Dr. Harsh Vardhan inaugurates National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute & Center of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing (NABI-CIAB) campus
New Delhi: Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Science & Technology & Earth Sciences, inaugurated the new Administrative and Research Buildings of two national institutes under the administrative control of Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, GoI, namely National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI) and Center of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing (CIAB) in Sector […]
Read More →Lovely Professional University (LPU), Jalandhar hiring faculty posts for multiple departments
Jalandhar: Lovely Professional University (LPU), a private university based in Jalandhar, has invited job applications for various faculty positions. These positions are available for Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor. There are 55 departments where faculty recruitment drive is going on by the university. The eligible candidates should apply via online on the official website of LPU. (http://www.lpu.in/jobs/academics_jobs.php) […]
Read More →Nearly 35,000 students get admissions via JoSAA in top engineering institutes; still 121 seats remain vacant in IITs
New Delhi: After seven rounds and one special round of seat allocation conducted by Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) 2017, 121 seats are vacant in Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT). Out of sanctioned strength of 10,998 seats for 2017-18 Academic Year under various BTech courses in all 23 IITs , 10,867 seats are filled up […]
Read More →Decoding Doctoral Degree: Regular PhD Vs Integrated PhD Vs Part-Time PhD
New Delhi: A doctoral degree is one of highest level of academic degrees practiced by higher education system both in India and in the world. Doctorate of Philosophy is derived from the Latin Doctor Philosophiae (for DPhil) or Philosophiae Doctor (for PhD). In India there are various forms of Doctoral Degrees. With the changing times […]
Read More →473 degrees awarded during 6th Convocation of IIT Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad hosted its 6th Annual Convocation on Saturday (5 August 2017) at its permanent Campus in Kandi, Sangareddy District, Telangana State. IIT-Hyderabad has crossed another milestone this year by awarding 473 degrees. A total number of 211 BTech students including 34 female candidates were awarded degree. A total number […]
Read More →Students and alumni will have a role in NAAC’s revised accreditation framework
New Delhi: In its efforts to remain relevant and globally acceptable, National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) has revamped its accreditation framework. The introduction of Student Satisfaction Survey (SSS), onsite assessment -peer review by visiting teams, data validation and verification (DVV) and pre-qualifier score, and introducing system generated scores (SGS) are hallmarks of the revised […]
Read More →Applications invited for INSPIRE Faculty Award- Assured Opportunity for Research Career (AORC) for young researchers
New Delhi: The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has invited applications/nominations for INSPIRE Faculty Award under “Assured Opportunity for Research Career (AORC)” scheme for young researchers for the session July – December 2017. The scheme offers a contractual research awards to young achievers and opportunity for independent research in the near term and emerge […]
Read More →Find key statistics on GATE exam in terms of candidate registration, % qualified
Mumbai: Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is one of the toughest tests in India. More than nine lakh eligible candidates apply for the test.There are some key statistics on number of candidates register for the test and number of candidates qualify, which reflect some interesting trend.After analyzing historical trend of GATE, SkillOutlook presents some […]
Read More →UGC launches portal to monitor implementation of various schemes and programmes for Central Universities
New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has developed an integrated portal focusing on better coordination between Central Universities (CUs), UGC and Ministry of HRD on planning, financing, and development of CUs. The main objective of the website is to move towards paperless transactions between CUs, UGC and MHRD. The University Grants Commission (UGC) provides […]
Read More →IIT Madras signs MoU with Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions to set up research centre to address data sciences and artificial intelligence
Chennai, August 4, 2017: Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions (RBEI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today with the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) to set up the Robert Bosch Centre for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (RBC-DSAI). The Robert Bosch Centre will undertake foundational research in many areas of AI and […]
Read More →A Beginner’s guide to Biotechnology Eligibility Test (BET), a DBT – JRF Programme
New Delhi: The government of India runs many fellowship programmes for aspirants who plan to pursue research. Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in Biotechnology is one of them. Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology, provides fellowship to meritorious students for pursuing research in Biotechnology through DBT – JRF Programme. The selection for award […]
Read More →Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) invites applications for Doctoral, Post-Doctoral & National Fellowships
New Delhi: Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) has released notification for Call of Applications for Doctoral Fellowships; Post-Doctoral Fellowships, and National Fellowships for 2017-18 from Indian social scientists. The proposals should be in the field of social science disciplines or may be interdisciplinary in nature. The closing date for submission of applications is 08 […]
Read More →IIT Ropar achieves the highest research citations per paper among New IITs
Ropar, 3 August 2017: Adding another feather to its cap, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar has achieved a milestone of 1000 publications in the Scopus database. According to the latest data available, the Institute has indexed a total of 1020 publications on Scopus with an average citation per paper of 7.68, which is the […]
Read More →Top Industry and Academia come together to invest in Ed-tech company Leverage Edu
Mumbai: Education technology platform Leverage Edu has raised an undisclosed amount of funding in its seed round from a clutch of reputed global executives, Internet entrepreneurs among others. The round was led by serial entrepreneur Kashyap Deorah who also authored – The Golden Tap – the inside story of hyper-funded Indian startups, and VRL Logistics […]
Read More →FICCI ARISE ramps up its efforts to promote quality education in India
New Delhi: FICCI Alliance for Re-Imagining School Education (FICCI ARISE), a collegium of members representing various facets of the education ecosystem comprising of reputed independent schools, eminent educators, foundations, think tanks, technical experts, and the civil society, has announced the launch of its website https://www.ficciarise.org/ to promote the cause of quality education in India. The […]
Read More →Have u missed PhD admission July-August 2017 session? Still admission open in more than 10 universities
Mumbai: Getting a PhD seat in any university is not an easy task amid changing norms for PhD admission in universities and surging demand among aspirants. The current admission session July-August 2017 com in g to end. Still there are hopes for candidates who missed the admission session as more than ten universities where PhD […]
Read More →Discover the top ten states in India attracting foreign students for higher education
By Rudra Narayan Sahoo, Mumbai: India is a major sourcing country in sending a large number of students to global education market. However, in attracting foreign students to its education system, India’s performance is encouraging. The total number of foreign national students enrolled in India for 2015-16 saw a 7% rise. The number of foreign […]
Read More →Why Civil Services Examination (CSE) is toughest test in India? Decoding success rates of CSE
New Delhi: More than 11 Lakh applicants apply for Civil Services Examination (CSE) each year. The test, known as CSE and conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), is not easy to crack it as competition is stiff. The Civil Services Examination, conducted by the UPSC, has three phases to select officers for Indian […]
Read More →Istituto Marangoni marks its official entry in India and opens the doors to its first fashion school in Mumbai
Mumbai: Istituto Marangoni, the prestigious Fashion School, inaugurated its first educational facility in the country, located at Ceejay House, Worli in Mumbai city. The new School will host a wide set of training resources and tools aimed to provide fashion students and industry professionals with the most qualitative learning experiences. Since its foundation in 1935, […]
Read More →Shiv Khera delivers the 21st lecture of the Central Vigilance Commission’s (CVC ) Lecture Series
New Delhi: The 21st lecture of the “Lecture Series” organized by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) was delivered by the eminent motivational speaker and author Mr Shiv Khera, on the topic “Winners don’t do different things, they do things differently” here yesterday (31 July 2017). Delivering the lecture, Mr Shiv Khera said that a person […]
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