National Institutes of Technology Current Affairs, GK & News

ISRO launches its first Space Technology Incubation Centre in Tripura

ISRO has recently launched its first Space Technology Incubation Centre at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Agartala via remote from Bengaluru. It was jointly launched by ISRO Chairman Dr. KV Sivan and Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb. The incubation centre was launched at the first edition of ‘Spacetronics’ organised by the India Electronics ..

Topics: Animals • Behavior • Egg incubation • Incubation • Indian Space Research Organisation • National Institutes of Technology • Science and technology in India • Space programme of India

TARE Sheme – Teacher Associateship for Research Excellence

This scheme aims to facilitate mobility of faculty members working in a regular capacity in State Universities / Colleges and in private Academic Institutions to carryout research work in an established public funded institution such as IITs, IISc, IISERS, National Institutions (NITs, CSIR, ICAR, ICMR labs and other central institutions) and Central Universities, located preferably ..

Topics: Education in India • Higher education in India • India • Indian Institute of Science • Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research • Indian Institutes of Technology • National Institutes of Technology • Science and technology in India

Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA)

In order to give a big push for building up robust higher educational institutions, the Cabinet has approved creation of the Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA) with Government equity of Rs. 1,000 Cr. The creation of HEFA will enable major investments for creation of high quality infrastructure in premier educational institutions. The HEFA would be ..

Topics: Haifa • Indian Institutes of Technology • Local government in Israel • National Institutes of Technology

According to Prime Minister’s Research Fellows scheme, B. Tech and M. Tech to get fellowship every year

As per Prime Minister’s Research Fellows scheme, the Union Government will give fellowships to 1,000 meritorious students of B. Tech and M. Tech every year. The fellowship amount will be Rs. 70 to 80 thousand per month. Apart from this, a research grant of Rs. two lakh will be provided to each of the fellows ..

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Common Engineering Entrance Examination • Education in India • Indian Institute of Science • Indian Institutes of Technology • Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. • Karnataka • National Institutes of Technology • Science and technology in India

Ministry of Communications launched Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana to promote philately

The Pan India scholarship program for school children “Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana” has launched by Union Minister of Communications Manoj Sinha to increase the reach of Philately. Under the scheme of SPARSH, the annual scholarships will be awarded to children of Standard VI to IX having good academic record and also pursuing Philately as a ..

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: American Philatelic Society • Lok Sabha • Manoj Sinha • Narendra Modi ministry • National Institutes of Technology • Parliament of India • Philately • Sparsh

Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN)

Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) in Higher Education is a new Government scheme that aims to increase footfalls of reputed international faculty to Indian academic institutes; and thereby bring in international academic excellence in India’s higher education institutions. This programme was initially conceptualized as an Indo-US collaboration but was later its scope was extended. ..

Topics: India • Indian Institutes of Management • Indian Institutes of Technology • Ministry of Human Resource Development • National Institutes of Technology • Reservation policy in Indian Institutes of Technology • SWAYAM • University