By Autar Nehru In its determination to implement the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the BJP-led Government at the centre, in the just bygone year 2022 stepped on the gas with the higher education regulator, University Grants Commission (UGC), effecting a series of regulatory changes from birthing Common University Entrance Examination (CUET) to now the latest announcement of revised ‘Curriculum …
Subhash Shine, a 14-year old student from Kerala has been declared winner of the All India Coding Championship (AICC) on 25th Dec 2022 by CuriousJr, an online coding platform for kids. Shashwat Acharya from Darjeeling and Saion Gupta from New Delhi have secured first, second and third ranks respectively. The coding competition was the second edition of India’s first mobile …
Delhi-based Sarthak Educational Trust (esb 2008) working in the field of disability inclusivity is conceptualizing a Global University for Persons with Disabilities (PwD) which will provide talent pool of trained and resume ready manpower to serve disability sector, which will be highly socially inclined and sensitized towards PwDs. It is also planning to start two courses with SGT University, Gurugram …
By Dr. Prashant Bhalla, President, Manav Rachna Educational Institutions (MREIs) With E-learning materials being used more widely now, their future looks promising. Not only can these be accessed from anywhere but are also available in various languages and if not, can readily be translated. Compared to printed content, which has greater manufacturing costs, digital content is easier to create and …
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Dec 29, 2022 released the year-end term examination schedule for classes X and XII. The exams for both will begin from February 15, 2023. Class X schedule will run for over a month and conclude on March 21. Class XII will also begin from Feb 15 and come to an end on …
The Task force on AVGC (Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics) set up by the union Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has recommended launching of a National AVGC-XR Mission with a budget outlay to be created for integrated promotion & growth of the AVGC sector. The task force constituted under the Chairmanship of Secretary, Ministry of I & B, Apurva …
