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Najma Akhtar appointed as first-ever woman Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia University (JMI)

Professor Najma Akhtar has become the first-ever woman Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia University (JMI) for a period of five years or until she attains the age of 70 years, She is also the first lady vice chancellor of any central university in Delhi. Ms. Akhtar has four decades of academic scholarship in educational leadership. ..

Topics: Education in Delhi • Education in India • Indian Muslims • Jamia Millia Islamia • Najma Akhtar • National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration • Universities and colleges in India • Universities in India

IIT-Madras ranked as ‘Best Educational Institution’ in 2019 National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)

The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-Madras) has been ranked as the top institute in the overall category in the latest edition of National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2019 and is followed by Indian Institute of Science (IISc), IIT Delhi, IIT-Bombay, IIT-Kharagpur, IIT Kanpur, JNU, IIT-Roorkee, IIT-Guwahati and BHU. The NIRF is a Ministry of HRD ..

Topics: Education in India • Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi • Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad • Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar • Indian Institute of Technology Delhi • Indian Institute of Technology Indore • Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur • Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee • Indian Institutes of Technology • National Institutional Ranking Framework • States and union territories of India • Universities and colleges in India

Centre of Excellence for European Union Studies in India (CEEUSI) inaugurated in JNU

On March 8, the European Union and the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) inaugurated the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence for European Union Studies in India at the varsity. The Centre of Excellence for European Union Studies in India (CEEUSI) at JNU will provide greater visibility to EU studies in India and South Asia. After Manipal ..

Topics: Jawaharlal Nehru University • JNU • Universities and colleges in India • Universities in India

National Institutes of Design (NID) inaugurated in Bhopal & Jorhat

Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu inaugurated National Institutes of Design (NID) at Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh and Jorhat in Assam through video conference from New Delhi on 22nd February 2019. Both institutes are autonomous institutions under Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and ..

Topics: Education in Ahmedabad • Jorhat • National Institute of Design • National Institute of Design, Jorhat • National Institute of Design, Vijayawada • National Institutes of Design • States and union territories of India • Universities and colleges in India • Visual arts

IIT Hyderabad to launch India’s first B.Tech course in Artificial Intelligence

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad will launch India’s first full-fledged B.Tech (Bachelors of Technology) programme in Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the academic year 2019-20. The course will have an intake of around 20 students and the admission will be done on the basis of the JEE-Advanced score. The course syllabus will comprise of ..

Topics: All India Council for Technical Education • Banaras Hindu University • Education in India • Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi • Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad • Indian Institute of Technology Bombay • Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad • Indian Institute of Technology Indore • Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur • Indian Institutes of Technology • States and union territories of India • Universities and colleges in India