O P Jindal Global University (JGU) Vice Chancellor C Raj Kumar has been conferred the “Bicentennial Medal” by US-based Indiana University Bloomington for his distinguished service in interdisciplinary and global collaboration of educational institutions. The medallion was presented by dean of Indiana University Austen L Parrish at a special ceremony […]
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Over 2k students of IIT-Roorkee get degrees at annual convocation
More than 2,000 students were awarded their degrees on a single day as the country’s premier engineering institution IIT-Roorkee held its 19th convocation here on Friday. President Ram Nath Kovind awarded prestigious awards to nine meritorious students. This is the first time in the history of the institution that more […]
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Cloned cheques used to siphon off over Rs 10 million from Lucknow University’s bank account
The Lucknow University (LU) fell prey to a fraud in which Rs. 1.09 crore (over Rs. 10 million) was siphoned off from its bank account in one year using cloned cheques, said vice-chancellor Prof SP Singh at a press conference in Lucknow on Friday. He said an FIR had been […]
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MSBTE winter exam admit card 2019 released at msbte.org.in
Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education has released the admit card for MSBTE winter examination 2019. Candidates appearing in the examination can download their admit card from the official website at, msbte.org.in. Candidates are advised to take a copy of their hall ticket to exam center or else they won’t be […]
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Guru Nanak Dev University allotted four centres of excellence in sports
The Union ministry of youth affairs and sports has allotted four centres of excellence in sports to Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) in athletics, fencing, cycling and swimming, said GNDU vice-chancellor Jaspal Singh Sandhu on Thursday. “These centres will be fully funded by the Union government. These centres will spot […]
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Students stay away as higher secondary schools open in Valley
Like primary, middle and high schools, majority of the students of higher secondary schools in Kashmir stayed away from classes on Thursday. Earlier this week, the government had directed deputy commissioners and education authorities to ensure that all government and private schools upto the higher secondary should be opened from […]
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Now any university can use Coursera’s 3,600 courses
US-based online education company Coursera on Thursday announced a new offering which will allow any university in the world to use its content to deliver job-relevant, multi-disciplinary online courses to students. The new offering, Coursera for Campus, is designed to help universities around the world to take a digital leap. […]
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Kerala literacy mission to enroll 1 lakh school dropouts
In an unique attempt, the Kerala State Literacy Mission Authority has decided to enroll nearly a lakh members of women empowerment project “Kudumbashree”, who had discontinued school education, to take the 10th and Plus Two equivalency exams from next year onwards. The literacy mission would arrange classes in 1,000 local […]
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Delhi-NCR students create two world records for environment protection
Students from Delhi-NCR region created two Guinness Book world records for environment protection on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary, an official statement said on Wednesday. The first record was in the category of ‘environmental sustainability lessons to the largest number of students at one place’ wherein close […]
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DRDO Hyderabad observes Swachh Bharat Abhiyan on Gandhi Jayanti
DRDO Hyderabad led a cleanliness drive as a part of ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ at a government school, Mallapur and its surrounding village here on the occasion of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on October 2. DRDO Chairman Dr. G Satheesh Reddy, MSR Prasad, DG Missiles & Strategic Systems, Lab […]
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Cheating, rigging goes hi-tech; China-made devices to blame
Cheap communication devices ranging from Bluetooth earphone pieces to wireless receivers, primarily made in China, are enabling rigging in entrance exams across Uttar Pradesh. In a recent bust, the special task force (STF) recovered these devices from five members of an exam-rigging racket in Prayagraj. The gang was planning to […]
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Jammu and Kashmir universities, colleges to open by October 9
The Divisional Commissioner of Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan on Tuesday directed all Deputy Commissioners (DC) and concerned officers across the valley to make sure that all Universities and Colleges, including private universities of the Kashmir Division, should be opened by or before October 09, 2019. The Divisional Commissioner gave these […]
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More than 150 jobs offered to youths at fair organised by Delhi Police
More than 150 jobs were offered to youths by corporate companies during a job fair organised by the Delhi Police on Tuesday under its community policing initiative “YUVA”, officials said. The initiative provides skill training and jobs to the youth and prevents delinquency especially for those from underprivileged sections of […]
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IIM Udaipur features in QS 2020 rankings
The Indian Institute of Management, Udaipur, (IIM-U) joined the league of top global MBA schools by getting listed in the QS 2020 Masters in Management (MIM) rankings. Until 2019, only three IIMs — IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Calcutta — were part of the QS MIM rankings. In 2020, IIM-U joins […]
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Rajasthan student develops sunglasses to prevent road mishaps
A class 11 student of Kota has developed sunglasses which will prevent road mishaps as it would not let the driver sleep while driving through sounding alarm and vibration. Student named Pratyush Sudhakar (16) of Sarvodaya school of Kota has developed this device which is basically designed to prevent road […]