Modi govt is set to introduce bill that proposes umbrella body for higher education, councils for regulation, accreditation. It will be headed by a chairperson appointed by the President.
In immediate aftermath of military strikes, BJP leaders had fanned out across country to sensitise people about success of India’s operation against Pakistan.
Educationists & policy makers have been flagging the falling demand for engineering courses across the board for some time. Data shows a sustained decline over the years.
Draft HECI bill proposes principal regulator that will subsume higher education regulators such as UGC & AICTE that oversee non-technical and technical education respectively.
At the same time, some states including Maharashtra, UP, Rajasthan, see high enrollments. Regional language courses were introduced in 2021 as part of National Education Policy (NEP).
AICTE & IN-SPACe have launched a model curriculum for a minor degree, which will train students in space tech, spacecraft systems & engineering, and launch vehicle design.
The funding will be provided annually to students from economically weaker backgrounds. Those enrolled in AICTE-approved institutions will be eligible for the scholarship.
Expert panel formed by AICTE also recommends widening selection criteria to include founders/co-founders of start-ups recognised by Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
AICTE's 5-year data shows Civil & Mechanical branches continue to see less than 50% admission while Computer Science & Electronics remain popular choices with over 60% admission rate.
The immediate benefit of Single Tax would be to reduce the sale prices of land to nominal ones. Landowners would no longer find it profitable to keep idle lands, wrote DM Kulkarni in 1960.
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.
If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.
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