Dress code introduced for govt school teachers in Chandigarh

Dress code introduced for govt school teachers in Chandigarh

Chandigarh Education Department has ordained a dress code for teachers in the government schools of the city — formals, salwar-kameez, for men, women. “The uniform specifications of the dress outlines that female employees will don sarees, salwar kameez, while male employees will wear formal shirts and trousers,” the department said in an official release issued […]

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Shaping a new generation of green builders

Shaping a new generation of green builders

With climate change and the demand to create a responsible and adaptive built environment, is sustainability given enough importance in the classroom? With climate change and the demand to create a responsible and adaptive built environment, is sustainability given enough importance in the classroom? In July this year, a private university in Gujarat launched a […]

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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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Teachers’ Day: 46 teachers to receive National Awards from President Murmu on September 5

Teachers’ Day: 46 teachers to receive National Awards from President Murmu on September 5

President Droupadi Murmu will confer National Awards to Teachers 2022 to 46 selected awardees on September 5 to honour their unique contribution to school education, officials said on Thursday. Among the selected teachers, three each are from Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Maharashtra and Telangana. Yudhveer, Virender Kumar and Amit Kumar (Himachal Pradesh); Harpreet Singh, Arun Kumar Garg […]

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