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UGC notifies new regulations on PhD degrees, here's what has changed

The UGC has announced new norms for PhD degrees that include significant modifications to the qualifications for admission, the application process, and the evaluation procedures

upGrad's revenue rises to Rs 692 cr in FY22, losses widen to Rs 627 cr

The total expenses of the edtech unicorn for the fiscal were reported as Rs 1,319 crore in FY22, a jump of 157 per cent from Rs 514 crore last year

Inter-state school education disparity significantly down since 2017: Rpt

Kerala best state, Chandigarh best union territory (UT) for school education, says Performance Grading Index (PGI) released by Ministry of Education on Thursday

Education Ministry releases Performance Grading Index for states, UTs

The Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education today released the Performance Grading Index (PGI) for States/UTs for 2020-21, a unique index for evidence-based comprehensive analysis of school education system across State/UTs."The Indian Education System is one of the largest in the world with about 14.9 lakh schools, 95 lakh teachers, and nearly 26.5 crore students from varied socio-economic backgrounds. DoSE & L devised PGI for States/UTs to provide insights and data-driven mechanisms on the performance and achievements of on the success of school education across all States/UTs. The prime objective of PGI is to promote evidence-based policymaking and highlight course correction to ensure quality education for all. So far, DoSE & L has released the PGI report for the year 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20. The present report is for the year 2020-21," read an official statement.The PGI structure comprises 1000 points across 70 indicators grouped into 2 ...

IIT Madras funding, revenue up Rs 1,000 crore for first time in FY

Premier engineering college clocks highest number of job offers received during campus placements in academic year

MAH CET MBA 2022 final merit list out; here's how you can download

MAH CET MBA 2022 final merit has finally been released. Candidates who appeared for the exam can download the list from official website-cetcell.mahacet.org

DU releases first merit list for UG programmes; here's how you can check

The list was originally expected to come on Tuesday, however, it was deferred as Supreme Court was hearing an appeal of St. Stephen's College, against a Delhi High Court order

NEET PG Counselling 2022 final merit list result declared; check details

NEET PG Counselling 2022 final merit list can be accessed by the candidates by visiting the official website- mcc.nic.in

Bihar BBOSE 2022 Class 10, 12 first exam June results out; check details

Candidates can check results by logging in to the website by using their roll number, date of birth, accreditation code, exam centre code, mobile number, and e-mail id to check Bihar BBOSE result

Several nations approaching us for setting up IITs there, says Pradhan

Many developing and developed nations are approaching the Indian government for setting up IIT campuses there, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Friday. Asserting that the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are earning global recognition, he said these are no longer just Indian Institutes of Technology but have become instruments of transformation. Addressing the inaugural ceremony of the two-day research fair IInvenTiv at IIT-Delhi being collectively organised by 23 IITs, Pradhan said, "Many developing and developed nations are approaching the Indian government for setting up IIT campuses in their countries at their own cost. I feel proud that India's collective wisdom in experimenting with IITs is earning global recognition." "We have to stop benchmarking IITs based on placement packages. IITs should redefine parameters and benchmark on the number of innovations brought in the market, innovations monetised, and the number of job creators created." Stressing

Lawmaker Karti P Chidambaram asks ICAI to investigate Byju's finances

Says nearly 81% of Byju's operating revenue for FY2021 constitutes sale of products like tablets, SD cards and laptops, which is a blatant misrepresentation of facts to classify hardware as edutech

Byju's to lay off 2,500 staffers, targets profitability by March

The company is also realigning marketing spending to enhance its global footprint

IIT Delhi reviewing curriculum to give students 'flexibility in learning'

Top engineering college making concept note for 'encouraging learning by doing', says its director

COMEDK UGET round 1 mock seat allotment result out; here's how to check

The candidates can check their allotment results through the website - comedk.org.

Calicut University: Results of the second semester announced at uoc.ac.in

The second semester results for undergraduate degree programmes have been released by Calicut University which can be accessed by the candidates through the link provided on the official website

Entire nation to be 5G enabled by 2023, says Dharmendra Pradhan

Pradhan also said that the brand of IITs and IIMs were sought by the developed countries to partner with their institutions

CUET-PG 2022 result declared; here's how you can download scorecard

CUET-PG 2022 result has been declared by the National Testing Agency on Monday at 4 pm. Candidates can download scorecard from the website-cuet.nta.nic.in

NEET UG 2022: Tamil Nadu counselling registration begins; how to apply

Eligible candidates can apply for TN NEET counselling 2022 on tnmedicalselection.net.

JAC Chandigarh counseling 2022: Round 1 seat allotment list declared

The JAC Chandigarh first allotment result will be available on the official website - jacchd.admissions.nic.in

Byju's focusing on profitable growth, $2 bn revenue in sight: CEO to staff

Asserts that FY22, the year in which the edtech firm incurred a Rs 4,588 cr loss, was the company's best so far and that 2022-23 is set to be even stronger