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Indian Institute of Heritage to come up in Noida
The Indian Institute of Heritage will be set up in Noida by the government. This will be a first of kind institution in the country. Highlights The Indian Institute of Heritage will be set up and it will focus on the country’s rich heritage and will look to impart education on the cultural aspects ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Deemed university • Indian Institute of Heritage • Ministry of Culture and Tourism • Noida
Amit Khare appointed as Secretary of Department of School Education and Literacy
I&B Secretary Amit Khare, an IAS officer of 1985 batch from Jharkhand cadre, has been given the additional charge of Secretary of Department of School Education and Literacy in Ministry of Human Resources Development (HRD). The Department of Higher Education is in charge of secondary and post-secondary education. It is empowered to grant deemed university ..
Topics: Amit Khare • Deemed university • Department of Higher Education • Education • Education in India • Higher education • Higher education in India • Indian Institute of Planning and Management • Ministry of Human Resource Development • University Grants Commission
What are the Institutes of Eminence?
To promote higher education and research & development in the country, the Indian Government has decided to accord the status of Institutes of Eminence to several public and private universities in the country. Hence, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has notified two separate set of guidelines for the private universities i.e. the ‘UGC (Institutions of ..
Topics: Deemed university • Education • Higher education • Higher Education Commission • Higher education in India • Ministry of Human Resource Development • Private university • Public university • Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan • University Grants Commission
N Gopalaswami committee constituted by University Grants Commission (UGC)
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has recently constituted a four-member Empowered Expert Committee (EEC), which is being entrusted to conduct the appraisal of applications for short listing 20 Institutions of Eminence. N Gopalaswami, former Chief Election Commissioner of India is the Chairperson of the committee. The government is likely to announce the names of the ..
Topics: Deemed university • Education in India • Higher education • Higher education in India • Ministry of Human Resource Development • Universities and colleges in India • University Grants Commission