The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on June 18 launched ‘Customized Crash Course programme for Covid 19 Frontline workers’ via video conferencing. The training programme would be conducted in 111 training centres spread over 26 states. About one lakh frontline workers will be trained in this initiative. The Union Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dr Mahendra Nath Pandey, and many …
The NorthCap University (NCU), Gurugram, has joined the Cintana Alliance, a global network of ambitious universities working together with Arizona State University (ASU, home to the largest engineering college in the United States) to build and scale high-quality academic programs that respond to their countries’ economic needs. This partnership will enable NCU to embrace the Indian Government’s New Education Policy …
Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur has reached the topmost level 5 (Pioneering Business Schools) among 47 participating business schools located in four continents and 21 countries in the second edition of Positive Impact Rating 2021. At the World Economic Forum in Lucerne-Burgenstock, Switzerland, on June 17,the 2nd edition of the Positive Impact Rating 2021 results showed XLRI is the only Business School in the world …
Supreme Court approves CBSE, ICSE evaluation schemes for 12th class results The two national school boards—CBSE and ICSE, having cancelled class 12th board examinations due to covid, have submitted their evaluation scheme for purpose of preparing the results. The results of both boards will be declared on before July 31. This was submitted in the Supreme Court during hearing of a …
The global study by ISACA corroborates the on-ground reality in India. According to an estimate, the shortage of cybersecurity workforce in India is 9 percent higher than the global average. India needs about 1 million cybersecurity professionals, according to an estimate by the Data Security Council of India. The survey also indicated that 60% of organizations surveyed are fully staffed …
Covid pandemic has added to the deep running mistrust between fee-paying parents and most private schools in the country. As was expected, with slowing of economy and lockdowns, a lot of people lost jobs. Given the situation, clamor for adjustments to outright waivers of school fees—one of the priority expenditures for families with students—grew as a national voice, and governments …
