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India to become intellectual leader of world by 2047: Minister Pradhan

India will become a developed nation and "intellectually lead" the world by 2047 and the responsibility to "interpret justice" will increase in such times, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said here on Saturday while speaking at the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU). The minister addressed the second convocation ceremony of the institute. "We are committed to be a developed country by 2047. This task has been given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to all the countrymen. We are destined to intellectually lead this universe," Pradhan said. India never colonised any part of the world but looked upon the entire Earth as one family, he said. "When we are destined to be a developed nation in the next 25 years, we will have a sense of more brotherhood, transparency, and sensitivity in the world, because the people of India will lead in many aspects of social life. In times like that, the responsibility to interpret justice will increase," he added. While the NFSU ...

Budget 2024: Highlights of education budget under Modi govt since 2014

The National Education Policy, introduced in 2020, states that 6% of the country's GDP should go towards education. Here is a look on how the country has fared in over a decade of education

Assam invites applications for over 10000 vacancies in education sector

The education ministry of Assam releases an advertisement for about 14,223 school teacher posts across the state. Assam CM says state creating over 1 lakh jobs in the sector

B'luru civic body to pay service tax on computer education for students: HC

The High Court of Karnataka has held that the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is liable to pay service tax on the computer education for students of economically weaker sections it had outsourced to a private agency.Rejecting the contention of the civic body that it was exempted from paying service tax, the HC in its judgement said, the Corporation availing the services of the petitioners to render computer education to persons belonging to economically weaker section as regards which the Corporation has made the payment of monies to the petitioners would be amenable to service tax, that is to say, it is not exempted from service tax. Vasundhara AGK of Synergy Computer Education, NH Muralidhar of Systel Infos and Amba Prasad NH of Suftpro Technologies, had filed petitions before the HC seeking a direction to the BBMP to pay the service tax. The petitions filed in 2015, were heard by Justice Suraj Govindaraj who gave a common judgement on the three petitions recently. The .

140 pvt universities set up in India in last 5 yrs; maximum in Gujarat: MoE

A total of 140 private universities have been established across the country during the last five years with a maximum of them being set up in Gujarat followed by Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh, according to the Ministry of Education statistics. According to data accessed by PTI, 28 private universities have been established in Gujarat during the last five years while 15 universities were set up in Maharashtra. Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka welcomed 14 and 10 universities respectively during the period. "Private University is established by an Act passed by the concerned state legislature and Notification issued by the concerned state government," a senior education ministry official said. "The name of a private university is included in the list of universities by the University Grants Commission (UGC) as per Section 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956, on receipt of the copies of the Act and notification from the university," he said. Such private universities are empowered to award gener

PM Modi's speech at Kashi Tamil Sangamam translated real time using AI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached out to the attendees of the Kashi Tamil Sangamam here with his speech being translated for the audience in real-time using artificial intelligence. Addressing the event on Sunday, the prime minister said, "Those from Tamil Nadu, I request them to use your earphones (to listen to the speech) using AI technology for the first time." Modi expressed hope that artificial intelligence would make it easier for him to reach out to the people. "This was my first experience. In future, I will use it and you will have to respond. Now, as usual, I speak in Hindi and AI will translate it to Tamil," he said. The prime minister said, "Coming from Tamil Nadu to Kashi means coming from one home of Mahadev to His other home. Coming from Tamil Nadu to Kashi means coming from the place of Madurai Meenakshi to Kashi Vishalakshi's place." "So, the love and bond that exist in the hearts of the people of Tamil Nadu and Kashi is different and unique. I am sure, the peop

UGC notifies regulations for foreign higher education institutions in India

The regulations mandate that No Foreign Higher Educational Institution shall offer any programme in India without the prior approval of the Commission

19,190 vacancies filled up in central universities, IITs, IIMs: Minister

The minister said that the number of vacancies in various faculty cadres is dynamic depending on recruitment, resignation and student strength

IITs, IIMs advised to become multi-disciplinary, says Dharmendra Pradhan

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday said that the Centre has advised IITs and IIMs to become multi-disciplinary to venture beyond their respective areas of specialisation. Pradhan, while speaking at the inauguration of Odisha Research Centre, said priority has been given to imparting multi-disciplinary education through the National Education Policy, 2020 and IITs and IIMs will also move in this direction. Odisha Governor Raghubar Das, his Chhattisgarh counterpart Biswa Bhusan Harichandan and Pradhan jointly inaugurated the centre here at an event. The centre will conduct research on art, culture, archaeology, tradition and literature, sociology of Odisha, political process and political culture, agriculture, commerce, business and industry, development trends of contemporary Odisha, science and technology and healthcare, and future technology. It will also work on smart cities, climate change, protection of the environment, sustainable development, semiconductors

Lucknow University registration for 128 faculty posts starts today

Lucknow University is inviting applications for vacant faculty positions. The selection process includes an interview round, and original certificates will be vital during the interview

India, Australia education ministers agree to boost research collaborations

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday met his Australian counterpart Jason Clare and both the countries agreed to increase research collaborations in priority areas including mines and minerals and critical minerals, Pradhan said. The two countries agreed to have more research in areas of agriculture, mines and minerals, logistics, renewal energy, water management, healthcare and artificial intelligence, and increase student and faculty exchange programmes, dual degree, twin degree, and joint PhD, he said. The two ministers held discussions at the first Australia-India Education and Skill Council Meeting of the two countries organised in Gujarat capital Gandhinagar. They also had a bilateral meeting before the event. Pradhan said the meeting was successful and fruitful. Agreements between the two countries in the field of collaborative research as well as increasing student and faculty exchange programmes, twin and dual degrees and PhDs, "not only complement each .

