IIT Madras Collaborates with Industry Partners to Offer Employability Focused Courses on Swayam Plus
The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT Madras) partnered with multiple industries to offer employability-focused programmes on Swayam Plus. As many as 24 MoUs with leading industry partners across multiple sectors were signed to offer skill and employability-focused online courses and internships.
This takes Swayam Plus's total industry partners to 36. The MoUs cover a range of fields, including information technology, social sciences, banking and finance, soft skills, music, management, food science, Indian knowledge systems, and internships ensuring comprehensive coverage of skill development across areas crucial for future employability.
Swayam Plus, an initiative by the Ministry of Education and IIT Madras, was launched by Dharmendra Pradhan, Education Minister.
Jul 04, 2024
IIT-Gandhinagar, Asian Institute of Technology Launch Double Degree Master's Course
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gandhinagar, and the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, launched a double-degree master's programme, which allows students to pursue two separate postgraduate degrees from either institution, simultaneously.
The postgraduate courses covered under the double-degree programme are data science and artificial intelligence, bio-nano materials science and engineering, environmental engineering and management, remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS), geotechnical and earth resources engineering, water engineering and management, and sustainable energy transition.
UGC Releases List of Universities without Appointed Ombudsperson
The University Grants Commission (UGC) published an updated list of universities that have not yet appointed Ombudsperson(s) as required by the University Grants Commission (Redressal of Grievances of Students) Regulations, 2023. The new list includes approximately 63 universities.
The updated list now comprises 46 state universities, six private universities, and 11 deemed universities that have yet to appoint Ombudsperson(s).
Jul 03, 2024
Tamil Nadu Unveils New Education Policy, Submits report to M. K. Stalin
The Justice D. Murugesan Committee, tasked with formulating the Tamil Nadu Education Policy, presented its comprehensive report to Chief Minister M. K. Stalin. This committee was established to develop an educational framework that honours Tamil Nadu's rich heritage, addresses current challenges, and aligns with future goals.
As per reports, the panel proposed a dual-language policy, emphasising Tamil and English, for the state's educational system. Additionally, the committee recommended the abolition of public examinations for classes 3, 5, and 8 in all state-run schools.
IIT Madras to Conduct 'Sports Tech Start-Up Conclave' in New Delhi
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) Centre of Excellence in Sports Science and Analytics (CESSA) is going to organise a 'Sports Tech start-Up Conclave' in New Delhi on July 12 and 13, 2024.
The conclave will showcase IIT Madras' commitment to promoting sports start-ups in India and its plans to technologically support the Indian Government in facilitating hosting the Olympics 2036. Supporting indigenisation in the sports goods manufacturing firms will also be a focus area.
IGNOU Launches 13 New Academic Programmes
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) launched 13 new programs across IGNOU's various schools including 4 MBA programmes in new domains.
IGNOU's new programmes include; MBA in Construction Management, MBA in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, MBA in Agribusiness Management, MBA in Healthcare and Hospital Management, PG Diploma in Rehabilitation Psychology, PG Diploma in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management, MA Geeta Studies, Certificate Programme in Early Childhood Special Education Enabling Inclusion – Visual Impairment, Certificate Programme in Early Childhood Special Education Enabling Inclusion – Hearing Impairment, Certificate Programme in Early Childhood Special Education Enabling Inclusion – Intellectual Disability, MSc (Home Science – Community Development and Extension Management).
Jul 02, 2024
NIT Calicut: Only NIT Placed under Top 10 Innovation Category
For the last three years, the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Calicut has maintained its position in the National Institutional Ranking Framework under the architecture category. From 2021 to 2023, the Institute's NIRF position has remained steady at second position. However, in 2019 and 2020, the Calicut-based engineering institute was placed in the third position.
With no ranking under NIRF's innovation category, the Institute changed its fortunes by getting the eighth rank in the 2023 ranking list. It is the only NIT to have ever been positioned in the top 10 category under innovation category in 2023.
Established in 1961 the institute secured second ranks in the architecture category of NIRF 2023 rankings by scoring 91.68 in teaching, learning, and resources (TRL) out of 100, 43.78 in research and professional practice (RPC) out of 100, 85.63 in graduation outcomes (GO), 67.36 in outreach and inclusivity (OI) and 71.96 in perception out of 100.
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