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IIT Bombay tops 2020 QS India University Rankings

IIT Bombay has topped the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) India University Rankings 2020. The QS has ranked the higher education institutions in India on the basis eight parameters of academic reputation (30%), employer reputation (20%), faculty-student ratio (20%), staff with PhD (10%), papers per faculty (10%), citation per paper (5%), international faculty (2.5%) and international students ..

Topics: College and university rankings • Education in India • Engineering education in India • Indian Institute of Science • Indian Institute of Technology Bombay • Indian Institutes of Technology • Inter IIT Sports Meet • Nptel • Quacquarelli Symonds • States and union territories of India

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

Jawaharlal Nehru University inks an agreement with IIT-Delhi

The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has inked an agreement with IIT-Delhi for cooperation in research, education and technology developments in science and other disciplines. This collaboration will also facilitate access to each other’s libraries and central research facilities to intensify joint research projects and other related academic activities.

Topics: Delhi • Education in Delhi • Education in India • Indian Institute of Technology Delhi • Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur • Indian Institutes of Technology • Jawaharlal Nehru University • JNU • Universities and colleges in India

World University Ranking 2020

The World University Rankings 2020 has been published by UK-based Times Higher Education. Top Universities of the World The University of Oxford has retained the top spot for the fourth consecutive year. The California Institute of Technology rose from fifth to the second position. The University of Cambridge, Stanford University and the Massachusetts Institute of ..

Topics: Education in India • Indian Institute of Science • Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar • Indian Institute of Technology Bombay • Indian Institute of Technology Indore • Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur • Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur • Indian Institute of Technology Madras • Indian Institute of Technology Ropar • Indian Institutes of Technology • States and union territories of India • Universities and colleges in India

IIT Kharagpur selected for Sophisticated Analytical and Technical Help

After IIT Delhi, IIT Kharagpur has been selected for the “Sophisticated Analytical and Technical Help Institute (SATHI) of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) of the Union government. The SATHI Centre will run 24×7 round the year. At least 70% of instrument time will be reserved for external users from other academic institutes, national ..

Topics: Education in Delhi • Education in India • Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi • Indian Institute of Technology Delhi • Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur • Kharagpur • States and union territories of India • Universities and colleges in India