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Jun 2023

Jul 04, 2023

IIT Madras to Educate Students in Rural Areas of UP via Online Classes

IIT Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation partnered with Vidya Shakti to take education to rural areas of Uttar Pradesh through the use of Online Classes and Virtual Reality (VR).
The Initiative has already been implemented in 100 villages of Varanasi District with the sessions being conducted in Hindi Medium for students of classes 6th to 8th.
This initiative is intended to tackle the 'knowledge gap' created by Covid-19 between students from urban and rural areas. The classes are focused on the fundamentals of languages as well as on maths and science.
'Vidya Shakti' is an initiative of OpenMentor, formed in 2009 as a Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative of Softsmith Infotech Private Limited to cater to the online education and skilling of the student community in the country. It conducts online courses in industry-relevant software skills besides providing recorded sessions and online exams for the students to practice and do self-evaluation.

Jul 02, 2023

IIM Ahmedabad Announces 30 New Scholarships for PGP Batch of 2023-25

The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A) announced 30 new scholarships for the incoming Class of 2023-25. The scholarships were contributed by the IIMA alumni through the IIMA Endowment Fund.
As per the release, a total of 10 scholarships of Rs. 10 lakh each and 202 scholarships of Rs. 5 lakh each will be awarded to students early in the first year and the second year.
In addition to these scholarships, the Institute has several others in the form of awards for Academic and all-round excellence and performance in specific subjects, which are either awarded by the Institute, alumni, individual or organisational donors.

Jul 01, 2023

President Droupadi Murmu Launches New ICAI CA Syllabus

President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the CA Foundation Day celebrations and launched the new syllabus of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). The event, marking ICAI's 75th anniversary, took place at Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi.
The new syllabus introduced by ICAI incorporates modern topics like Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain, aiming to equip CA aspirants with future-ready skills in line with International Education Standards and the National Education Policy, 2020.
The launch of the new syllabus by President Droupadi Murmu signifies a significant step in preparing CA students for the challenges and opportunities of the future.

National Exit Test for MBBS Students from Next May

The first National Exit test (NExT), a common licentiate examination to replace university-level final MBBS examination, National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-PG (NEET-PG) and Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE), will be conducted in May 2024.
Clearing this examination will be a must to receive a registration as a doctor to practice medicine in India. It will also serve as a test for postgraduate selections for all specialties.
The National Medical Commission (NMC) made this announcement in a virtual meeting with medical colleges across India.
The medical education regulator also announced that the first step of NExT or NExT-1, which will test students on theoretical aspects, will be held twice annually in May and November while NExT- 2 which will evaluate students on practical and clinical skills will be held once a year.

Jun 30, 2023

QS World Rankings 2024: IIT Guwahati Enters the World's Top 25% Institutions List

The Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati achieved a spot in the 'World's Top 25 per cent Institutions List' in the QS World University Rankings 2024. The Institute achieved rank 364 in the world in the overall ranking and ranks 7 in India. With this, the Institute improved its global rank by 20 places and its Indian rank by 1 place.

Jun 29, 2023

NUS Makes History: First Asian University in QS Rankings Best 10

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US topped the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Ranking for the twelfth consecutive time this year (2023), followed closely by UK's Cambridge University and Oxford University. Notably, the National University of Singapore (NUS) moved up three positions from rank 11 last year (2022) to become the first Asian university to break into the top 10 club.
The rankings in the latest edition saw minimal changes within the top 10 list. However, significant fluctuations were observed in the lower rankings.
Overall, American universities made up half of the top 20 institutions in the world, with UC Berkeley, after a long absence, making a comeback to the best 10 list this time (2023). ETH Zurich retained its title as the best university in Europe for the sixteenth year in a row.

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