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Jun 12, 2021

All India Survey on Higher Education 2019-2020

Ministry of Education has released latest edition of "All India Survey on Higher Education" (AISHE) 2019-2020. As per the survey, number of institutions of national importance has increased to 135 which accounts for 80 percent in last five years.
According to survey, number of institutions of national importance has increased to 135 in 2020 from 75 in 2015.
Gender parity Index has also improved.
Number of PhDs has increased by 60 per cent since 2015. Number of students pursuing PhD in 2019-20 was 2.03 lakh while in 2014-15 it was 1.17 lakh.
Number of teachers stands at 15,03,156. Out of them, 57.5 percent are male while 42.5 percent are female.
Total enrolment in higher education is 3.85 crore in 2019-20, which was 3.74 crore in 2018-19 & 3.42 crore in 2014-15.
AISHE report is published by Ministry of Education since 2010-11. Survey provides key performance indicators on current status of higher education in India. Data is collected on parameters like number of teachers, student enrolment, examination results, programmes, education finance and infrastructure.

Jun 11, 2021

IIT-Delhi to Offer MTech Course in Electric Mobility from this Year

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi will start a new postgraduate (PG) programme in electric mobility from the academic session 2021-22. The MTech course in electric mobility will be offered by the institute's Centre for Automotive Research and Tribology (CART).
The programme will cover key aspects related to electric vehicles, drivetrain, chargers and charging infrastructure, battery energy storage systems, battery management system, reusability of energy storage elements, reliability, automotive health monitoring, automotive NVH (Noise, Vibration, and Harshness), vehicle dynamics, autonomous and connected vehicles, vehicular telematics, and materials for an electric vehicle, along with hands-on practice and design in laboratories.

Jun 10, 2021

Masai School Sharpens Focus on Career-linked Learning

Edtech start-up Masai School has acquired Bengaluru-based design institute Design Shift Academy to strengthen its existing curriculum by introducing comprehensive courseware on UI & UX Design, and Product Management. The acquisition takes the firm from a coding-centric to a career-focused learning platform. The start-up had recently closed its $5 million Series-A funding round in March.
Founded in 2019, Masai School's vision is to be able to help young professionals launch their careers in a field of their choice, irrespective of what background they come from. Through the Income Share Agreement (ISA) model, the company is continues its efforts towards democratising access to quality education.
Design Shift Academy was established in 2017 by Preeti Sheokand and Sudhir Mor, both UX designers. Offering weekend skilling courses, this boot strapped company started as a home based business but today has a market across India, Turkey and Australia.

Indian School of Business Inks Partnership with University of Sydney Business School

The Indian School of Business (ISB) and the University of Sydney Business School (USBS) have entered a five-year partnership, which is one of the most comprehensive of its kind.
These two world-class business schools have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote research collaboration, academic exchange, and student mobility.
Cooperation between the two schools will be explored in academic research, doctoral research, coursework education, corporate engagement, and contributing to policy development in and for a post-COVID world.
ISB's comprehensive partnership with University of Sydney Business School will usher in new insights based on multidisciplinary research that will contribute to management thought leadership and in designing new trajectories in management education globally.
The partnership is ISB's first comprehensive partnership with an Australian School in the business and management field.

Jun 09, 2021

QS World University Rankings

The Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, is the world's top research university as per the citations per faculty indicator, while the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, is ranked 41st in the category, according to the coveted QS World University Rankings released in June 2021.
The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) got a perfect score of 100 out of 100 for the citations per faculty (CPF) metric in the analysis by London-based Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).
In the overall rankings, three Indian institutions have figured in the top 200 universities of the world list.

Competition Commission Clears Byju's Buyout of Aakash Educational Services

The Competition Commission has approved ed-tech startup Byju's proposed acquisition of Aakash Educational Services Ltd (AESL).
The deal, estimated to be worth around USD 1 billion, which will bolster Byju's presence in the test preparation segment in the country, was announced in April this year.
Competition Commission of India (CCI) said it has approved the proposed combination relating to Think & Learn Pvt Ltd (Byju's) acquisition of certain stake of AESL and thereafter their merger.
"The proposed combination will result in merger of AESL into Byju's, as a consequence of which, Byju's will be the surviving entity. As such, Byju's shall effectively acquire complete and sole control over AESL.
Byju's provides online educational services while AESL offers curriculum-based coaching for K-12 students and test preparatory services for various competitive examinations.

Jun 08, 2021

JMI Improves Rank in London based THE Asia University Rankings-2021

Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) has been ranked at 180th position by the London-based Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings- 2021. With a remarkable jump of 18 position JMI reached to 180th rank improving its position from 198 last year.
The Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings assessed performance of 551 universities from 30 countries on the same 13 performance indicators/parameters as the THE World University Rankings, but they were recalibrated to reflect the attributes of Asia's institutions.
The universities were judged across all their core missions teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook to provide the most comprehensive and balanced comparisons available. JMI has scored maximum points for its teaching, citations and industry income.

PMK Calls upon TN Govt. to Make Tamil Compulsory Medium of Instruction in Schools

The founder leader of Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), S. Ramadoss, has called upon the Tamil Nadu government to bring in legislation to make Tamil the compulsory medium of instruction in schools across the state.
The PMK leader said that Section (F) of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE), 2009 says that "Mother tongue must be the medium of instruction as far as practicable".

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