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Statsguru: Opening door to foreign universities to set up campuses in India

Student numbers have grown meanwhile, with over 9.4 million students completing their studies annually

Foreign varsities can now set up India campuses, but no e-classes

The University Grants Commission (UGC) announced the draft regulations for 'Setting up and Operation of Campuses of Foreign Higher Educational Institutions in India'

Matter of pride govt institute competing with private institutes: K'taka CM

On the occasion, a new logo of the MCA, a memoir and a special postal cover were unveiled

Pariksha Pe Charcha an opportunity to support students, says PM Modi

Students from over 150 countries, teachers from 51 countries and parents from 50 countries have registered for PPC-2023

All central universities should adopt CUET-PG: UGC chief M Jagadesh Kumar

University Grants Commission (UGC) Chief M Jagadesh Kumar on Tuesday urged all central universities to adopt the Common University Entrance Test Postgraduate (CUET-PG) from the next academic session

Integrated UP Education Service Selection Commission to be formed soon: CM

UP govt is committed to timely selection of teachers for basic, secondary and higher educational institutes and an integrated service selection commission will soon be set up for the purpose, CM said

Reinstate pre-matric scholarship, Maulana Azad fellowship: Cong to govt

Senior Congress leader Husain Dalwai has appealed to the Centre to reinstate the Maulana Azad National fellowship and the pre-matriculation scholarship scheme for minority community students

Jamia Milia sets up panel to look into implementation of UGC directive

Jamia Millia Islamia has set up a committee to look into implementation of the UGC's directive on rolling out four-year undergraduate honours degrees from the next academic session

Aspirants demand Jan JEE-Main to be rescheduled as dates clash with boards

Hashtag "postponeJEEMains" is trending on social media with aspirants tagging the education ministry and National Testing Agency (NTA) raising their demands

UGC prepares to conduct undergraduate exams in 12 Indian languages

A nationwide change will take place in the higher education system, especially in undergraduate courses as language will cease to be a barrier in BA, B.Com, and B.Sc courses

IIT Kharagpur's first phase of placement nears end with over 1,600 offers

IIT-Kharagpur concluded its first phase of 2021-22 placement session in the second week of December, with over 1,600 job offers and 900-plus internship opportunities

Private schools in Delhi won't deny admission to children under EWS section

This order by the High Court will provide relief to thousands of poor families, as private schools will not be able to deny admission to their children, the officials said

Explained: What is the purpose of UDISE plus in India's education system?

The UDISE+ system collects information from all recognised and unrecognised schools imparting formal education from pre-primary to Class XII

UGC 4-year undergraduate honours degree to help students go abroad: Experts

Programme will help Indian students aiming for higher education in line with international courses

67% increase in medical colleges, 87% in MBBS seats, says MoS Health

There is an increase of 875 in MBBS seats from 51,348 before 2014 to 96,077 as of now and increase of 105% in PG seats from 31,185 before 2014 to 64,059 as of now

Govt school enrolment rise post Covid, declined in pvt schools in 2021-22

Government run schools across the country continued to see rise in enrolments for the second consecutive year since Covid-19 outbreak while private schools saw decline, the Parliament was told

Microland launches 'Climate Smart Schools' to nurture climate champions

In partnership with Keystone Foundation & Department of Education, 10 Climate schools were inaugurated in a multi-stakeholder meet held on 12th December, 2022

AR/VR drives into classrooms: How tech is changing education landscape

But the cost of infrastructure for a medium of instruction with virtual reality and augmented reality can prove to be a challenge, especially for private schools

700,000 appear in TET exam; education minister denies paper leak report

Nearly 700,000 candidates appeared in the TET examination conducted by the WBBPE to fill up around 11,000 vacancies for primary teacher posts in West Bengal government-sponsored and aided schools

10, 12 exam date sheets on social media fake, says CBSE; schedule out soon

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Sunday said purported date sheets for class 10 and 12 exams doing the rounds on social media are fake.