UGC issues guidelines for engaging field experts in colleges and universities

UGC issues guidelines for engaging field experts in colleges and universities

The University Grants Commission has issued guidelines for engaging “Professors of Practice” or distinguished experts from different fields at institutions of higher education. These professors are not required to have the educational qualifications usually mandated for teaching and they can be paid through corporate sponsorship or an honorarium, the guidelines say. The guidelines say that […]

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QS rankings: OP Jindal Global University ranked India’s No 1 private varsity

QS rankings: OP Jindal Global University ranked India’s No 1 private varsity

The OP Jindal Global University has retained its top position in the list of Indian institutes to earn a rank in the QS World University Rankings 2023. Globally, the university has ranked in the bracket of 651-700. Located in Sonepat, Haryana, OP Jindal Global University has emerged as the top Indian private university for the […]

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Across class, subject, Covid hits school scores

Across class, subject, Covid hits school scores

A DEEP learning crisis has set in during the Covid pandemic, with a largescale Central Government survey capturing a fall of up to nine percentage points between 2017 and 2021 in the performance of students in subjects ranging from maths to social sciences. The dip has happened across subjects, and grades, shows the results of […]

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NAS 2021-State report card: Learning outcome levels drop in higher grades

NAS 2021-State report card: Learning outcome levels drop in higher grades

The National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2021 released Wednesday by the Ministry of Education threw up interesting results for the state. Even as Maharashtra has done better than average; the learning outcome levels have dropped in higher grades. In terms of pandemic effect on mental health of students in Maharashtra, Class 8 students are impacted the […]

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