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THE B.TECH IN NUMBERS
Seats, placements, enrolment - what the AICTE data says about undergraduate engineering programmes in India.
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April 2023
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39 ENGINEERING COLLEGES GET TOP RATING
1,200 engineering, 40 design colleges rated; and 50 architecture colleges ranked in Careers360's 2023 evaluation of top Indian institutions in these domains
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April 2023
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WHAT'S IN A CFTI-TAG? FOR PEC CHANDIGARH, SURVIVAL
In Punjab Engineering College's 60-year effort to be designated a \"central institution\", a tale of neglect and apathy. Once a top-notch technical institution, it is now short of teachers, hostels, labs.
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April 2023
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WHY ARE B.TECH SEATS GOING VACANT AT AKTU?
The state university has reduced seats and changed its entrance test to improve standards. Despite vacant seats, UP government is setting up 6 more colleges.
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April 2023
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MINOR DEGREE MAJOR IMPACT
Minor degrees are expected to reduce the number of engineering seats going vacant and equip B.Tech graduates with industry-relevant skills.
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April 2023
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HOW TO ASSEMBLE A STRONG DESIGN PORTFOLIO
Academics, students on what makes a winning portfolio and how to build one. If you're serious about studying design, start at school.
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April 2023
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'OUR DEGREE WILL BE OF NO USE'
Maharashtra's agriculture engineering students protested for 50 days against a change in the syllabus of a government exam that drastically reduced their chances of landing agriculture officer posts.
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April 2023
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SETTING LIT NAGPUR FREE
The 81-year-old, Laxminarayan Institute of Technology Nagpur, is all set to become a university. With the change will come 14 new courses, 8 new departments, reforms in curriculum and pedagogy.
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April 2023
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India's Best Universities 2023
100 public and 35 private universities ranked overall; 665 universities ranked across 11 academic domains.
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March 2023
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HOW OSMANIA UNIVERSITY IS RAISING FUNDS
The state university in Hyderabad, Telangana, is struggling to pay salaries and pensions even with two-thirds of its posts vacant.
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March 2023
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MANY HOPES PINNED ON VD COLLEGE
Once VD College is upgraded, it will become the first state-run, affiliating university in South Bihar. The region, one of the most backward in the country, needs it.
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March 2023
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A GREAT UNIVERSITY IN CHAOS
Bidyut Chakravarty's tenure as VC of VisvaBharati has been a tumultuous one, replete with protests, suspensions, rustications and court cases.
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March 2023
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EMPTY SEATS BUT GREATER DIVERSITY
How has switching to a national exam for admissions impacted central universities across the country?
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March 2023
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'WE'RE LIVING ON PAST SAVINGS'
Public universities are left finding ways to be thrifty and generate income as their funding needs far outstrip government budgets.
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March 2023
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CREATING A SAFE SPACE
A handful of Indian educational institutions, including IIT Delhi and NALSAR Hyderabad, have introduced gender-neutral toilets and spaces.
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March 2023
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'THE UNIVERSITY IS A PLACE FOR UNIVERSAL THINKING'
In June 2022, University of Lucknow became the first state university in Uttar Pradesh to secure an A++ grade from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). LU will introduce a Faculty of Agriculture this year and has constituted a committee to guide the introduction of dual-degree and one-year postgraduate programmes, both recommendations of the National Education Policy 2020. Alok Kumar Rai joined LU as vice-chancellor in December 2019 and was re-appointed in December 2022. Edited excerpts from his conversation with Careers360 below.
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March 2023
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'A WAY TO LIVE WITH EACH OTHER'
Graduation ceremonies, picnics, dealing with local authorities - how foreign students' associations and collectives help overseas students settle in.
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March 2023
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A BUSINESS OF HER OWN
IIM Bangalore's business incubator, NSRCEL, has been supporting women entrepreneurs. Meet some of the business owners and their ventures.
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March 2023
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MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR COLLEGE YEARS
The years of undergraduate studies can be utilised to set a solid foundation for a successful career even for those in non-professional courses. Here's how.
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March 2023
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GEARING UP FOR CHANGE
How much progress have central universities made in implementing NEP reforms such as multiple exits, ABC registration, four-year UG programmes and dual degrees? Recently, UGC took stock.
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March 2023
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'LONG WAY TO GO'
Disabled students are bullied and harassed on campuses and get little support. The number of disabled persons in higher education has dropped 14% from 2019-20 to 2020-21.
7 min |
March 2023
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WHAT HAPPENED IN BENGAL?
West Bengal's teacher recruitment scam has stalled hiring for years and left generations of children without quality teachers.
5 min |
February 2023
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ODISHA: FAILING ITS CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
Odisha doesn't allow teachers holding qualifications in special education to join regular schools. This has left the vast majority of its 1.46 lakh disabled students without vital support.
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February 2023
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SCHOOLING IN A 'FOREIGN' LANGUAGE
Kerala designed a series of textbooks and learning materials exclusively for the Muthuvans, a tribal community residing deep in the forests of the Western Ghats, who don't speak Malayalam and don't have a script.
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February 2023
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CHAOS, CONFUSION ABOUT BOARD EXAMS IN CLASSES 5, 8
More states have framed policies for public exams in elementary school from 2023. But private schools are caught in a fix over them.
4 min |
February 2023
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NOT 'TOO YOUNG TO UNDERSTAND'
Ina country squeamish about sex education, two private schools have bravely started and protected LGBTQIA+ support groups.
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February 2023
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BY STUDENTS FOR STUDENTS
Children even cross the Gomti river to attend classes offered by Koshish, an NGO which has student volunteers from an engineering college teach school kids from poor, marginalised communities.
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February 2023
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NATIONAL VS INTERNATIONAL
Schools affiliated to international boards have spread even to tier-two towns. How do they compare with national education boards?
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February 2023
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STUDYING SCIENCE WITHOUT BOOKS OR WRITING
Tamil Nadu’s volunteer-driven programme to encourage STEM learning has been received well but the frequency of the classes is too low.
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February 2023
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SYLLABUS CUTS PUSH STUDENT TO 'DUMMY' SCHOOLS
During the pandemic, the CBSE exam syllabus was cut and the NCERT textbooks' content 'rationalised'. But the major entrance exams' syllabi remained the same.
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