As a key higher education reform under NEP 2020, the University Grants Commission (UGC) in May this year formally notified the National Higher Education Qualifications Framework (NHEQF). The new framework for the first time has paved the way for Four-year Undergraduate (degree)Programme in India and as per latest reports over 100 other varsities including Delhi University and Visva Bharati University …
The Day My Dad Arrives maker Sreeram Jayaram, a student of the Communication Design department (2019-23), The Indian Institute of Art & Design (IIAD), Mumbai has been announced as the winner of the Animation Xpress ANN Award for the Best Student Film (Animation) in Mumbai. “The Day My Dad Arrives,” is a labour of love, meticulously constructed frame by frame …
Teachers from many leading schools across the nation joined hands on Children’s Day, uniting against the spread of misinformation on e-cigarettes such as vaping devices and heat-not-burn products with specific focus on protecting Indian school going children. These ‘Teachers Against Vaping’ have written a letter to Union Education & Skills Minister Dharmendra Pradhan demanding institutionalization of communication programmes to raise …
Education stands as a linchpin for economic growth, talent acquisition, and employability. It also acts as the crucible that shapes the job market and fuels the critical processes of upskilling and reskilling—needed for propelling every economy. As per data from the World Bank, each additional year of education for the population can bolster a country’s GDP by an impressive 0.58%. …
After more than 76 years of independence and decades of aborted attempts amid political storms coupled with half-baked bravados of allowing foreign Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) nee foreign universities a foothold in India, on November 7, the country finally notified the University Grants Commission (Setting up and Operation of Campuses of Foreign Higher Educational Institutions in India) Regulations, 2023, which …
National Education Day is celebrated every year on November 11 across India to mark the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, who was the first education minister of independent India. This annual event puts the spotlight on the boundless potential of education and the students who are the true architects of tomorrow. It also underscores the significance of mentorship and …
