Month: September 2017

Power for All! Saubhagya Scheme Empowered by IITM

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On September  25th, our Hon’ble Prime Minister launched the ‘Saubhagya’ scheme. The ambitious scheme envisions and guarantees a complete electrified India by Dec 2018. In his speech, Hon. PM said, “The solar power packs of 200 to 300 Wp with battery banks for un-electrified households located in remote and inaccessible areas, comprises five LED lights, one DC fan, one DC power plug. Beneficiaries of the Saubhagya scheme shall be identified and their applications for electricity…

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3rd MCM Scholarship Program for the Year 2017-18

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Swami Dayanand Charitable Educational Foundation announces its 3rd Merit-cum-Means Scholarship of students studying in professional Engineering/Medical/Architecture/IT/Pharmacy courses at premier institutes of India. The Scholarship Program provides financial assistance to the students for their higher education. Eligibility: Students pursuing full time/regular courses in the institute/College recognized by the Engineering: Candidate should be a graduate engineering student in IITs or NITs. Medical: Candidate studying Undergraduate medical courses in the Govt. College Architecture/Pharmacy/IT: Candidate should be studying in the Govt. College…

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Reforming Indian School Education – Some Ideas

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There are a few things that can be game-changers for India. GST with its attendant digitisation and ability to pull people into the formal system is one, writes Sridhar Rajagopalan, Co-founder, Educational Initiatives Pvt Ltd for Elets News Network (ENN), adding judicial reforms cutting down time to justice would be a second. The biggest game-changer could be education reform. While other changes would unlock the potential inherent in our systems and people, educational reform would…

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Girls Across Karnataka to Get Free Education from Class 1 to Graduation!

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The Karnataka government has decided to provide free education to all girl students from class one to graduation. From Class 1 up until graduation, girls studying in all public and aided private schools and colleges, excluding professional institutions, will be able to avail free education without paying a penny from the next academic year. The scheme will help underprivileged and lower middle-class sections heave a sigh of relief as the government expects them to avail…

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Higher Education Institutes Including IITs Set to Launch Courses On ‘India’s Glorious Past’

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Days after the Minister of Human Resource Development announced that the National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT) would work upon certain courses about history of India’s tradition and culture, a number of higher educational institutes in the country have already planned on adding courses focusing on the country’s “glorious past”. Among the institutes that have already decided on the courses are– the Delhi-based Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) which is launching a…

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India Gains World’s First ‘Tribal’ University

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India gained its first tribal university recently when the federal Human Resource Development Ministry granted university status to Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS). Students and faculty were overjoyed that they’re now a part of the first tribal university – not just in India, but the world. The institute claims to be the world’s largest tribal school, providing education to over 27,000 students, from kindergarten right up to postgraduate university courses. It is the first of its…

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