The union minister for human resources development, Ramesh Pokhriyal will go live tomorrow (May 5) at 12 noon to answer queries from students and parents on a wide of issues arisen from COVID 19 pandemic and its effect on education system. In a tweet he said, “Please Join me on 5th May at 12 noon! Till then keep sharing your …
Dehradun-based The University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), which has now metamorphosed more into a regular university, has signed up a third party platform, Mettl, for conduct of examination of its final year law students. Several students have expressed their discomfort and dismay over conduct of these online examinations. In a letter to the Uttarakhand Governor, Baby Rani Maurya, …
New fun and engaging audio, video, e-books featuring funny furry loveable Sesame muppets -will be available across public and private media platforms Sesame Workshop in India, the non-profit educational organization behind Sesame Street, has premiered new animated public service announcements to help families across India stay physically and emotionally healthy as the unprecedented coronavirus pandemic continues. The audio and video content will be available in English and 11 Indian languages –Hindi, Tamil, …
In view of the hardships faced by the parents and the students due to COVID-19 epidemic, National Testing Agency (NTA) to extend / revise the dates for submission of online application forms for various examinations. Accordingly, the National Testing Agency has further extended/ revised the dates of submission of Online Application Forms for various Examinations. The Extended/ Revised Dates shall …
upGrad, online education company in association with FICCI has brought out a whitepaper on the “High-Impact Online Learning at Scale” wherein 87% respondents opine that reskilling is preferred over hiring anew. That reskilling existing employees is always more economical than hiring new ones was something respondents of upGrad’s 2020 industry-leading survey of Learning & Development (L&D) and business leaders agreed in large …
Three projects from the B-school Goa Institute of Management (GIM) have been shortlisted for the prestigious 2020 Flourish Prizes from among 824 entries from across the globe. These stories showcase positive business innovations that span the globe and demonstrate how business can help achieve the 17 UN Global Goals for Sustainable Development (SDGs). GIM has collaborated with AIM2Flourish, an initiative …
