Open Institute of Technology (OPIT), a fully accredited Higher Education Institution under the European Qualification Framework (EQF), has announced offer of undergraduate and post-graduate degree courses in technology to Indian students. These include BSc & MSc degrees courses in Computer Science, Applied Data Science & Artificial Intelligence to be offered in virtual mode. As an exclusively online institution, OPIT breaks barriers by …

To foster the growth of entrepreneurship in India, the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has on July 17 conducted a “Chintan Shvir”, aimed at bringing together various stakeholders, including central ministries, state governments, organizations, institutions, financial institutions, and entrepreneurs, to collaborate and create a unified approach towards promoting entrepreneurship. Skill ministers, Dharmendra Pradhan and Rajeev Chandrasekhar attended the sessions. The …

A first of its kind, a 2-day National Women Vice Chancellors’ Conference organized by Association of Indian Universities (AIU) is playing a rare platform on July 17-18 for discussing the leadership roles of women academic leaders in higher education in India. There are 75 women vice-chancellors in India, which is just over 20% and this event is an effort to …

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) announces its Research Awards 2022. Every year, the institute presents these awards to recognize the awardees’ outstanding contributions to their chosen careers. IIT Roorkee Research Awards are open to all Indian nationals and have winners from various prestigious institutes nationwide. This time, it has five awardees in multiple categories, including the Khosla National Award …

Mumbai-based Anjuman-I-Islam (esb 1874), a non-profit educational organization, on the occasion of its 150th year of  its foundation, announced its collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) USA Abdul Latif Jameel World Education Lab (JWEL) program. The partnerships goals are to foster educational excellence, innovation, and social impact across all educational institutions within Anjuman-I-Islam and make a significant positive difference in society …

The Right to Education Forum (RTE Forum), a prominent civil society network engaged in advocacy of the right to education  on June 23, 2023 sent feedback on the draft NCF for School Education to the Union Ministry of Education.   In this post, we reproduce an abridged version of this feedback/suggestion The NCF would have been stronger if it included …