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Feb 27, 2022

High Commission of India in Dhaka Launches Suborno Jayanti Scholarship Website

The High Commission of India in Dhaka formally launched the Suborno Jayanti Scholarship website. In order to share openings for education and professionalism in India for Bangladeshi citizens, 1000 Suborno Jayanti Scholarships (SJS) for students including 500 seats by ICCR and 500 for officials under ITEC were announced during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bangladesh on 26-27 March 2021.
These scholarships aim to attract the best and brightest talents and provide opportunities to promote synergies between India and Bangladesh under India's New Education Policy.
Last year, 267 ICCR scholarships were availed by Bangladeshi students in various fields of Engineering, Science, Arts, Law, Culture, at UG, PG and PhD levels, in premier govt educational institutes of India, like IIT, NIT, NALSAR, Rabindra Bharati University etc. 285 Bangladeshi professionals enrolled for e-ITEC courses in Financial Year 2021-22, since no physical courses were held due to the pandemic.

Feb 26, 2022

IIM-Raipur, NSE Academy to Offer Joint Certificate Programmes in Finance

The NSE Academy Limited (NAL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) has signed MoU with the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Raipur to collaborate in the area of the joint certification programs in finance and related financial technologies.
Under this new collaboration, both the universities will introduce and offer several long term and short term programmes for working professionals and organisations who aim to build leadership capabilities. These programmes will mainly be in the area of finance and financial technologies.

Feb 25, 2022

India to Set up its First IIT Outside the Country in UAE

The Indian Institute of Technology will establish its first branch outside India in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as part of the India-UAE trade deal signed. The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) signed between the UAE and India will usher in a new phase of joint strategic cooperation in all sectors. The two nations will also set up an India-UAE cultural council to facilitate and promote cultural projects, cross-cultural exchanges and exhibitions.
The two countries realising the need to establish world-class institutions that encourage and support innovation and technological progress, the leaders agreed to establish an Indian Institute of Technology in the United Arab Emirates.
The agreement was signed after a virtual summit held with an agenda to boost trade and investments between both countries and usher in a new era of economic progress. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have participated in the summit.

Feb 24, 2022

IGNOU PG Diploma in Sindhi-Hindi-Sindhi Translation Launched

IGNOU launched a new post-graduate diploma programme in Sindhi-Hindi-Sindhi Translation. The School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST) started a Postgraduate Diploma in Sindhi-Hindi-Sindhi Translation (PGDSHST). The announcement of this programme was made on the occasion of International Mother Language Day.
The PG Diploma in Sindhi-Hindi-Sindhi Translation programme was launched by Professor Nageswara Rao, Vice-Chancellor, IGNOU.

University of Essex Launches Scholarships worth £5,000 for Indian Students

University of Essex, United Kingdom (UK) launched a scholarship for Indian students looking to pursue a master's degree in the UK. The university will now offer various scholarships to Indian students under the Academic Excellence International Masters Scholarship programme.
The scholarship is available for the University of Essex's September 2022 and January 2023 intakes, and will offer support worth up to £5,000 for Indian students.
For these scholarships, eligible courses are those which are full-time taught masters courses leading to MA, MSc, LLM and MRes degrees. These will be awarded to students who have completed relevant school or university studies in one of the specified countries, and in the case of the UK, who are domiciled in one of the other specified countries.

Feb 23, 2022

Government Approves NMMSS Extension

The Central Sector National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship (NMMSS) was approved for continuation for a period of five years that is from the year 2021-22 to the year 2025-26. The extension would be done over the 15th Finance Commission cycle.
Since the scheme's inception in 2008-09, 22.06 lakh scholarships have been awarded, at a total cost of Rs. 1783.03 crore.
Among the changes, the income ceiling was increased from Rs.1.5 lakh per annum to Rs.3.5 lakh per annum. The renewal criteria under the scheme were also revised.
The scheme's objective is to award students of economically weaker sections who are meritorious to stop their drop-out rates at the eighth grade to encourage them to continue their education at a secondary stage.

IIT Madras and NIOT Bring OCEANS Conference

Indian Institute of Technology Madras and National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai, organized the OCEANS 2022 Conference and Exposition, the Bi-annual event for Global Marine Researchers, technologists and engineers, students, and policymakers, from February 21-24, 2022.
This conference was organized in India for the first time and wasg coordinated by the Department of Ocean Engineering, IIT Madras. They organized the event on behalf of the Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Ocean Engineering Society (IEEE OES) and Marine Technology Society (MTS). The Conference is being held in Hybrid Mode.

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