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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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Cabinet approves to give status of Institution of National Importance to 5 IIITs
On February 5, 2020, the Union Cabinet approved to confer the status of Institution of National Importance to 5 IIITs (Indian Institute of Information Tecnology). All the 5...
Budget 2020: 99,300 crores and 3,000 crores allocated for Education and Skill Development
The Budget 2020 was presented at the Parliament under three themes. One of the themes is Aspirational India. The Education and Skills is a Sub theme of Aspirational...
Assam Government launches ‘Abhinandan Scheme’
For deserving students in the state, the Assam government has launched a scheme named- Abhinandan that will facilitate them in higher education. The Chief Minister of Assam, Sarbananda... Five Documents developed by UGC released
On December 26, 2019, the Union Human Resource Development Ministry released five documents that were developed by UGC covering five verticals of quality mandate. The documents covered eco-friendly...
“India Ranking Society” established to rank educational institutes
On December 2, 2019, the Ministry of Human Resource Development informed Lok Sabha that the “Indian Ranking Society” was approved by the ministry in August 2019. The aim...
