The IIT Kharagpur alumni body in the US has announced internship scholarships for 14 students from the institute who received internship offers for the summer of 2018 at top global universities. The 14 students from various disciplines and at various levels of study at IIT Kharagpur have been...
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March 29, 2018 Loknath Das
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The government on Tuesday announced that it will grant autonomy to 60 higher education institutions. The list included several top central and state universities. Hindustan Times spoke to their administration and students: JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY, DELHI The left-leaning JNU teachers’ association (JNUTA) criticised the move and said the policy...
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March 24, 2018 Loknath Das
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The Union ministry of human resource and development declared Panjab University autonomous under category II. Ifrah Mufti finds out what it entails for the university and how this change will affect its students and teachers. What does the autonomy entail? The Panjab University is among the 60 higher...
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March 24, 2018 Loknath Das
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Rakesh Bhatnagar, a professor of biotechnology at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), has been appointed as vice-chancellor of Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi, two government officials familiar with the development said on Friday. The government had shortlisted three candidates, which included Devendra Kumar Gupta, a surgeon from the All...
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March 24, 2018 Loknath Das
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Representative Image The colleges granted autonomy will also be free to set their own syllabus, hold examinations, carry out evaluation as well as declare results. In this case, only the degree will be awarded by the respective university. The minister also said that a show-cause notice will be...
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March 21, 2018 Loknath Das
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Lahore – Poor quality standard at 13 universities has led the Higher Education Commission (HEC) to suspend admissions for their MPhil and PhD distance learning programmes, a decision that will affect nearly 4,000 students. After physical visits and documents’ review, a committee of HEC experts has concluded that...
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March 21, 2018 Loknath Das
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