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Govt. Launches SWAYAM e-Learning Platform

Posted on July 5, 2018July 6, 2018 by Editor Egoodnews

Several students graduate every year without any employable skills. Several others don’t have the means to acquire a basic diploma for an employment opportunity of their choice. To eradicate this skill and education gap, the Indian govt. has come up with an e-learning platform, SWAYAM where teachers from different varsities are taking classes. What is it? An All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) approved e-learning platform started by the Ministry of Human Resource and Development…

“Study in India” Program For Foreign Students

Posted on April 20, 2018 by team pojo

In a bid to attract foreign students in Indian varsities, the government is launching a special program called “Study in India”. The Education Worldwide India Leaders Conclave and International Students Fair 2018, recently concluded with this focus. What was the need for this? As per the recent data, almost six lakh Indian students leave the country every year to study abroad, while only about 40,000 foreign students come to India to pursue higher education. Aiming to…

Numerical Modeling Course Sponsored By AICTE

Posted on April 3, 2018April 6, 2018 by team pojo

AICTE launches Numerical Modelling Course. The course with 38 students seeks to bridge the gap between physical models and experimental data. This new course will provide insights into Computational Fluid Dynamics, an emerging area of numerical modeling. The 6-day course was recently introduced in VSSUT, Burla. AICTE has come up with a unique idea to empower young generations. Sponsored by Quality Improvement Programme (QIP) scheme of All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), a short-term course on…

No Common Engineering Entrance Test for Now

Posted on June 13, 2016 by team pojo

Amidst the confusion surrounding implementation of the NEET, the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has ruled out the possibility of any common entrance test for engineering seats in the country. AICTE chairman Anil Dattatraya Sahasrabudhe told on Tuesday that though there was “thinking” on these lines, nothing concrete can be expected even the next academic year. He was speaking after participating in the 51st annual convocation of Bangalore University. Pointing out that some States…

Get Ready to Join Technical Courses

Posted on June 6, 2016June 6, 2016 by team pojo

Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) has released notification for holding counselling for the academic session 2016-17. Admission in technical courses including engineering, pharmacy, management, architecture will begin this week. Colleges are not allowed to directly admit the students, DTE counselling committee will facilitate admission in the colleges on the basis of merit list of JEE Mains. Admission to candidates outside the state will also appear for the counselling apart from candidates having domicile certificate of…

Government Asks B-schools to Shut 5 Year MBA Courses

Posted on June 1, 2016June 1, 2016 by team pojo

All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), country’s technical education regulator, has directed the management institutes to shut down the five-year MBA courses from the 2016-17 session. These courses, the regulator said, “were not in line with UGC approved programs”. The students currently pursuing these courses will be given an exit option at the completion of three years, AICTE added. Source: Inshorts

Expert Panel Submits Report on New Education Policy

Posted on May 28, 2016 by team pojo

A government appointed committee headed by former Cabinet Secretary TSR Subramanian has submitted its report for the evolution of a New Education Policy, the HRD Ministry said on Friday. The HRD Ministry had undertaken a consultation process for framing a New Education Policy (NEP) and this process included online, grassroots and national level thematic deliberations on 33 themes. The Committee examined a large body of outcome documents, recommendations and suggestions received and also had several…