Woxsen University Launches Project Aspiration for Girls in Telangana
Woxsen University with its firm belief in developing its ecosystem and empowering the community around the campus, launched Project Aspiration. Woxsen's Centre of Excellence – Diversity, Equity & Inclusion conceptualized this project for the ambitious girls of Classes IX-XII, Telangana Model School & Junior College.
Under Project Aspiration, few meritorious students were selected by the school principal to take part in 'Train the Trainer' workshop which commenced in the month of December, 2022. The training program was led by Postgraduate students of Woxsen University and mentored by Dr. Kakoli Sen, Dean – School of Business & Dr. Shubhendhu Patnaik, Cary Cooper Professor of Organisational Psychology.
Karnataka: Education Institutions Begin Crackdown on ChatGPT Usage
While the ChatGPT fever has gripped youngsters across the globe, in Bengaluru however, the AI agent could land you in trouble. Many private universities in Bengaluru are beginning to crack down on ChatGPT, which has become popular among the student community.
Launched in November 2022, ChatGPT developed by OpenAI, is an open-source platform that can write papers, articles and essays with proficiency, after a simple command. And this service is available to anyone with an internet connection, for free.
Maximum Number of Universities in Rajasthan, Least in Ladakh: AISHE Report
Rajasthan hosts the maximum number of universities in India followed by Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat, reveals the Ministry of Education's latest All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) Report. The report also stated the names of districts with a maximum number of colleges.
As per the report, Rajasthan has 52 state private universities, 26 state public universities, 7 deemed to be universities, 5 institutes of national importance (IITs, IIMs, NITs) and one central and state-run university.
Apart from these, Ladakh has the lowest number of universities (2), followed by Chandigarh, Goa and Mizoram with three universities each.
In Uttar Pradesh, there are 8114 colleges and for every one lakh population there are 32 colleges. Similarly, Maharashtra comes second with 4532 colleges and 34 colleges per lakh population. Karnataka comes at third position with 4233 colleges and 62 colleges per lakh population whereas Rajasthan is at fourth position with 3694 colleges and 40 colleges per lakh population.
Jan 30, 2023
IIT Madras to Organise G20 Seminar on 'Role of Digital Technology in Education'
IIT Madras is all set to organise a G20 seminar on 'Role of Digital Technology in Education' at its Research Park on January 31, 2023. It is intended to identify policies for the effective use of digital technology in education in the G20 member countries.
The G20 seminar will be held at IIT Madras Research Park (IITMRP) as part of 'Sherpa Track – 1st Education Working Group Meeting' in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, from January 31, 2023 to February 2, 2023.
The Education Working Group, under India's Presidency of G20, has a key objective to identify areas/themes to promote possible research and academic collaboration among educational institutions in G20 member countries.
Amit Shah Lays Foundation Stone for National Forensic Sciences University
Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation stone for a National Forensic Sciences University at the premises of University of Agricultural Sciences at Dharwad in North Karnataka. The establishment of the Forensic Sciences University in the state will help create expert manpower for the country to combat crime and result in the prosecution of the criminals.
Jan 28, 2023
SC Gives Six Weeks to Expert Committee to Find a Solution for Ukraine-returned Medical Students
The Supreme Court asked the committee to present a solution within six weeks for Indian students who returned from Ukraine due to the war. There are nearly 20,000 Indian students who had to return to India mid-degree.
Following the earlier court order, the committee constituted by the Centre has already met once, Additional Solicitor General of India Aishwarya Bhati told a bench comprising Justices B. R. Gavai and Vikram Nath.
Last month, the apex court asked the government to form a committee of experts to find a solution for students. The Court also said that these students can be a national asset when the country is facing a dearth of doctors.
Jan 27, 2023
Mandaviya Unveils World's First Intranasal Covid Vaccine 'iNCOVACC'
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya unveiled the world's first intranasal Covid vaccine iNCOVACC and said that it marked a glorious tribute to the call for Atmanirbhar Bharat. He launched the vaccine in the presence of Union Minister of State for Science and Technology, Jitendra Singh.
The vaccine is now available on CoWIN, and priced at Rs. 800 for private markets and Rs. 325 for supplies to the central and state governments. Developed by Bharat Biotech, iNCOVACC is the world's first intranasal COVID-19 vaccine to receive approval for the primary two-dose schedule, and as a heterologous booster dose for adults.
Jan 26, 2023
IISc Bangalore Launches PG Certification Programme in Micro and Nanoelectronics
The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore launched a new PG level advanced certification programme in Micro and Nanoelectronics to equip the upcoming generation of semiconductor experts, who are prepared to benefit from the industry's rapid expansion currently being experienced by the semiconductor sector.
The progrmme was launched in collaboration with TalentSprint, an edtech company to meet the growing demand of semiconductor/VLSI professionals, or professionals having deeper semiconductor knowledge to interface with any electronics industry. The curriculum of the programme was currated by MSDLab, Department of Electronics Systems Engineering (DESE) at IISc Bangalore.
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