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DU to bring special technology for blind students in libraries

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In a first-of-its-kind initiative for visually challenged students, Delhi University is working on Inclusive Print Access Project, a special technology that can scan books and transcribe to speech in libraries. The technology is a combination of...

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New Education Policy 2015 to include common people

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Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani has announced that the government is in the process of framing a new education policy that will come out by 2015 and will witness the inclusion of common people in the...

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US sees 28 per cent rise in Indian students’ enrollment

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The United States of America is leading all the way as the first choice for Indian students to study abroad, a government report states. According to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the Department of Homeland...

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UK woos Indian students, promises more cooperation

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Hit by a drop in Indian students in its universities due to stricter visa regime, the United Kingdom tried to reverse the unwelcoming image of Britain. Greg Clark, Minister of State for Universities, Science and Cities,...

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HRD Minister releases Knowledge Paper at FICCI Higher Education Summit 2014

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  Smriti Zubin Irani, Union Minister for Human Resource Development, released FICCI-EY Knowledge Paper on the theme ‘Higher Education in India: Moving towards Global Relevance and Competitiveness’ at the inaugural session of FICCI Higher Education Summit...

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Centre to roll out innovation initiatives

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The Government will roll out the ‘Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan’ next year with a view to arresting the falling trend of learning outcomes in mathematics and science of students in classes 6-8 and upgrade the skills of...

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Government reforming regulatory bodies: Smriti Irani

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Human Resource Development Ministry is reviewing the functioning of regulatory bodies that governs India’s education sector. “I have undertaken review of regulatory bodies. We can design a path forward which is not only holistic but also...

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New teacher training scheme to be launched soon: HRD Minister

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Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani said the new effort, Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya New Teacher Training Programme will be launched soon. “While we look at the infrastructure and research, we are conscious of an important...

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Use digital technology for dispensing education: President

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President Pranab Mukherjee called the nation to harness digital technology to usher changes in education and to bridge the gap between digital ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’. Inaugurating the National Education Day celebration which was the birth anniversary of...

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New schemes launched on National Education Day

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National Education Day this year marks the 125th birth anniversary of politician, scholar, and Bharat Ratna Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, acknowledging the occasion, the Ministry of Human Resources and Development launched new initiatives for the benefit...

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IIT Kharagpur plans to become international

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IIT Kharagpur will now go global as it plans to bring professors and scholars from foreign universities besides offering joint PhDs with top international institutes. Ten professors from some of the world’s leading universities would come...

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Leeds Beckett University celebrates 10 years presence in India

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Leeds Beckett University celebrated its 10th anniversary in India in the presence of Vice Chancellor, Prof. Susan Price and other senior delegates from Leeds Beckett University. Vice Chancellor and other senior delegates from the University were...