J&K: KU's NSS organises webinar to mark Human Rights Day
Dec 13, 2020, at 02:14 pm
Srinagar: Academics and legal experts Friday called for raising levels of public awareness to ensure that human rights of marginalised sections of the society are protected with greater seriousness amid new challenges posed by the COVID19 pandemic.
J&K: Medical courses at AIIMS Kashmir from next academic year
Dec 12, 2020, at 03:22 am
Srinagar: The government of India has directed the J&K administration to set-up a temporary campus adjacent to the proposed site of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in south Kashmir’s Awantipora for starting medical courses from next academic year.
NHAI to collaborate with two JIS Group colleges, boosts internship opportunities
Dec 11, 2020, at 05:11 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has entered into a collaboration with two engineering colleges of JIS Group, Narula Institute of Technology and JIS College of Engineering.
Shutting school systems, wrong response to COVID-19, UNICEF says
Dec 08, 2020, at 06:16 pm
New York: Countries fighting the coronavirus should not impose nationwide or large-scale school closures, which is the wrong response and compounds the societal cost of the disease, with 320 million children locked out of school at the start of December, the UN children’s agency UNICEF said on Tuesday.
CT University delegation interacts with Srinagar students
Dec 05, 2020, at 10:39 pm
Srinagar: CT University, Ludhiana, organized an interactive session about ‘Teaching & Learning in the tough Covid19 times’ for the academicians, Ph.D. scholars and faculty of Srinagar.
A ‘digital canyon’: 1.3 billion school-aged children can’t log on to internet at home
Dec 02, 2020, at 05:43 am
New York: A staggering two-thirds of world’s school-aged children – 1.3 billion children aged 3-17 – do not have internet connection in their homes, preventing them from learning vital skills needed to compete in the modern economy, a new UN report has revealed.
Dec 01, 2020, at 04:43 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC) continued its legacy of 100 per cent Summer Internship Placements for its Class of 2022, according to the premier learning institution.
Assam government to re-open elementary schools from January 1
Nov 30, 2020, at 08:14 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam government has decided to re-open elementary schools in the state from January 1, 2021 in a staggered manner.
Kashmir administration starts upgrading government college under World Bank funded project
Nov 27, 2020, at 12:36 am
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has started upgrading the government degree college at Bijbehara with support from the World Bank.
JK Youth for Seva distributes electronic gadgets to boost e-education
Nov 23, 2020, at 04:48 am
Jammu/UNI: In a bid to boost online education among the needy, the JK Youth for Seva on Sunday launched a campaign under Seva Bharti here.
Jammu and Kashmir: 180 Govt schools being modernised as Smart Schools
Nov 18, 2020, at 11:06 pm
Srinagar: The Srinagar administration has embarked on an ambitious project to transform all government schools with owned buildings in the district on modern lines equipping them with smart facilities and modern infrastructure.
Jammu and Kashmir: JKBOSE's talent search exam on December 27
Nov 18, 2020, at 11:03 pm
Srinagar: J&K Board of School Education (BOSE) is likely to hold National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) for year 2020-21.
Nov 17, 2020, at 10:47 pm
Srinagar: Skill development of youth would not only help address the problem of unemployment but also enable a better economic growth, Vice-Chancellor of University of Kashmir Prof Talat Ahmad said today.
Jammu and Kashmir: Govt restrains Pvt schools from charging admission fee
Nov 16, 2020, at 10:44 pm
Srinagar: The Government Fee Fixation Committee (GFFC) Saturday restrained private schools of Jammu and Kashmir from collecting the admission fee from the students.
College students, are you ready for the Sweden India Nobel Memorial Quiz?
Nov 14, 2020, at 09:02 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: College students in India can test their knowledge about Alfred Nobel, the Nobel Prize and Nobel Laureates at this quiz contest with a first prize of rupees one lakh.
