Educational Institutes

Assessment of educational institutions being done transparently: NAAC

NAAC officials said that the University Grants Commission has constituted committees to deal with the issues related to the Accreditation of Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs)

Irregularities found in 13 educational institutes under CBI radar: Sources

Grave irregularities have been found in 13 out of 22 educational institutions which are on the radar of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the Rs 250-crore scholarship scam, agency sources said. Investigations revealed that these 13 institutions took scholarships in the name of about 2,000 fictitious students, sources in the CBI said. The accounts and other documentation of the remaining institutions are yet to be checked, they added. Scrutiny of documents, accounts and data procured from computers and other related material of these institutions located in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh by the CBI revealed that scholarship fund was siphoned and scholarship was taken in the name of students who either did not exist or had left the institutions, sources added. These institutions bagged a major chunk of the scholarship amount. The scam started in 2012-13 when the scholarship for pre-matric and post-matric students belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled .

Learning curves

ASER reflects challenges for govt's education programme

Mahindra Lifespace acquires 4.25 acres of land parcel in Bangalore

The project is located just off Hosur Road and offers access to well-developed social infrastructure with educational institutes, healthcare facilities, and retail avenues in proximity

GST would apply if a rented residential building is sublet as hostel: AAAR

Residential properties taken on rent by families or individuals for own use exempted

UP madrasa board to restart recognising unregistered Islamic seminaries

After receiving the survey reports of private madrasas in the state, the Uttar Pradesh Madrasa Education Board chief has said the process of giving recognition to the unregistered Islamic seminaries would start again. Madrasa Board Chairman Iftikhar Ahmad Javed told PTI that the process of giving recognition to 8,500 unaffiliated madrasas would be resumed with the permission of the state government. "Those who want to get recognition from the Madrasa Board will be able to apply for it," he said. Javed said getting the recognition would benefit the madrasas as well as the students because they will get degrees from the Madrasa Board, which are widely acknowledged. Diwan Saheb Zaman Khan, the general secretary of the Teachers' Association Madaris Arabiya, Uttar Pradesh, said the Madrasa Education Board was dissolved after the formation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state in 2017. Since then the committee tasked with giving affiliation was not formed for a lon

Fine of nearly Rs 34 lakh imposed on NCFSC group of institution: Officials

A hefty penalty of nearly Rs 34.05 lakh has been imposed NCFSC group of institution by the state's educational commission for violating the regulations of a teacher education programme, officials said. Seventeen institutions have admitted students in two years Diploma in Nursery Teacher Training (DNTT) and one-year Nursery Teacher Training (NTT) courses after getting affiliation from NCFSC in violation of Regulations on National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE), the officials said. Declaring the admissions as invalid, the double bench of the Himachal Pradesh Private Educational Institutions Regulatory Commission (HPPEIRC), comprising Chairman and member, Major General (Retd) Atul Kaushik and Sashi Kant Sharma directed the erring 17institutions to refund the fee with nine per cent interest. The HPPEIRC imposed a penalty of Rs 34,05,480 on the NCFSC group of institutions, kaushik said. The fee charged for DNTT and NTT course was Rs 38,940 and Rs 24,780 and the total fee recovered

UGC notifies new regulations on PhD degrees, here's what has changed

The UGC has announced new norms for PhD degrees that include significant modifications to the qualifications for admission, the application process, and the evaluation procedures

SC order puts 'charity' in charitable education institutes back in focus

Possible loss of tax exemption for educational institutions that are making profits puts the question of charity back in focus

Byju's takes Rs 300 crore unsecured loan from Aakash at a rate of 7.5%

Aakash Educational Services was acquired by Think and Learn Pvt, Byju's parent company, in April 2021 for a cash and stock deal worth $950 million

MAH CET MBA 2022 final merit list out; here's how you can download

MAH CET MBA 2022 final merit has finally been released. Candidates who appeared for the exam can download the list from official website-cetcell.mahacet.org

NEET PG Counselling 2022 final merit list result declared; check details

NEET PG Counselling 2022 final merit list can be accessed by the candidates by visiting the official website- mcc.nic.in

Bihar BBOSE 2022 Class 10, 12 first exam June results out; check details

Candidates can check results by logging in to the website by using their roll number, date of birth, accreditation code, exam centre code, mobile number, and e-mail id to check Bihar BBOSE result

Lawmaker Karti P Chidambaram asks ICAI to investigate Byju's finances

Says nearly 81% of Byju's operating revenue for FY2021 constitutes sale of products like tablets, SD cards and laptops, which is a blatant misrepresentation of facts to classify hardware as edutech

Byju's to lay off 2,500 staffers, targets profitability by March

The company is also realigning marketing spending to enhance its global footprint

IIT Delhi reviewing curriculum to give students 'flexibility in learning'

Top engineering college making concept note for 'encouraging learning by doing', says its director

COMEDK UGET round 1 mock seat allotment result out; here's how to check

The candidates can check their allotment results through the website - comedk.org.

CUET-PG 2022 result declared; here's how you can download scorecard

CUET-PG 2022 result has been declared by the National Testing Agency on Monday at 4 pm. Candidates can download scorecard from the website-cuet.nta.nic.in

NEET UG 2022: Tamil Nadu counselling registration begins; how to apply

Eligible candidates can apply for TN NEET counselling 2022 on tnmedicalselection.net.

Edtech major Byju's Rs 1,500-cr payment to Blackstone by September-end

The most-valued edtech start-up made headlines earlier this month after its FY21 numbers received an unqualified report from the company's auditor, Deloitte Haskins & Sells