By Autar Nehru In its determination to implement the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the BJP-led Government at the centre, in the just bygone year 2022 stepped on the gas with the higher education regulator, University Grants Commission (UGC), effecting a series of regulatory changes from birthing Common University Entrance Examination (CUET) to now the latest announcement of revised ‘Curriculum …
By Dr. Prashant Bhalla, President, Manav Rachna Educational Institutions (MREIs) With E-learning materials being used more widely now, their future looks promising. Not only can these be accessed from anywhere but are also available in various languages and if not, can readily be translated. Compared to printed content, which has greater manufacturing costs, digital content is easier to create and …
Nishanth, 23, who just finished his BTech in Mechatronics at Salem based Sona College of Technology has digitized the Jacquard loom. His innovation, the Novatex Electrical Cylinder, simplifies the process of weaving designs on saris and dhotis, eliminating dependency on thousands of punch cards, which need reconfiguration for every new design. Usually the 7 X 3 inch punch card, which …
For top-consumed technical skills, cloud computing skills remain a primary area of focus with topics related to Amazon Web Services (AWS) claiming four of the top 10 most-consumed skills according to the “2023 Workplace Learning Trends Report” by Udemy (Nasdaq: UDMY), an online education company. Skills and solutions for data analysis and security also ranked high among the surging technical …
The WorldSkills Competition 2022, conducted in a decentralized mode from September 3, 2022, to November 28, 2022, across Europe, North America, and East Asia after it was cancelled for Shanghai following Covid 19 outbreak earlier, proved good for India as it secured the 11th position by winning 2 Silver Medals, 3 Bronze Medals, and 13 Medallions of Excellence and thereby moving up by two …
India should strive to create a student-centric K-12 ecosystem which emphasizes critical thinking and concept-based learning, moving away from rote memorization to become one of the world leaders in education — helping shape capable citizens of tomorrow. Further, values of inclusiveness should be imbibed within the students to develop citizens of tomorrow. Measurably India should attain PISA ranking within the …
