Teenage innovator and environmentalist Vinisha Umashankar marked the arrival in India of the Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay by presenting the Queen’s Baton to UK Secretary of State for International Trade Anne-Marie Trevelyan. The University is an official partner of the Queen’s Baton Relay and selected 15-year-old Vinisha as its Batonbearer in India. Vinisha previously spoke at COP26, shortlisted for …

EdTech Consortium (IEC) to observe and adhere to a common ‘Code of Conduct’ and establish a Two-tier Grievance Redressal Mechanism to ensure that the positive impact of the industry reaches every deserving consumer while protecting their interests and promoting their rights. Aligned with the Government’s recent advisory, the IEC will ensure that every learner shall have access to quality and affordable education, which not …

For more than 150 winners of the IndiaSkills 2021 Nationals declared, the thousand mile journey to WorldSkills Shanghai, China has now firmed up. The ‘Olympic’ of skills will be held in October 2022 and these winners will represent India at the world stage. Among the winners are 61 gold medallists, 77 silver medallists and 53 bronze medal winners. And on …

The AICTE announced the launch of portal https://aslap.aicte-india.org/of Students Learning Assessment (PARAKH) program based on joint recommendations made by National Project Implementation Unit (NPIU) and STANFORD University’s study. The portal will conduct assessments of students and faculty members of HEIs and schools. The portal has more than 1,45,000 assessment items incorporating multiple disciplines towards improving the overall competence of students …

With an aim to create a large pool of trained technical teachers, the All India Council for Technological Education (AICTE) announced that it was expanding the ambit of National Initiative for Technical Teachers Training (NITTT) by making it accessible to teachers with more than five years of service working in AICTE-affiliated institutes and colleges. Sanjay Murthy, Secretary, Higher Education, MoE …

Winners of IndiaSkills Nationals will get an opportunity to represent India at the WorldSkills International Competition to be held in Shanghai, China in October 2022 The three-day Nationals of IndiaSkills 2021 began in New Delhi on January 7 and will go on until January 9 under Covid-19 protocols mandated by local authorities and the state government. Organised by National Skill …