As many as 36 participants from 18 public and private universities across Maharashtra have been shortlisted for Capacity Building for International Officers programme workshop, designed to strengthen internationalisation initiatives within Indian higher education institutions under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Department of Higher and Technical Education, Government of Maharashtra in Collaboration with the British Council, UK’s international organisation for …

Support States to meet HR costs; structure CSR support to schools: Rakesh Kanwar, Edu Secy Himachal Pradesh Union Minister of Education, Dharmendra Pradhan used the ARISE Annual School Education Conference 2024 platform on Dec 14 to warn private schools against abetting dummy schools saying that Government will do its own duty to close dummy schools. He said these schools are …

Department of Science and Technology (DST) is implementing a dedicated programme exclusively for strengthening the research ecosystem in universities called Promotion of University Research and Scientific Excellence (PURSE). So far under PURSE, DST has supported eighty-two (82) universities with a total investment of ₹1227 crores. Additionally, nine more universities have been selected and recommended for support under the PURSE 2024 …

 Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati hosted the Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2024 Grand Finale, held on 11th and 12th December 2024. As a designated nodal center, IIT Guwahati facilitated the software edition of the hackathon, hosting student teams from across the country. Participants from Maharashtra, Telangana, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Karnataka, and Uttar Pradesh competed by addressing 186 problem statements through innovative solutions. …

BITS Pilani, an institution of eminence known for its commitment to innovation, has been awarded the coveted A++ grade with a score of 3.68 out of 4 in the latest circular of NAAC accreditation. This will place it among the top 4% of NAAC-accredited universities in the country, a remarkable testimony to the institution’s commitment to academic and institutional excellence. The …

The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) successfully concluded the first edition of the India Management Research Conference (IMRC 2024) on December 09, 2024. The three-day mega event was jointly organised by 10 Research Centres of the Institute on the theme of “Confluence of Growth, Sustainability, and Resilience”. It provided more than 800 attendees, including research scholars, academicians, and industry …