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Jul 21, 2022

CUET PHASE-1 Records 76% Attendance; Maximum Students from UP, Bihar

The first phase of the Common University Entrance Test for undergraduate admissions or CUET-UG, which was concluded, recorded 76.4% attendance.
The exam is being conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) in two phases — phase 1 in July and phase 2 in August. The second phase will begin from August 4 and will continue until August 20. The NTA will issue admit cards for the second phase on July 31.
According to the NTA data, of the 2,50,495 candidates allotted slots in phase one, 1,91,586 appeared in the exam. Of them, maximum candidates were from Uttar Pradesh (49,915), followed by Bihar (20,840), Madhya Pradesh (19,032), Delhi (16,885) and Rajasthan (14,982).
In terms of day-wise data of four days on which the exam was conducted in phase one –July 15, 16, 19 and 20– maximum attendance was recorded on day third, i.e. 79% and minimum on day one, i.e. 72.9%.

Jul 19, 2022

In a First, IIM Raipur Admits more Girls than Boys in PG Management Programme

In a first, the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Raipur in Chhattisgarh has admitted more girls than boys to its postgraduate management course for the 2022-24 academic session.
According to IIM Raipur's media coordinator Vishal Meena, as many as 205 girls were admitted to the institute's flagship management programme as against 125 boys.
Of the students enrolled for the two-year course in the current academic session, 62 per cent were girls and 38 per cent boys.
This was a marked increase as in the previous academic session 2021-23, 120 girls had been admitted as against 146 boys.

Jamia Hamdard Best Pharmacy College in India: NIRF Rankings 2022

In the NIRF Rankings 2022 Jamia Hamdard once again took the top rank in the pharmacy category followed by National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad at second place.
Jamia Hamdard has maintained its position as India's premier pharmacy college. In the years 2021 and 2020 it secured the first ranking among all other pharmacy colleges in the country.

Jul 18, 2022

Delhi's Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute Gets First Indigenously Developed Surgical Robotic System, ...

Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Center (RGCI), New Delhi got its first-ever made-in-India Surgical Robotic System, SSI-Mantra developed by med-tech start-up SS Innovations. Robotic cardiac surgeon Dr. Sudhir P. Srivastava and creator of SSI Mantra, along with Dr. Sudhir Rawal, Medical Director, RGCI announced the official launch and acquisition of the first model of the indigenous surgical robotic system.
The Gurugram-based company claims that it is cheaper, more advanced, and more efficient than the US FDA-approved Da Vinci system which was approved for use in India in 2000.

NLSIU is India's Top Law College

The National Law School of India University, Bengaluru retained the top position in the National Institutional Ranking (NIRF) 2022.
Meanwhile, National Law University, New Delhi remained the second-best institute in the rankings, the third position was taken by Symbiosis Law School, Pune, which significantly improved its position of ninth place last year. Nalsar University of Law, Hyderabad slipped one position from third last year to fourth this year.

Jul 17, 2022

Beti Bachao Beti Padhao to Be Extended to All Districts

Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, the Centre's flagship programme for women's empowerment, which focuses on education of girl child and improving sex ratio, will now be extended across the country, according to guidelines issued by the Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry.
The programme is operational in 405 districts at present.

IIT Madras Continues to be Top Ranked Educational Institute

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras continued to be the top-ranked educational institute in the country followed by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru and IIT Bombay as the seventh edition of the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) was announced. Delhi University (DU)'s Miranda House emerged as the top college for the sixth time in a row.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan released the NIRF 2022 rankings with IIT Delhi, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Kanpur, IIT Guwahati, and IIT Roorkee also making it to the list of top 10 institutes. All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) have been ranked ninth and 10th.
The institutions were ranked under 11 categories --- overall, university, colleges, engineering, management, pharmacy, law, medical, architecture, dental, and research. They were evaluated on five broad generic parameters including teaching, learning, and resources, research and professional practice, graduation outcomes, outreach and inclusivity, and perception.

National Rail and Transportation Institute Upgraded as Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya

National Rail and Transportation Institute was upgraded as Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya, the deemed to be university will be upgraded to a central university. The university was renamed as Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya. The Union Cabinet gave its approval to introduce a Bill in Parliament, namely, the Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2022 to amend the Central Universities Act, 2009 for setting up of Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV).
The amendment would help in converting the National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI), a Deemed-to-be university into Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya, a Central University. The NRTI offers BSc in transportation technology, BBA in transportation management courses, and MSc in railway system engineering and integration.

Jul 16, 2022

India's First Case of Monkeypox Reported from Kerala

India reported its first monkeypox case in Kollam, Kerala, with the Ministry of Health deploying a high-level multi-disciplinary team to the state and the Union Health Secretary flagging the necessary precautions in a letter to all states.
The 35-year-old man, who returned to the southern state from abroad and was hospitalised after showing signs of monkeypox, had tested positive for the disease.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), monkeypox is a viral zoonosis (a virus transmitted to humans from animals) with symptoms similar to those seen in the past in smallpox patients, although it is clinically less severe.

CUET-UG Phase 1 Kicks Off

The first phase of the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) began and was conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The second biggest entrance exam in the country, which conducted for the first time, began in test centres in more than 500 cities across the country and 10 cities abroad.
The exam is being conducted in two phases, with the first phase set to take place on July 15, 16, 19 and 20 and the second phase will be held on August 4-8, and 10. Candidates who have opted to sit for CUET in Physics, Chemistry or Biology will give the exam in phase two after the NEET exam to be held on July 17.
CUET was the second biggest all India exam after NEET with 14.9 lakh registrations. It surpassed JEE-Mains' average registration of nine lakh. NEET usually has an average of 18 lakh registrations.

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