Department of Higher Education Current Affairs, GK & News

IIT-Delhi Endowment Fund: 1 billion USD

October 21, 2019

IIT Delhi will announce its Endowment Fund on October 31, 2019 ahead of its Golden Jubilee Convocation ceremony. The aim is to collect funds from the alumni, bankers and industrialists. The institute has set its target as 1 billion USD. The Endowment funds are big source of income for top global universities. For instance, the ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs

Topics: Department of Higher Education • Education • Funds • IIT • Indian institute of technology

Amit Khare appointed as Secretary of Department of School Education and Literacy

October 16, 2019

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

Govind Prasad Sharma appointed as new Chairman of National Book Trust

February 28, 2019

The National Book Trust (NBT) has appointed educationist and author Govind Prasad Sharma as its new Chairman. Born in 1939, Sharma has served as the Principal of Government P.G. College, Madhya Pradesh. Later, he was appointed as the Additional Director of Higher Education (Gwalior Chambal Division) and has also been the Director of Madhya Pradesh ..

Topics: Chambal • Department of Higher Education • Gwalior • India • Madhya Pradesh • Ministry of Human Resource Development • National Book Trust • Sharma • Surname • Surnames

Govind Prasad Sharma appointed as Chairman of NBT

February 27, 2019

Educationist and Author Govind Prasad Sharma has been appointed as the Chairman of National Book Trust (NBT). Govind Prasad Sharma Govind Prasad Sharma in his long carrier has served as the Principal of Government P.G. College in Madhya Pradesh, Additional Director of Higher Education of Gwalior Chambal Division, Director of Madhya Pradesh Hindi Granth Akademi and also as Vice Chairman of Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education. National Book Trust National Book Trust (NBT) is ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019

Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News

Topics: Department of Higher Education • English • Govind Prasad Sharma • Hindi • Indian Languages • Madhya Pradesh • Ministry of Human Resource Development • National Book Trust • NBT