New Institutes of Eminence announced by the UGC

Given, India’s high demographic dividend and a shrinking global workforce, India has a high potential to be the global human resource capital of the world. However, modern technology requires extensive training and quality instruction and for this, the Indian Government has committed to improving the quality of education in India. What are the Institutions of ..

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Higher education • IIMs • IITs • IOE • NIRF • Research • Training

UGC recommendes 20 institutions for Institutes of Eminence (IoE)

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has recommended the grant of the Institute of Eminence (IoE) status to 20 institutions such as IITs Madras and Kharagpur, Delhi University, University of Hyderabad, Amritha Vishwa Vidyapeetham and VIT. The recommendations are based on the reports of the Empowered Expert Committee (EEC) under the chairmanship of N Gopalaswami. The ..

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Government of India • Higher education in India • India • Indian Institutes of Technology • IOE • Ministry of Human Resource Development • N. Gopalaswami • University Grants Commission