Tamil Nadu postpones schools reopening over Covid-19
Nov 12, 2020, at 06:16 pm
Chennai/IBNS: The Tamil Nadu government has postponed the reopening of schools after several parents expressed their opinions against the resumption of normal classes amid the Covid-19 pandemic, media reports said.
Nov 12, 2020, at 01:37 am
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced that the students of class X and XII can appear directly to the board final examinations and there will not be any Tests this academic year due to Covid-19 situation.
Indian Army sponsors coaching classes for students in Arunachal Pradesh
Nov 08, 2020, at 06:19 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: With COVID-19 pandemic adversely affecting the education of children in rural areas with poor internet connectivity, Spear Corps of Indian Army has undertaken an initiative to conduct coaching classes for students from class 9 to class 12 under Operation Sadbhavna in Miao and Kharsang villages of Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh.
Nov 07, 2020, at 12:52 am
Srinagar: The social welfare department in Baramulla is running skills development training centres for women of the Jammu and Kashmir region to make them self-dependent.
J&K students' fee waived off for Company Secretary course: Dr. Jitendra Singh
Nov 04, 2020, at 10:37 pm
Srinagar: Jammu & Kashmir and Northeast students have been provided with the special facility of academic fee waiver for registration to the course of training as Company Secretary.
Jammu School Education, ISM to promote medicinal plants, gardens
Nov 03, 2020, at 10:23 pm
Jammu/UNI: Jammu School Education in collaboration with Indian Systems of Medicine will be promoting medicinal plants and nutritional gardens in Government Schools across the Jammu Division.
Haryana decides to reopen colleges from Nov 16
Nov 03, 2020, at 01:56 am
Chandigarh/UNI: The Haryana Government has decided to reopen colleges and universities from Nov 16 while online classes commenced from Monday.
Assam schools reopen, parents-students still fear about rising of COVID-19 cases
Nov 02, 2020, at 10:37 pm
Guwahati: The student attendance was recorded less in the schools and colleges of Assam on the first day which reopened after a gap of eight months.
Assam government to set up 119 high schools in tea garden areas
Nov 02, 2020, at 12:22 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday said tea community is an integral part of greater Assamese society and the community has contributed immensely to Assam’s socio-cultural development.
Promoting girl child’s education vital to mitigate child marriage in India: CRY
Oct 31, 2020, at 12:09 am
New Delhi: As India continues to grapple with the debilitating tolls levied by the COVID-19 pandemic and with interventions related to child education, health and nutrition and child protection majorly disrupted over the past several months; the risk of child marriage is on the rise with the shrinking of economy and the resultant increase in vulnerabilities of marginalised families and children.
COVID-19 robs children in poor countries of nearly four months of school
Oct 30, 2020, at 04:23 pm
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic has robbed children in the poorest countries of nearly four months of schooling, compared to six weeks of lost education for their counterparts in high income countries, according to a report published on Thursday by the UN educational and cultural organization, UNESCO; the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Bank.
The Heritage Group of Schools opens new campus in Noida, admissions begin on November 1
Oct 30, 2020, at 03:12 am
Delhi-NCR/IBNS: The Heritage Group of Schools, a leading network of K-12 schools with a presence in Delhi and Gurgaon, announced the launch of its new campus in Sector 128, Noida.
DU Vice-Chancellor suspended by President over 'misconduct' allegations
Oct 29, 2020, at 02:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi University Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Tyagi has been suspended on orders of President Ram Nath Kovind amid a major row over appointments.
Jammu and Kashmir lad cracks KAS in first attempt, now emerges as inspiration for many
Oct 28, 2020, at 11:40 pm
Srinagar: A young Kashmiri has emerged as an inspiration for many in the Valley after he qualified for the Kashmir Administrative Services (KAS) 2018 in first attempt.
VC SKUAST-J chairs 18th Scientific Advisory Committee meeting of KVK Jammu
Oct 24, 2020, at 12:01 am
Srinagar: Prof J P Sharma, Vice Chancellor SKUAST-J on Thursday suggested the adoption of income oriented activities for achieving the aim of doubling farmers’ income by 2022.