India, UAE sign MoU to strengthen existing cooperation in education sector

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and his UAE counterpart Ahmad Al Falasi on Wednesday signed an MoU to strengthen existing educational cooperation between the two countries. The MoU aims at facilitating student and faculty mobility, joint research programmes, designing courses, organising and participation in conferences, lectures, symposia, courses, scientific and educational exhibitions in areas of mutual interest held in both countries. "UAE being a global economic hotspot and India being a global talent hotspot, both sides should work together to build a knowledge bridge to cement our civilisational connect," Pradhan, who is on a three-day visit to Abu Dhabi, said. The ministers reviewed the bilateral engagements in education and skill development, particularly the progress on points discussed during their meeting on the sidelines of the fourth education working group deliberations as part of India's G20 presidency. "They expressed satisfaction on the progress made w

Corruption weeded out from system under current regime: VP Dhankar

Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday urged people to believe in the country's judicial system rather than hitting the streets when faced with legal issues. He said the country's governance mechanism has been "sanitised and power brokers neutralised." Speaking at a programme at Cotton University here during a day-long visit, Dhankhar said, "There are some people who hit the streets whenever they receive a summons from the judiciary or probe agencies. "We have a robust judicial system, why don't we avail it? Our courts have performed wonderfully," he said. The vice-president said corruption has been weeded out from the system under the current regime. "I have seen times when it was thought that law cannot reach some people, brokers were everywhere and corruption was rampant. But these times are now over. "There was a time when our power corridors and governing system were infested with power brokers and corrupt elements. These corridors have now been sanitised and brokers ...

Appearing for 10, 12 board exams twice a year won't be mandatory: Pradhan

Appearing for class 10 and 12 board exams twice a year will not be mandatory and the concept is being introduced as an option to reduce students' stress caused by the fear of single opportunity, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has said. In an interview to PTI, Pradhan said the issue of 'dummy schools' cannot be ignored and the time has come to have a serious discussion about it. According to the New Curriculum Framework (NCF) announced by the Ministry of Education in August, board examinations will be held at least twice a year to ensure that students have enough time and opportunity to perform well. They will also get the option to retain the best score. Asked how the move will make board exams "low stakes" as proposed in the new National Education Policy (NEP), Pradhan said, "The students will have an option of appearing for the exams twice a year just like engineering entrance exam JEE. They can choose the best score... but it will be completely optional, no ...

Appearing for class 10, 12 board exams twice a year won't be mandatory: Min

Appearing for class 10 and 12 board exams twice a year will not be mandatory for students and the option is being introduced to reduce stress caused by the fear of single opportunity, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has said. In an interview to PTI, Pradhan said the issue of 'dummy schools' cannot be ignored and the time has come to have a serious discussion about it. "The students will have the option of appearing for the (class 10 and 12 board) exams twice a year just like engineering entrance exam JEE. They can choose the best score... but it will be completely optional, no compulsion. "The students often get stressed thinking they lost a year, their chance is gone or could have performed better... the option is being introduced to reduce the stress caused by the fear of single opportunity," Pradhan said. "If any student feels that he is completely prepared and is satisfied with the score in the first set of exams, he can choose not to appear for the next exams. Noth

Education Ministry increases stipends for PhD students and Scholars

Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), Senior Research Fellowship (SRF), and Research Associates will receive hikes that will be valid from January 1, 2023

Set up wellness teams, identify students at risk of self-harm: MoE

Setting up wellness teams, identifying students exhibiting warning signs and those at risk of self-harm and supporting them are among the draft guidelines prepared by the Union Ministry of Education for schools to prevent student suicides. With "Every Child Matters" as the underlying belief in developing the guidelines, the draft details directions to schools for enhancing sensitivity and understanding and providing support in case of reported self-harm. In addition, the guidelines also emphasise nurturing partnerships between schools, parents and the community, fostering societal support as a critical strategy for preventing suicides and reducing the stigma associated with suicidal behaviour. Discarding damaging notions, including comparisons with peers, the perception of failure as permanent and the sole measurement of success based on academic performance, have also been recommended in the draft, besides locking empty classrooms, lighting up dark corridors and cleaning gardens an

Assam DElEd Counselling 2023 registration from sept 25 at scertpet.co.in

Candidates who have effectively cleared the test can apply for the Assam DElEd Counselling 2023 process on the official site at scertpet.co.in

Multiple entry, exit system in institutions may pose issues: House panel

The multiple entry and exit system is being operated by western educational institutions quite effectively but Indian institutions are likely to face several issues in its implementation, a parliamentary panel has noted. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports, headed by Rajya Sabha MP Vivek Thakur, said in its report tabled in the Upper House last week that the institutions have not thought very clearly about this problem and how they will resolve it when it is at their doorstep. "New Education Policy (NEP) proposes multi-entry and multi-exit options for the students. While it looks like a flexible system, which is being operated by western education institutions quite effectively, Indian institutions are likely to face several issues in implementing this system. Due to high population, the estimated intake of students in higher education every year is quite high. "If institutions allow MEME (multiple entry and multiple exit), it would b

Aadhaar not mandatory for EWS admission in private schools: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with an order that has suspended the enforcement of the city government's decision that a child's Aadhaar card would have to be mandatorily furnished for his admission to a private unaided recognised school under any of the three categories of economically weaker section (EWS), disadvantaged group (DG) and children with special needs (CWSN). A bench headed by Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma dismissed an appeal filed by the Delhi government against the interim order of a single-judge bench, and said the requirement is prima facie in conflict with the constitutional provisions pertaining to privacy. "The issue of obtaining sensitive personal details of a child, as observed in the K S Puttaswamy case (by the Supreme Court), would have the potential of infringing their right to privacy under Article 21 of the Constitution of India," the bench, also comprising Justice Sanjeev Narula, said in an order passed last week. It noted that the to