Shiv Nadar University Delhi-NCR, welcomed three internationally acclaimed academics to guide the transformational journey of its School of Management & Entrepreneurship (SME). Dr. Rangarajan ‘Raghu’ Sundaram, Dean of New York University’s (NYU) Stern School of Business, has joined SME’s Advisory Council. Dr. Rajiv Grover, holder of the Sales & Marketing Chair of Excellence at the University of Memphis, TN, United States, and former Dean …

Coursera’s latest Global Skills Report 2021 highlights that India continues to witness a digital skills gap despite high skills proficiency in Machine Learning and Math. The study draws on performance data since the pandemic’s onset from more than 77 million learners on the platform to benchmark skills proficiency across business, technology, and data science for over 100 countries. The report …

For the first time, 5 States and UTs have crossed the threshold of 90% PGI score and reached Grade I++ The union Ministry of Education (MoE) has approved the Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2019-20 and published a report. According to it a total of 33 States and UTs have improved their total PGI score in 2019-20 as compared to 2018-19. …

After submitting in the Supreme Court that it will decide on objective assessment of  now cancelled 12th class board examinations, the  Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has constituted a 13-member committee for setting well-defined objective criteria for Class 12 Board Examination Assessment 2020-2021. The committee will submit its report within 10 days from the date of issue of the orders. …

Keeping the safety and security of students on priority, National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), the national school board of open schooling examinations in India has canceled class 12 examinations. Students will be evaluated based on objective criteria to be announced soon. This will benefit around 1.75 Lakhs students. In a notification on June 4, NIOS said that practical as …

Giving in to the intense pressure exerted by the students and experts for cancellation of class 12 examinations, the Government on June 1 acted to end the dilemma over conducting of these exams by announcing their cancellation. Ending uncertainty of several weeks, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, tweeted the decision after a high level review meeting on the issue.  The meeting …