The 8th edition of India Ranking was released in New Delhi by the union MoS Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh in presence of top officials of various higher education regulatory bodies and ministry along with delegates from the top ranking HEIs that were felicitated on the occasion. This year the total participation has gone upto 8686 HEIs, number of categories and subject …
The National Educational Technology Forum (NETF) headed by former AICTE chairman Dr Anil Sahasrabuddhe is working on making ‘EduLocker’ a reality with registries of the entire ecosystem including students, teachers, institutions (both schools and colleges). The system is envisaged to keep digital registry of every student right from school and will include records from formal informal, sports, cultural and other …
We have to change how we teach in academia,” said Dr Chintan Vaishnav, Mission Director, Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), while underscoring the importance of a symbiotic interconnection between academia and industry. He said fostering an environment conducive to the seamless conversion of ideas into successful enterprises is required as “Innovation is about lowering the friction experienced by an idea in becoming …
MIT-World Peace University, Pune, has built the first-ever Subsea Research Lab in Asia, called the Centre for Subsea Engineering Research (CSER). This ground-breaking initiative, in partnership with Aker Solutions, showcases a working prototype of deep-water offshore petroleum operations, revolutionizing the way in which future workforce can be trained for the energy sector. The state-of-the-art laboratory is the brainchild of the …
Under the leadership and guidance of Dr Mylswamy Annadurai, former Director of Indian Space Research Organization’s Satellite Centre and popularly called as the Moon Man of India, and in collaboration with UAE-based Edutech4Space, a pioneer in the field of space technology education, BITS Pilani Dubai Campus (BPDC), recently launched and tested 5 Pico Satellites using Drone Satellite Launch Vehicle (DSLV) at Sanad …
Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) celebrated its 64th Institute Day today (20th April 2023) with students, faculty, teaching and non-teaching staff. A highlight of the event was the honouring of alumni, faculty and students for their extraordinary achievements over the last year. The Chief Guest of this occasion was Dr. Sridhar Vembu, Founder and CEO, Zoho Corporation and a …
