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Jul 26, 2020

Maharashtra Cuts Syllabus for Classes 1 to 12

The Maharashtra government announced to cut down the syllabus of classes 1 to 12 by 25 per cent due to the outbreak of the coronavirus.
According to Varsha Gaikwad, Minister Of School Education, Maharashtra, even due to the coronavirus outbreak in the state, the academic year 2020-21 has started from June 15 and the ministry has taken various alternative methods to reach out to students.
Earlier this month month, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank had rationalised the syllabus for classes 9-12 of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) up to 30 per cent by retaining the core subjects.

Jul 25, 2020

Mahindra Group Launches University for Interdisciplinary Learning

The Mahindra Group launched of Mahindra University (MU) to drive interdisciplinary learning, integrating the study of science and technology with humanities, ethics, philosophy and design, with the group's executive chairman Anand Mahindra as its chancellor.
As part of the immediate road map, the university will launch the School of Management (2021-22), School of Law (2021-22), Indira Mahindra School of Education (2021-22), School of Media and Liberal Arts (2022-23) and School of Design (2023-24). MU includes the Ecole Centrale School of Engineering that was set up in 2014.
The 130-acre, multi-disciplinary campus in Hyderabad will offer undergraduate, post graduate and PhD courses. It will operate as an autonomous university, with its contemporary curricula being curated to fully leverage emerging technologies like data science, blockchain and data analytics.
Mahindra University is part of the Mahindra Educational Institutions (MEI), a not-for-profit subsidiary of Tech Mahindra. The university is being planned to be a platform to balance education with real-world experience through entrepreneurial projects to solve complex challenges facing society. Apart from US- and Europe-based universities, they are actively seeking partnerships with Japanese universities to leverage their expertise in technology and design, said Mahindra.

Govindan Rangarajan New IISc Director

Professor Govindan Rangarajan was appointed as the new director of the 111-year-old Indian Institute of Science (IISc) located in Bengaluru. According to an official statement from the premier institution, the new appointment is in the wake of incumbent Director Prof. Anurag Kumar superannuating from his service on July 31.
Prof. Rangarajan obtained an Integrated M.Sc. (Hons.) degree from the Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, and a PhD from the University of Maryland, College Park. He then worked at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, USA, before returning to India in 1992. Prior to his current appointment, Prof. Rangarajan was the Chair, Division of Interdisciplinary Research at IISc comprising 10 departments and centres.
Prof. Anurag Kumar, was appointed as the Director of the Institute on August 1, 2014.

Jul 24, 2020

NITs and Centrally-funded Institutes to Drop Class 12 Marks Criteria

Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal said that the Central Seat Allocation Board has decided to drop the Class 12 marks criteria for admission to undergraduate courses in National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and all other centrally funded technical institutions this year due to the ongoing battle against coronavirus pandemic.
As per Pokhriyal, apart from qualifying JEE Main, the eligibility is to secure a minimum of 75 per cent marks in Class 12 Boards exams or rank among the top 20 percentile in their qualifying examinations.
JEE Main 2020 qualified candidates will now only need to obtain a passing certificate in class XII examination irrespective of the marks obtained.

Jul 22, 2020

IIT-Madras Offers Online Advanced Certifications in Software Engineering for Cloud, Bockchain, IoT

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras launched an Advanced Certification Programme in Software Engineering for IoT, Cloud and Blockchain. This nine-month online programme is offered through Great Learnings – a professional learning firm.
The course will be co-developed and co-delivered by top-notch faculty and industry experts from IIT-Madras and Great Learning. The programme offers 300 hours of online video learning sessions, live learning sessions, and a series of practical projects in cloud computing, blockchain, and the Internet of Things (IoT).
This program focuses on making current and aspiring software developers job-ready and future-proof. Upon completion of the programme, the participants will be awarded a programme completion certificate from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras.

Jul 20, 2020

Colleges Win Immigration Battle but Fear for US Reputation as Education Destination

Even with a fresh victory on behalf of international students, U.S. universities fear they're losing a broader fight over the nation's reputation as a place that embraces and fosters the world's best scholars.
University leaders see it as a steady erosion. They say the Trump administration's repeated attempts to curb immigration have sent students a message that they aren't welcome in the United States. Colleges say foreign students are listening: Since President Donald Trump was elected in 2016, the number of new international students coming to the U.S. has fallen by 10% after years of growth.
Already, there's concern that the coronavirus pandemic and a slowdown of visa processing could prevent thousands of students from returning this fall. Foreign students now face even more uncertainty after seeing how quickly policies can change, and on nothing more than a political whim, said Kim Wilcox, chancellor of the University of California, Riverside.

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