UGC declared a curriculum and credit framework for the Undergraduate programmes, which will provide an innovative and flexible higher education system for students. UGC developed this curriculum with a credit framework for undergraduate programmes. All the Higher Educational institutes have been advised by UGC to take necessary measures to adapt the curriculum.
PM Narendra Modi Inaugurates Goa Centre of All India Institute of Ayurveda
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Goa satellite centre of the All India Institute of Ayurveda. With this, the satellite centre in Goa opens doors of education in the field of Ayurveda for students of the Konkan and nearby areas.
The institute's location in Goa, a hub of tourists coming from all over the world, will also provide some of the best tertiary care facilities, such as Panchakarma, and will play a catalytic role in making the state a hub of medical tourism activities.
While the biodiversity and the medicinal plants found in the region will benefit the practice of Ayurveda, the AIIA satellite centre in Goa, which is an international tourist destination, will also boost the prospects of medical tourism in the country.
Dec 11, 2022
IIT Delhi Organises 4th Edition of Industry Day
IIT Delhi's flagship industry-academia partnership event, Industry Day 2022, was held on December 10, 2022.
The fourth edition of the daylong event gave an opportunity to the industry to witness how IIT Delhi is working to develop technologies that will benefit both the industry and society. Top leadership from over 15 large corporate and business houses were present at the event.
Industry Day 2022 centred on four themes that are woven into India's commitment to achieving its Sustainable Development Goals. The thematic sessions on Healthcare, Electric Vehicles, Communication Technologies, and Clean Energy and Environment will be attended by industry leaders, scientists, IIT Delhi faculty, research scholars, and students who will deliberate on fundamental concepts and new perspectives that will have an impact on civil society as a whole.
The annual event displayed the best of IIT Delhi's collaborative and interdisciplinary sharing through the breadth of the research presented.
Dec 09, 2022
India, Germany Strengthen Partnership to Promote Vocational Training, Education
The Indo-German joint working group met in New Delhi and encouraged Vocational Education and Training (VET). This was the 12th edition of the meeting, in which the experts assessed the skills gaps present in the country.
KK Dwivedi, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India and Alexander Hochradel, Senior Policy Officer of division 222: ERASMUS; International Cooperation in Vocational Training, Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) co-chaired the meeting.
The aim of this meeting was to institutionalise a standard mechanism for VET to meet the skill requirements in priority sectors as per the German standards. To achieve this, a skill mapping exercise will be undertaken to assess the skill gaps. Based on this, bridge courses and upskilling programmes will be designed for skill training of Indian workers.
Dec 08, 2022
UGC Forms Panel to Work on Textbooks in Indian Languages
University Grants Commission (UGC) chairperson M. Jagadesh Kumar met representatives of international publishers to discuss a roadmap for translating their books as part of plans to introduce undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Indian languages across disciplines.
The UGC also constituted an apex committee to prepare the roadmap to introduce undergraduate and postgraduate courses in regional languages in disciplines including commerce, humanities, and science across the country.
The UGC has sought the translation of textbooks for undergraduate programmes in languages such as Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Odia, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, Hindi, and Urdu. "The UGC will also provide hand-holding to the publishers regarding the identification of textbooks, translation tools, and experts for editing to these publishers.
IIM-Raipur to Launch Executive Certificate Programme for Chief Supply Chain, Operations Officer
The Indian Institute of Management, Raipur collaborated with Imarticus Learning to launch its Executive Certificate Programme for chief supply chain and operations officers. The course will be 10 months long and candidates require a graduate degree to apply for the course.
The programme aims to help aspiring professionals in the field of supply chain and operations to up skill and gain better employment and promotion opportunities. And those who are already established in the field, it will help them acquire leadership skills in the area of strategy, operations and technology.
There would be over 150 hours of live sessions from experts of IIM Raipur and a three-day immersive session on campus. The graduates from this programme will also receive a certificate from the institute.
Dec 06, 2022
IIT-Mandi Awards Record Number of PhDs at 10th Convocation Ceremony
The Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi awarded 64 PhDs, the highest in an academic year till date. There were 59 who graduated with a normal PhD and 5 who had done an iPhD (integrated PhD).
Out of the students who graduated with PhDs, there were 28 women in PhD programme and 4 in iPhD programme, surpassing the numbers from the previous years. IIT Mandi has four PhD programmes and one iPhD programme.
At the 10th convocation ceremony of IIT Mandi a total of 462 students graduated this year. Out of the students who have graduated this year, there were 348 male students and 114 female students.
Oxford Dictionaries Names 'Goblin Mode' Word of the Year
Asked to sum up 2022 in a word, the public has chosen a phrase.
Oxford Dictionaries said that 'goblin mode' was selected by online vote as its word of the year.
It defines the term as a type of behaviour which is unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy, typically in a way that rejects social norms or expectations.
First seen on Twitter in 2009, goblin mode gained popularity in 2022 as people around the world emerged uncertainly from pandemic lockdowns.
The word of the year is intended to reflect the ethos, mood, or preoccupations of the past twelve months. For the first time this year's (2022) winning phrase was chosen by public vote, from among three finalists selected by Oxford Languages lexicographers: goblin mode, metaverse and the hashtag IStandWith.
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