Alcheringa, the ‘Largest Cultural Festival of North East India’ by IIT Guwahati in its 24th incarnation will be spread over 3 days and 4 nights from Jan 30-Feb 2. The theme of this year, Gala De Janerio, is created by combining the elements of the Carnivals arround the world, World Culture and Pop Art, Integrating them into a singular entity …
Dr Brig. SS Pabla, Pro Chancellor of BSDU, Jaipur has been appointed as the new Chairman of the All India Board for Vocational Education for three years w.e.f 3rd January 2020. A mechanical engineer with M.Tech and Ph.D from IIT Bombay, with large experience in multiple infrastructure projects, academics and academic administration, Dr. Pabla has served previously as vice chancellor to five …
Every year, five graduate students of Bajhol, Himachal Pradesh-based Shoolini University can look forward to join Graduate Ph. D programme of University of Houston, Texas following a MoU of research and academic partnership between the two universities. The agreement was signed by Dr Jiwen He, Professor and Chair, Department of Mathematics at University of Houston and Dr Dinesh Singh, Distinguished …
In a botched up financial reform, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration, has not only sullied its own competence but virtually brought country’s top university to the brink of a possible shutdown. The mid-session fee hike on October 28, 2019 approved without participation of students’ representation (JNUSU) at the Inter Hall Administration (HAL) meeting is turning to be one of the …
The collaborative projects between researchers in the areas of technology and humanities under the Indian Digital Heritage (IDH) project has brought alive country’s first ever public showcase of digital preservation work that has been undertaken in India using cutting edge AR, VR, MR and AI technologies. At National Museum, Delhi, a month-long (Jan 15-Feb 15) exhibition, “INDIAN HERITAGE IN DIGITAL …
ASER ‘Early Years’ data shows that children’s performance on tasks requiring cognitive skills is strongly related to their ability to do early language tasks and early numeracy tasks. This suggests that focusing on play-based activities that build memory, reasoning, and problem-solving abilities is more productive than an early focus on content knowledge Conducted in 26 districts across 24 states in …
