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Announcements from the Government Bodies
University Grants Commission has made regulations to amend the University Grants Commission (Open and Distance Learning Programmes and Online Programmes) Regulations, 2020.
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India and the UK sign MoU on Mutual Recognition of Academic Qualification to facilitate student mobility and academic collaboration between HEIs
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Union Home & Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah launches education and skill development related initiatives to mark two years of launch of National Education Policy.
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Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that there will soon be a system under which every school in the country will also be accredited.
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The Ministry of Education by next year will unify institutional accreditation which is currently being done by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) and National Board of Accreditation (NBA).
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UGC announces over 23,000 higher education courses to be made available for free on new portal. The courses include 23,000 postgraduate courses, 137 SWAYAM MOOC courses in emerging areas and 25 non-engineering SWAYAM courses.
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Govt colleges in Karnataka allowed to use student fees for development works. The government aims to give financial autonomy to educational institutions, said Higher Education Minister Ashwath Narayan.
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NEP model in Karnataka soon, madrasas to have mainstream subjects said Karnataka Education Minister B C Nagesh. He added that the department is planning to combine the curriculum for anganwadi and primary education as per the NEP guidelines.
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Interview with Hon’ble Minister for Higher Education, Government of Karnataka, Dr. C.N. Ashwath Narayan.
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Ashwath Narayan C N, minister for Higher Education, stressed that the state higher education department wants to achieve 100% placements at all its institutions in the next three years.
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Karnataka approves Rs 992 crore to build 6,600 new classrooms in schools. The education department said 3,616 classrooms will be built in government higher primary schools at a cost of Rs 13 lakh each and 2,985 classrooms in high schools at a cost of Rs 16 lakh each.
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A committee chaired by Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) vice-chancellor Karisiddappa selected 30 engineering colleges from as many districts to be upgraded institutes of excellence under the Regional Ecosystem for Technical Education Program.
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The state government on Tuesday extended the minimum age for admission to class 1 by seven months aligning with the NEP recommendations and RTE rules. According to a notification by the education department, the education department, the current age limit of 5 years 5 months will now be 6 years.
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Ashish Jhalani writes: ECCE: Why early childhood care and education is a national duty we must all embrace. There is data that shows the benefits of ECCE, for example, early interventions can help increase adult wages later in life, and is a cost-effective strategy for sustainable long-term growth.
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Pranay Aggarwal writes: How can NEP raise a generation of thinkers rooted in Indian scientific thought. The NEP push will also obscure the distinction between the sciences and the arts.
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Abhinav Singh writes: Despite potential teething problems, NEP may take universities to the next level. The policy could provide universities with more room to experiment.
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S C Sharma spoke to THE WEEK about the steps taken by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) to improve the quality of assessment and the role of higher education institutions in today’s India.
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