India, Aug. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A number of Foreign Higher Educational Institutions (FHEIs) have expressed interests to establish their branch campuses in India, under the University Grants Commission (UGC) (Setting up and Operation of Campuses of Foreign Higher Educational Institutions in India) Regulations 2023. UGC has issued 16 Letters of Intent (LoIs) to 15 FHEIs from Australia, Italy, United Kingdom and United State of America (USA) to establish their camp...
India, Aug. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Student Enrolment Male Female Transgender Total Central University 2,76,988 4,11,643 3,83,824 6 7,95,467 IIT 34,553 1,14,305 35,534 10 1,49,839 IIM 9,956 15,445 7,552 - 22,997 IISER 2,642 6,886 4,760 - 11,646 Year IITs IIMs IISERs CUs 2020-21 6,455.28 465.22 992.96 8,202.53 2021-22 7,851.62 651 1,032.05 8,447.59 2022-23 8,540.32 593.60 1,353.41 10,526.07 2023-24 9,716.57 307.24 1,4...
India, Aug. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 emphasizes access, equity, affordability and inclusion in higher education. The Government is committed to ensuring equitable access to quality higher education for all students, particularly those belonging to economically weaker families. The Government is implementing various scholarship schemes for providing financial assistance to eligible students for pursuing higher education, as per...
India, Aug. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Government of India has framed the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 with an aim for holistic development of students. NEP 2020 lays emphasis on multidisciplinarity, imaginative & flexible curricular structures, integration of skills and recommends that the pedagogy must evolve to make education more experiential, inquiry-driven, discovery-oriented, and learnercentred. In line with the vision of NEP 2020, the Government has issu...
India, Aug. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Items For children of Primary classes For children of Upper Primary classes A) Nutritional Norms (Per child per day) Calorie 450 700 Protein 12 gms 20 gms B) Quantum of Food Norms (Per child per day) Food-grains 100 gms 150 gms Pulses 20 gms 30 gms Vegetables 50 gms 75 gms Oil & fat 5 gms 7.5 gms Salt & condiments As per need As per need Education is part of the Concurrent List of the Constitution and most ...
India, Aug. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Education is a subject in the Concurrent List of the Constitution and the recruitment, service conditions and deployment of teachers fall within the administrative domain of the respective State Governments and Union Territory Administrations. The information regarding teachers appointed prior to 2013 who may be affected by the mandatory Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) requirement is maintained by the respective State Governments and...
India, Aug. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav, today announced the designation of Glaw Lake in Arunachal Pradesh as India's 101st Ramsar Site, marking a significant milestone as the State gets its first Ramsar Site. In a social media post on 'X', the Minister described the development as an important step for biodiversity conservation, water and climate security, and sustainable livelihoods. Shri Y...
India, Aug. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Forest-dependent communities are actively involved in forest conservation and sustainable forest management through various programmes and institutional mechanisms. Emphasis is given on promoting participatory forest management by involving local communities through Joint Forest Management Committees (JFMCs) and Eco-Development Committees (EDCs) around Protected Areas constituted by State Governments. These institutions participate ...
India, Aug. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A third-party assessment of the KCC-MISS has been conducted through Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bengaluru, to assess the scheme's functioning across India's diverse agro-regions (As reported by Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India). The Government has taken various steps to ensure timely and affordable institutional credit, expand KCC coverage, simplify application procedures, streng...
India, Aug. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Jan Samarth Portal has been started as a one-stop digital platform for linking Government-Sponsored loans and subsidies schemes. It provides a quick and efficient way to apply for loans and their timely sanction based on a digital evaluation of the applicant's data. To streamline the agricultural credit delivery process various digital initiatives have been introduced. These include the e-KYC application developed by NABARD, KR...