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Office for International Affairs in Education institutions
The University Grants Commission (UGC) recently asked the higher education institutes across the country to establish an office for international affairs. About the Office of International Affairs The Office of International Affairs will be an integral part of internationalisation of higher education in India. They will be responsible for academic and research collaborations with foreign ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Education policy • institute of eminence • Institution of National Importance • National Education Policy • National Education Policy 2020 • new education policy
Union Government to launch two-month outreach on Education policy
The Union Government is planning to launch a two-month-long national outreach program on the new National Education Policy (NEP) to bring on board all the stakeholders, including states and institutions so that they can understand the details of the policy and its structural reforms. The advantages and the facilities under this policy will also be ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: National Education Policy • NCERT • NEP 2020 • Right to education • RTE • RTE 2009
‘Conclave on Transformational Reforms in Higher Education under National Education Policy’: Highlights
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the inaugural address at the Conclave of Transformational Reforms in Higher Education under National Educational Policy. This conclave has been organized by the Ministry of Education along with the University Grants Commission. The conclave has been organized through video-conferencing by the Prime Minister. The objective of the Conclave The ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: National Education Policy • National Education Policy 2020 • NEP 1986 • NEP 2020
NCERT: 14-year-old curriculum to be revised
The National Council of Educational Research and Training is planning to revise the 14-year-old National Curriculum Framework in accordance with a new National Education Policy. The Council will set up a new committee to frame the curriculum. The National Curriculum Framework has been revised four times so far in 1975, 1988, 2000 and 2005. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Topics: Education • Kasturirangan Committee • National Council of Education Research and Training • National Curriculum Framework • National Education Policy • NCERT
Draft National Education Policy on Higher Education
The draft National Education Policy makes the following recommendations to improve the quality of higher education: There is a great need to focus on multidisciplinary and 21st-century competencies for future work roles. These multidisciplinary capabilities differentiate humans from Robots. Breaking down of the rigid boundaries of disciplines in higher education by moving towards broad-based, flexible ..
Topics: Bar Council of India • Higher education • LASE • Liberal Arts Science Education • Medical Council of India • National Council for Teacher Education • National Education Policy • National Education Technology Forum • National Higher Education Regulatory Authority • National Repository of Educational Data • National Research Foundation • Parliament • Rashtriya Shikha Aayog • Technical Education