The draft of University Grants Commission (Setting up and Operation of Campuses of Foreign Higher Educational Institutions in India) Regulations, 2023 has been made public by the UGC, the national higher education regulator in India and public feedback/suggestions/comments has been invited by January 18. The proposed regulations when finalized will mark a major development in India’s higher education domain as …

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 …

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 …

Grade 10 students of Shiv Nadar School (a not-for-profit initiative of the Shiv Nadar Foundation in K12 education) ideated solutions to the most pressing ongoing issues via disruptive technology at the annual technology event–Colloquium 2022 held on Dec 22. The annual conference provides a platform for students working on a year-long tech project addressing a real-world problem. The winner of this year’s competition …

The 2nd edition of India Dream Big Designathon—a learning opportunity for future designers in industry-academia setting conceived and organized by Space Matrix, a design consultancy that specializes in workplace design—concluded recently at the Space Matrix BetaLab in Gurugram.  The competition organized in association with Sir JJ College of Architecture, Mumbai, was the first physical event after the program was launched …