EDUCATION
First merit list for nursery admissions out in Delhi's schools
Parents can check the merit list on the official web sites of the schools. Apart from, this various institutions have also put out the list on notice boards outside school premises. The nursery admissions process began on February 18 this year and will continue till April 1.
Arvind Subramanian also quits Ashoka, says devastated by Mehta's resignation
The noted political commentator is known as a staunch critic of the Modi government at the Centre and has been regularly expressing that in his writings. Faculty members at Ashoka University in Sonipat displayed their ire by writing to the Vice-Chancellor and board members, expressing anger and deep anguish over Mehta's resignation as a professor from the university.
BHU students oppose Nita Ambani as visiting professor
BHU's Social Sciences Faculty had recently sent a proposal to Reliance Foundation, asking Nita Ambani to join the university as a visiting faculty at their Women Study Centre. Her response is still awaited. A group of about 40 students, on Tuesday, protested outside the residence of Vice-Chancellor Rakesh Bhatnagar on the campus and submitted a memorandum.
Shiv Nadar University becomes youngest 'Institution of Eminence'
With this MoU, it has become the youngest recognized IoE and part of the hallowed league of top 20 public and private institutions mandated to elevate Indian higher education on the global stage with complete academic and administrative autonomy. Shiv Nadar University (Delhi NCR) was recommended as an ‘IoE' by the EEC in August 2019 after the ‘Institutions of Eminence' scheme was rolled out by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in 2017.
UGC to consider CA, CS equivalent to post-graduate degree
In a statement, the Institute of Company Secretaries of India said on Tuesday: "Acting upon the Institute's proposal, the UGC has accorded the status of a post-graduate degree to Company Secretary. The decision will benefit the company secretary profession everywhere in the world. We are grateful to the UGC for this."
Racial issue at Oxford: MEA to take up with UK
The issue concerns Rashmi Samant, a 22-year-old student from Karnataka's Udupi. She contested the elections for the Presidency of the Student Union and won. However, following some of her old social media posts being deemed "racist" and "insensitive", was forced to quit. Samant apologised in an open letter as soon as the posts emerged. However, as the clamour for her resignation refused to die down, she decided to quit as the president-elect.
IIT-BHU develops prototype for hydrogen fuel
Rajesh Kumar Upadhyay of the department and his team said that it is the first such prototype in India and there are no such commercial units worldwide. Upadhyay said that the prototype isolated 99.999 per cent pure hydrogen from a mere 15 ml/minute methanol to 13 litres/minute and succeeded in producing 1 KW of power on integration with a hydrogen fuel cell.
Lucknow varsity to offer courses in occult sciences
Brijesh Shukla, the dean, said, "We are introducing a full-fledged paper on Shaiva philosophy and aesthetics at post-graduation level in our M.A (Sanskrit) course and will be conducting doctoral studies in Sanskrit on the topic of Tantraagam and Kashmiri Shaiva philosophy from this session."
DU online exams: Important dos and don'ts
On March 15, online book examinations of the first-year students are going to start. About 1.25 lakh students will appear online. For the first time, this team of professors and students will provide solutions to the problems related to the examination of students of Delhi University sitting in the online book exam. Students of colleges, non-collegiate and SOL will get benefit from this.
US varsities to develop lunar power tech for NASA
As NASA aims to land the first woman and next man on the Moon by 2024, the agency is looking to the US universities for lunar-focused research to bring about advancements in onsite resource utilisation and sustainable power solutions.
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