Engineering

A Compromise Formula for IIT Entrance

The ongoing discussion between IITs and Human Resource Development Ministry has ended. Finally, both the parties have agreed to a compromise formula at IIT Council’s meeting held in Delhi. In the new format, there will be two parts (main and advanced) of the entrance exam, as opposed to the single test proposed by the ministry....
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Collaborative Research: India Ties with Six Countries

Collaborations among researchers can take in many forms. In a sense, there is a continuum ranging from the classic partnership between two faculty members at academic institutions, to situations such as the use by one researcher of another’s resources such as a piece of equipment, a biological strain, or a database. The Ministry of...
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AICTE: Research Park in Every State

A research park is a research facility that is often linked with a major research university. There purpose is to create linkages between the university, industry and the community. To combine knowledge assets of a community with local business expertise in order to generate highly qualified individuals for high paying jobs is the reason...
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Distance Education Needs an Improvement

Aiming for higher enrolment in distance education in India, a panel investigated its present status and has recommended to the HRD Ministry that an independent legislation must be passed on the lines of UGC. According to Prof N R Madhava Menon, the legal educator and founder-director of National Law School of India University (NLSIU)...
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Indonesia: World Standard Higher Education in India

Boediono, Indonesian Vice President said that Indonesia and India need to increase cooperation in various fields. In support of it, Jakarta welcomes investment from New Delhi, India particularly in higher education from India’s Ambassador Gurjit Singh, as per the statement from the Indian embassy in Jakarta. In addition to it, Singh emphasized the need...
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Private University in Arunachal Pradesh

The current education system in Arunachal Pradesh is relatively underdeveloped. The state government is expanding the education system in concert with NGOs like Vivekananda Kendra. There are nine Government Colleges, affiliated to the Rajiv Gandhi University (formerly known as Arunachal University) which is the premier educational institution. Indira Gandhi Technical and Medical Sciences University would start...
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Rajiv Gandhi Education City at Sonipat

Sonipat, also spelled as Sonepat, is an ancient town in the Sonipat District in the State of Haryana, India. It comes under the National Capital Region and is around 20 km from Delhi (Sindhu Border).The government of Haryana is setting up the Rajiv Gandhi Education City at Sonipat with the vision to make Haryana an...
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Science Academy in Nagpur

Nagpur is categorized as a good education center  in India. Nagpur University is one of the oldest in the country. Institute of Management Technology in Nagpur is the reputed business school of India. It also comprises of veterinary and medical colleges. Nagpur has an I.G.N.O.U. regional centre located at Amravati Road where a large...
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AICTE Approves Five-Year Course at AUCE

The All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has given approval for the five-year integrated courses at Andhra University College of Engineering (AUCE) from the current year. The self-financed which were approved are electronics and communications engineering, electrical and electronics, civil, software and computer systems and networking engineering. G.S.N. Raju, Principal at AUCE, said that...
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Educational Partnerships: India and United States

The effort of providing better higher education to the youth in India and United States (US), eight institutional partnership projects between India and US, four each led by either country, were announced for the first Obama-Singh 21st Century Knowledge Initiative awards. The goal of such initiative is to further strengthen, through faculty exchanges, joint...
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