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Dec 2018

Jan 03, 2021

PM to lay Foundation Stone of Permanent Campus of IIM-Sambalpur in Odisha

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of the permanent campus of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Sambalpur, via video-conferencing.
Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik along with Union Ministers Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank', Dharmendra Pradhan and Pratap Chandra Sarangi will also be present on the occasion. The ceremony will be virtually attended by more than 5,000 invitees.
IIM Sambalpur is the first IIM to implement the concept of a flipped classroom where the basic concepts are learnt in digital mode and experiential learning takes place in the class through live projects from the industry.
The institute also outscored all other IIMs in terms of the highest gender diversity with 49 per cent girl students in the MBA batch of 2019-21 and 43 per cent in the 2020-22 MBA batch.

Jan 02, 2021

SPPU Signs MoU with ICAI to Bridge Gap between Theory, Practical Knowledge

Not knowing how to write a demand draft or what an expense statement audit entails are a few of the real-world problems which commerce graduates have to face, owing to the gap between theory lessons and practical applications.
Finding a way to bridge the same, the Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) to impart job skills to their students.
SPPU Vice Chancellor Dr Nitin Karmalkar said that this is also another way to counter the coming placement season, which is expected to be slower this year.
Besides providing students with internship opportunities, the MoU aims at providing skill-oriented education to students, conducting faculty development programs for staff and enhancing skill sets of students through webinars and seminars.

Jan 01, 2021

Madan Pillutla Next Dean of Indian School of Business

The Indian School of Business (ISB) announced the appointment of Professor Madan Pillutla as its 6th Dean.
Prof. Pillutla is a globally renowned management academic and leader in the field of organisational behaviour, currently at London Business School (LBS).
He will succeed the Dean Rajendra Srivastava and will formally take over on July 1, 2021.

Dec 31, 2020

Chitkara University Launches India Innovation Championship

Chitkara University has launched the 'India Innovation Challenge- 2021' (IIC-2021) funding fest and university-driven platforms for upcoming start-ups. Designed to provide the innovators and thinkers to compete in a grand event to get mentored for their new and novel ventures by fast-tracking impact savvy innovations.
The Championship is open to innovators, entrepreneurs, designers, thinkers, students, engineers, scientists, coders, trainers, academicians from any background.
With approximate Rs. 1 crore in total prize and grant money, the innovators will be competing for angel investor's funds worth Rs. 40 lakh from the Orbit Future Academy and Angel Investors network, 10 lakh worth of cash prize from Chitkara University.

Government Unani Medical College Gets Permission to Admit First Batch of Students

The Union Ministry of Ayush has issued the letter of permission for starting the course in the Government Unani Medical College (GUMC), Kashmir. The college has been granted permission to start its first batch of Bachelors in Unani Medicine and Surgery (BUMS) course from the academic session of 2020-21 with an intake capacity of 60 seats.
On the recommendations from the Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM), the Ministry of AYUSH had earlier issued a Letter of Intent to start a new Unani Medical College in the name of Government Unani Medical College and Hospital, Kashmir with 60 seats subject to the fulfilment of requisite pre-conditions.

Dec 30, 2020

Karnataka to Set Up more Medical Colleges under PPP Model

As per State Health and Medical Education Minister K. Sudhakar, Karnataka needs more medical colleges to meet the demand for doctors and the government is willing to establish more in Public-Private Partnership (PPP).
Speaking to reporters after the inauguration of the new building of Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Research centre Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa, said that establishing a medical college requires Rs. 600-700 crore.
If it is built in the PPP model, it reduces the burden on state exchequer and also helps provide affordable medical education and treatment to the needy. This model is being adopted in Gujarat and the same will be implemented in Karnataka.

Ramesh Pokhriyal Lays Foundation Stone of 'TiHAN-IIT Hyderabad'

Union Minister of Education Ramesh Pokhriyal virtually laid the foundation stone of 'TiHAN-IIT Hyderabad', India's first Testbed for Autonomous Navigation Systems (Terrestrial and Aerial).
The Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, has sanctioned Rs. 135 crores to IIT Hyderabad under the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS) to set up a Technology Innovation Hub on Autonomous Navigation and Data Acquisition Systems (UAVs, RoVs, etc.).
The Technology Innovation Hub on Autonomous Navigation Systems for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Remotely Operated Vehicles at IIT Hyderabad, known as 'TiHAN Foundation' was incorporated as a Section-8 company by the institute in June 2020.
"TiHAN Foundation, established at IIT Hyderabad, is a multi-departmental initiative, including researchers from Electrical, Computer Science, Mechanical and Aerospace, Civil, Mathematics, and Design at IIT Hyderabad with collaboration and support from reputed institutions and industry.

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