for admission in the Lucknow University (LU) in the undergraduate and postgraduate courses for the academic session 2023-2024.

'Abaya' controversy evokes strong criticism in Kashmir

SRINAGAR: The controversy triggered by the refusal of a college principal to allow students inside the college wearing an 'Abaya' has evoked strong criticism in Kashmir.

Teachers' scam: Calcutta HC questions pvt agency's access to 'confidential section'

KOLKATA:The Calcutta High Court on Monday sought to know how a privately outsourced agency got access to the "confidential section" of West Bengal Board of Primary (WBBPE), as the optical mark recognition (OMR) sheets used in the recruitment examinations for primary teachers were supposed to be stored in that specified segment.

US school system sues Meta, Google, Snap over mental crisis among students

San Francisco:A school district in the US state of Maryland has sued Meta, Google, Snapchat and TikTok for allegedly contributing to a "mental health crisis" among students.

43% candidates skip UPSC preliminary exam in Lucknow

LUCKNOW: Nearly 43 per cent candidates skipped Civil Services preliminary examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) here on Sunday.

16-year-old NEET aspirant commits suicide in Kota

JAIPUR: Sixteen-year-old Aryan from Bihar, who was pursuing NEET coaching in Rajasthan's Kota, committed suicide, said police on Thursday, adding that he had come to the city around a year ago.

Violations in appointment of teachers, award of PhD degrees will be checked: UGC

NEW DELHI:The UGC has taken a decision to check violations in the appointment of teachers and award of PhD degrees in higher educational institutions (HEIs).

16 candidates from J&K clear UPSC Civil Services exams

JAMMU: Sixteen candidates from J&K have made it this year to the select list of UPSC Civil Services exams.

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