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GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION - December 2018

Dec 2018

Mar 26, 2022

IIM-Sambalpur to Develop Entrepreneurship Skills among Tribals

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Sambalpur, signed an agreement with a research institute to develop entrepreneurship skills among tribal youths and provide them with quality education.
The memorandum of understanding with the Center for Adivasi Research and Development was signed recently for multi-modal initiatives and projects on teaching, skilling, training and global outreach.

Mar 25, 2022

IIT Guwahati Hosts Chair of 'Jal Jeevan Mission' for Water Treatment Technology

The Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, established the 'Chair of Jal Jeevan Mission' for Water Treatment Technology. The Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 15, 2019 from the ramparts of the Red Fort. It aims to enable every rural household to have a Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) by 2024.
The institute appointed Professor Mihir Kumar Purkait, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Guwahati, as the first occupant of this Chair. The tenure of the Professor's Chair is for five years.

Mar 24, 2022

British Council Announces PG Scholarships for Indian Students and English Teachers

The British Council announced a new set of postgraduate (PG) scholarships for Indians across various fields of study for the academic year 2022-23. The council, in collaboration with the UK government's GREAT Britain Campaign and in partnership with UK universities, announced 20 GREAT scholarships for students from India, across 16 UK universities, in a variety of subjects like business, finance, humanities, psychology entrepreneurship, design, marketing, HR and music.

Mar 23, 2022

TCS and IIT Madras Partner to Launch M. Tech Program in Industrial AI

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras partnered with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to launch an online masters course, M.Tech in Industrial AI. The course is targeted at up skilling corporate employees in applications of artificial intelligence to industrial problems.
The 18-month-long course will be offered by IIT Madras through virtual classrooms. The first cohort of students for the program will be from TCS.
Each subject in the programme will have a mid-term and a final examination conducted in online mode, besides project work.
There will be a total of 28-30 hours of online classes per week with post-classroom activities.

Kochi-based Start-up Launches Video Solutions to CBSE Maths Problems

A Kochi-based educational start-up launched video solutions to mathematics questions for CBSE syllabus explaining how to solve each problem.
Showans.com, the web portal, initiated the service explaining answers to multiple-choice questions in video format.
In the first phase, the video service covers the mathematics syllabus of CBSE Classes X, XI and XII.

Mar 22, 2022

Sri Lanka Cancels School Exams over Paper Shortage

Sri Lanka cancelled exams for millions of school students as the country ran out of printing paper with Colombo short on dollars to finance imports. Sri Lanka contended with its worst financial crisis since independence in 1948. A debilitating economic crisis brought on by a shortage of foreign exchange reserves to finance essential imports, has seen the country run low on food, fuel and pharmaceuticals.

India and Australia to Establish Taskforce on Qualifications Recognition

The governments of India and Australia are joining hands to establish a taskforce to develop qualifications recognition arrangements between the two countries that will help enhance two-way mobility.
This collaboration was announced by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart, Scott Morrison. This taskforce will enable and promote the recognition of online and blended learning, joint degrees and offshore campuses.
As per reports, the task force would consult with stakeholders to identify opportunities for the recognition of Australian and Indian higher education qualifications and to make recommendations to improve arrangements based on best principles and practices in recognition.

UGC Announces All Central Universities will have Mandatory Entrance Test

All central universities will have to admit students to undergraduate courses based on the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) and not Class 12 marks, the University Grants Commission (UGC) announced. This rule will come into force from the upcoming academic year (2022-23).
UGC chairperson M. Jagadesh Kumar said that it will be mandatory for the 45 central universities to adopt CUET for admission to their undergraduate courses. However, for postgraduate admissions, universities will have the flexibility to use CUET scores as of now.
The common test, CUET, for admissions to undergraduate and postgraduate courses, will be conducted in the first week of July by the National Test Agency (NTA).

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