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Delhi University will admit 20 per cent “extra students” under unreserved and OBC categories and 30 per cent in the SC,ST category to fill the maximum seats in undergraduate courses in the first round of counselling this year, Vice Chancellor Yogesh Singh said on Thursday. This will also help in filling the reserved seats which remain vacant throughout the year, Mr Singh told PTI. This year, the university will be offering 70,000 seats in undergraduate programmes across several colleges through the new Common University Entrance Test (CUET). Till last year, the university would release cut-offs based on the class 12…
The coveted Erasmus Mundus scholarships have been given to 161 Indian students, 88 of whom are women, for degree programmes beginning in the academic year 2022–2023. With the most students receiving this award out of 167 nations, India tops the list for the second consecutive year. The recipients of the scholarships supported directly by Erasmus Mundus this year came from 19 different states in India, with many of them being students at some of the top universities in the country. The European Union Delegation in India organised a celebration to mark this achievement in order to mark this historic milestone.…
The famous Russian publishing house “Etnosfera” has published an unparalleled publication,“ International Standards of Education: History lessons and modern times”. The 200-page publication that has generated glowing reviews in diverse news media is co-authored by three uniquely qualified and acclaimed Moscow State Pedagogical University educators. The publication describes the history and modern development of international education and provides an insightful analysis of the history of the formation of the global educational space and its regulatory support, including the issues of standardisation and development of international cooperation in the field of education. The authors introduce readers to the views of authoritative…
The Delhi High Court will hear on Thursday a petition by several National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) aspirants seeking to postpone the competitive examination for the year 2022 which is scheduled to be held on July 17. The petition filed by fifteen aspirants for undergraduate medical and dental courses, who belong to different States, is listed for hearing before Justice Sanjeev Narula. The petitioners, on Wednesday, mentioned the matter before a bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad, which allowed it to be listed for hearing on the next day, the lawyer for the petitioners said. The…
After receiving 1.49 million registrations this year for admission to undergraduate programmes at institutions, the Common University Entrance Test-Undergraduate (CUET-UG) 2022 has grown to become India’s second-largest entrance test. India’s largest admission test, the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET), chooses candidates for undergraduate medical programmes. Applications for CUET-UG outnumbered those for JEE-Main, which selects candidates for technical undergraduate courses. According to the “Times of India,” applicants submitted 54,555 different topic combinations through CUET-UG for admission to 90 universities. Between July 15 and August 20, CUET 2022 will be held for undergraduate courses. On Tuesday, CUET UG admission cards were…
Delhi University Vice Chancellor Yogesh Singh Tuesday said that “maximum flexibility” has been given to applicants to exercise options for admission in the courses of their choice through the Common University Entrance Test (CUET-UG) for undergraduate programmes. In a statement, Mr Singh said more than 1.4 million students have applied for admission in 90 universities with different subject combinations and a specific date sheet has been created for each applicant considering a large number of subjects for all classes. The Common University Entrance Test, or CUET UG, will be conducted from July 15 to August 10, the National Testing Agency…
Uttarakhand on Tuesday became the first state in the country to initiate process of implementing the Centre’s New Education Policy, with Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurating ‘Bal Vatikas’ at anganwadi kendras across the state to strengthen the pre-primary education system. The ‘Bal Vatikas’ will function at 4,457 anganwadi kendras in the state and will be equivalent to the nursery classes at a private school. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Dhami said the implementation of the New Education Policy (NEP) marks the beginning of culture-based education in the country focusing on the overall personality development of students. “The NEP will…
At the India International Centre, a two-day Synergy Summit with the topic “A Paradigm Shift in FLN: Making India Literate in Months, not Years,” was held. COVID has reversed years of educational progress. Over 70% of 10-year-olds after COVID school closures lack the FLN (Foundational Literacy and Numeracy) abilities, according to UNICEF. The Synergy Summit’s theme, A Paradigm Shift in FLN: Making India Literate in Months, not Years, is a call to action against this background. The two-day Synergy Summit brought together the leaders of numerous significant CSR, NGOs, Embassies, Schools, Universities, and the Government for the first time and…
Vancouver, British Columbia, July 11, 2022 – The early learning and child care industry is developing in circumstances that are more complicated and difficult. The improvement of early learning and child care will help Canadian children and families by identifying novel approaches and solutions that better address the needs of young children and families. The funding for two initiatives under the Early Learning and Child Care Innovation Program was announced by Karina Gould, Minister of Families, Children, and Social Development, while she was in Vancouver today. For their project named “PROmoting Early Childhood Outside,” the University of British Columbia will…
Bridging the gap between the medical aspirants and world of healthcare, Manipal’s American University of Antigua, College of Medicine has been preparing their students to be ready for the global challenges. Classes for the medicine program will start soon for the new session at this state-of-the-art campus that boasts of many medical resources to ignite the minds of the young physicians-to-be. The American University of Antigua, College of Medicine (AUACOM), part of the Manipal Education and Medical Group is a medical school founded in 2004 with the mission of addressing the growing shortage of physicians in the world. The 30-acre campus of AUA in Antigua and Barbuda,…