Historical pass rate for UGC-NET for Assistance Professor is 5-6% while for JRF is 1-1.5%
Special Report by Rudra Narayan Sahoo, New Delhi: Do you aspire to pursue career in research or lectureship in Universities and Colleges in Social Sciences and Humanities Group subjects? The interested candidates need to qualify the University Grants Commission – National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) exam. On behalf of the UGC, the Central Board of Secondary […]
Read More →A2OZ a video competition for students to compete for a study trip to Australia invites applications
Mumbai: Students from schools across India will have the opportunity to win a study trip to a leading Australian university by participating in the A2OZ India Schools Video Competition 2016. Organized by The Australian Trade and Investment Commission, Australian Government and Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE), part of The University of Cambridge, the competition is open […]
Read More →NIFT admission notification 2017, Online registration already opened from 2 Nov 2016
New Delhi: National Institute of fashion Technology (NIFT), an institute of design , management and technology, invites applications for admission into its various courses for the academic year 2017. The online application has already started from 2 November 2016. The closing date of submission of online application is 10 January 2017. The written entrance examination […]
Read More →British Prime Minister visits Stonehill Government School in Bangalore
Bangalore: The British Prime Minister Theresa May, who is India now to strengthen bilateral trade, visited the Stonehill Government School, the school which was adopted by the Stonehill International School (an education initiative of the Embassy Group) in 2012 with the intention of providing varied assistance to the school. The highlight of the visit was […]
Read More →A team from IIM Bangalore’s PGP bags second spot in 2016 Global Business Challenge held in Brisbane
Bangalore: A team from IIM Bangalore named ‘The Eradicators’ comprising four students from the 2015-17 Post Graduate Programme (PGP) batch, under the mentorship of Dr. Arnab Mukherji, Chairperson, Centre for Public Policy at IIMB, has emerged as the first runners up in the finals of the prestigious 2016 Global Business Challenge, a case competition conducted […]
Read More →IIT Bhubaneswar conducts workshop on Innovation in Education and Engineering Design
Bhubaneswar: Indian Institute of technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar in collaboration with the Planning and Convergence Department, Government of Odisha organized a one-day workshop on “Innovation in Education and Engineering Design – IEED2016” on 5th November, 2016. Design Innovation Centre (DIC) at IIT Bhubaneswar coordinated the event with the prime objective of bringing together the two prime […]
Read More →GyanDarshan Channel is set to come back soon as DoorDarshan signs MoU with IGNOU
New Delhi: GyanDarshan is likely to be on air by 01 January 2017 as DoorDarshan signed a MoU with Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) reviving transmission of Gyan Darshan for educational broadcasts recently. All preparations has been being carried out by the Electronic Media Centre of IGNOU, said Director, EMPC, Mr. Ravi Kanth. Educational […]
Read More →Thirty one students receive Dr APJ Abdul Kalam IGNITE 2016 Award
New Delhi: The winners of the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam IGNITE 2016 Competition, 31 students, received their awards from President Mr Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi, today. This year, a total of 31 students have been awarded for their ideas/innovations . Overall, 55,089 submissions of students from 458 districts of all the states & Union […]
Read More →IIT Madras is hosting Alumni meet in Japan and Hong Kong in November 2016
Chennai: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Madras) is gearing up to host two Alumni meetings in foreign countries in November month. The first ever IIT Madras Alumni Japan Chapter meeting will be held on 19 November 2016. Further, the first ever IIT Madras Alumni Hong Kong Chapter Meet is going to be held on 26 […]
Read More →UK and India must encourage greater mobility of youths in educational and research opportunities: PM Modi
New Delhi: The India-UK Tech Summit was jointly inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India Mr Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of United Kingdom, Mrs Theresa May, on 7th November, 2016, at in New Delhi. Addressing the summit PM Modi said “Education is vital for our students and will define our engagement in a […]
Read More →Key facts and features of IELTS, the International English Language Testing System
Mumbai: IELTS, the International English Language Testing System, is designed to assess the language ability of candidates who plan to pursue study or work where English is used as the language of communication. Do you aspire to study in universities in the UK and other countries IELTS? IELTS is required for entry to universities in […]
Read More →IIM Bangalore gears up for Summer Internship Placements
Bangalore: Every year, the first-year students of Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore’s Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) are selected for Summer Internship Placements (SIP), during the Summer Placement Week, for a two-month internship in the months of April and May. IIM Bangalore gears up for Summer Internship Placements which will start on 06 […]
Read More →Pre-Placement Offers galore for students of IIT Kharagpur
Kharagpur: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur students have received more than 100 pre-placement offers (PPOs) from top tier organizations with the fresh start of the autumn semester. The big companies such as Samsung, Microsoft, Adobe, Intuit, Hindustan Unilever, Nomura, TATA Steel, Reliance, Citi and Texas Instruments are the recruiters to have made maximum offers […]
Read More →Online submission of application for UGC NET Jan 2017 exam closes on 16 November 2016
New Delhi: Do you aspire to pursue career in research and Lectureship in Universities and colleges on social sciences and Humanities Group subjects? You have to appear the UGC NET exam, which is conducted twice in a year. The next year UGC NET exam will be conducted by CBSE on 22 January 2017 (Sunday). The […]
Read More →National Digital Library sponsored by MHRD and developed by IIT Kharagpur aims at providing edu materials ranging from primary to PG levels
New Delhi: Student community, academicians, and other interest parties will now get all educational materials ranging from primary to post-graduate levels at the National Digital Library (NDL). Ministry of Human Resource Development under its National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has already initiated the National Digital Library (NDL) pilot project to […]
Read More →DRDO signs MoU with IIT Delhi to establish Joint Advanced Technology Centre
New Delhi: Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi (IIT Delhi) to establish a ‘Joint Advanced Technology Centre’ (JATC) at a function held in IIT, Delhi on 04 November 2016. JATC will be located in the campus of IIT Delhi at the upcoming […]
Read More →TopperLearning introduces commerce and humanities for higher secondary
Mumbai: TopperLearning, the ed-tech arm of Network 18 Media & Investments Limited, now launches the last mile performance solution for commerce and humanities students writing board exams in 2017. TopperLearning said in a statement that the company will have the most experienced and competent faculty to impart the best in class quality to students across […]
Read More →Pearl Academy hosts 24th Annual Convocation Ceremony in New Delhi
New Delhi: Pearl Academy, India’s leading private design, fashion and creative business institution, organized its 24th annual convocation ceremony for the graduating batch of 2016 at Srifort Auditorium, New Delhi. The Guests of Honor at the well-attended convocation ceremony were the District Magistrate, New Delhi, Mr Abhishek Singh and noted social worker, designer, writer, and […]
Read More →India UK Joint Tech Summit will be held on 7-9 Nov 2016 in New Delhi
New Delhi: The India-UK Tech Summit will be jointly inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India Mr Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of United Kingdom, Theresa May, on 7th November, 2016, at Hotel Taj Palace in New Delhi. It will highlight the visions of both the Prime Ministers to create a new era of […]
Read More →Kathmandu University confers D Litt degree to President Pranab Mukherjee
New Delhi: The Kathmandu University conferred an Honorary Doctorate on the President of India, Mr Pranab Mukherjee today (03 November 2016). Speaking on the occasion, the President thanked Vice Chancellor Dr. Ram Kantha Makaju Shreshtha, Senate Members and the Faculty of the Kathmandu University for conferring upon him the Honorary Doctorate. He said he deeply […]
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