Higher Education
Punjab varsity to hold job fest
The Punjab Technical University (PTU) is holding a job fair from March 12-13 here, the first such event in collaboration with the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
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Higher Education
UGC identifies 21 fake universities, 350 unapproved institutions
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has identified 21 fake universities and educational institutions function in different parts of the country in contravention of the UGC Act, 1956.
Corporate Updates
Extreme Networks expands vista for Mobile World
Extreme Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXTR) today announced its vision for network mobility in the enterprise that reduces infrastructure and operational complexity and creates a network capable of providing pervasive, predictable access, powerful awareness and control for...
Policy Matters
Foreign varsities bill opposed by MCI
The Foreign Educational Institutions (FEI) Bill that had been proposed by the government has been opposed by the Medical Council of India (MCI).
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HRD ministry issues notifications for madrasas qualifications
In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, Minister of State for Human Resource Development (HRD) D. Purandeswari said that the HRD ministry and the Department of Personnel and Training have...
K-12
CBI raids prominent Chandigarh school
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday raided the reputed Strawberry Fields School here in Sector 24 and seized documents pertaining to land records and school finances, officials said.
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Mother, daughter appear for secondary exams in Bengal
Displaying a never-say-die spirit, Bharati Devi, a 40-year-old mother of three, is appearing for the ongoing secondary examinations this year along with her daughter in northern West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district.
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Tamil Nadu polls won’t be postponed
The Madras High Court on Wednesday ruled that the Tamil Nadu assembly elections cannot be postponed due to school exams but laid down conditions so that students are not affected.
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Haier launches new range of 3D LED TV
Haier, one of the largest Home Appliances & Consumer Electronics brands, worldwide, and the global no.1 in refrigerators and laundry appliances today, launched their new range of 3D LED TV in India.
Higher Education
IGNOU holds conference on psychological measurement
Modern societies, including India, are in a flux and need the intervention of disciplines like psychology to understand the complex problems and issues faced by people, said Pro-VC Prof P.R. Ramanujam while inaugurating the two-day national...
Higher Education
Three day programme on design, construction inaugurated at AMU
A three-day training programme on “Design and Construction of Flexible and Rigid Pavements” for engineers of rural engineering service of the government of Uttar Pradesh was organized by the Department of Civil Engineering of the Aligarh...
Higher Education
Apex court nod for common MBBS entrance test
The Supreme Court on Monday paved the way for implementing the Medical Council of India’s (MCI) notification providing for a common entrance test for undergraduate medical courses leading to the award of MBBS degrees.