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West Bengal approves Student Credit Card scheme
West Bengal Cabinet approved the “Student Credit Card scheme” on June 24, 2021. Trinamool Congress had promised to launch this scheme in its election manifesto. Students Credit Card Scheme This scheme will be implemented and launched on June 30, 2021. Under the scheme, student can get a soft loan of up to ₹10 lakh with ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Bihar • Higher education • interest-free loans • Student credit card scheme • Trinamool Congress • West Bengal • West Bengal Election
ARWU Ranking, 2020
The ARWU (Academic Ranking of World Universities) is also called Shanghai Ranking. Around fifteen Indian Universities have made it to the ARWU, 2020. Indian Universities in ARWU Ranking, 2020 The Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore has secured the top position among the higher education institutes in India. Calcutta University secured third position among the higher ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: ARWU ranking • Higher education • IISc • IIT • Rankings • Shanghai Ranking
What is Learning Management System launched in Karnataka?
The Learning Management System (LMS) was launched by the Karnataka government in digital mode, will be implemented in government colleges within the state. This digital platform will have multilingual e-content in the form of PPTs, videos, quizzes, assignment and e-study materials developed as per the University syllabus. It is said to be the first of ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Digital Education • gross enrolment ratio • Higher education • ICT • Karnataka • Learning Management System
24 Universities declared fake by UGC
On October 7, 2020, the University Grants Commission announced a list of 24 unrecognised universities. These Universities have been termed as fake. This has been done by UGC to maintain the standards of higher education in the country. Highlights The maximum number of these universities are operating from the states of Uttar Pradesh followed by ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: fake universities • Higher education • UGC • UGC act • Universities in India
NTA extended date for exam applications’ submission
The National Testing Agency has extended the date of submission of online application forms of various exams. The announcement comes in light of the COVID-19 situation. NTA The National Testing Agency is a government agency established in 2017. It is an autonomous organisation concerned with the conduction of examinations for admission into higher educational institutions ..
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Higher education • Ministry of Human Resource Development • National Testing Agency