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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Bridging the learning gap: Why academicians must enhance leadership skills

The role of educators has always extended beyond the classroom, with academicians and educationists shaping societies and nurturing the next generation of thinkers, creators, and innovators. Here are five key reasons why expanding leadership skills is essential for academicians and educationists who want to close the new-age learning gap and equip students for the challenges of tomorrow: 1. Educational leaders …

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2 months ago

Governor-government spat hits TN universities: academicians

New Indian Express

CHENNAI: The fresh controversy that has erupted between Governor RN Ravi and Chief Minister MK Stalin over the Tamil anthem and the subsequent skipping of convocations of state universities by higher education minister have left academicians worried. After assuming office as higher education minister, Govi Chezhiaan in a media interaction said measures will be taken to resolve differences between state …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

'India should suspend military exports to Israel,' former bureaucrats, academicians move Supreme Court

New Indian Express

As many as eleven former bureaucrats, activists and prominent academicians of the country moved the Supreme Court on Wednesday seeking to halt the export of arms to Israel amid its alleged genocide in Gaza. The writ petition filed under Article 32 has sought to immediately suspend India's military aid to Israel and make sure that the weapons already delivered to …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Academicians, industry experts share insights on future of electric vehicles

The Hindu

The National Institute of Technology-Calicut, in collaboration with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, hosted the PES YP Research Conclave 2024. Presiding over the function, Dr. Ajith Gopi, chairman of IEEE PES Kerala Chapter, emphasised the importance of academia-industry collaboration in fostering innovation in the EV sector. Dr. Shihabudeen K.V., Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering; Dr. Kumaravel S., Associate …

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5 months ago

Karnataka government’s decision to oppose NEET is impractical, say academicians

The Hindu

A section of academics have termed as impractical the decision of the State Cabinet to oppose the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for admission to undergraduate medical courses and said there is no other option but to continue with the NEET. President of Karnataka Unaided Pre-University College Management Association M. Mohan Alva said the Supreme Court made NEET mandatory for admission to …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

181 VCs, academicians condemn Rahul Gandhi's remarks on 'University heads selection process'

India TV News

More than 180 vice-chancellors and noted academicians from leading universities across India have expressed their stern reactions against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's comments on the selection process of university heads. It said, “It has come to our notice from the tweet and open sources of Shri Rahul Gandhi, Congress Leader, that the appointment of Vice Chancellors is made solely on …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

181 academicians accuse Rahul Gandhi of spreading “falsehood”

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: As many as 181 academicians, including vice chancellors and former VCs, have accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of spreading “falsehood” regarding the appointment process for university heads and sought lawful action against him. Jawaharlal University Vice Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit, Delhi University VC Yogesh Singh and AICTE Chairman T G Sitharam are among the academicians who have signed …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

181 vice-chancellors, academicians slam Rahul Gandhi in open letter. Here's why

Hindustan Times

More than 180 vice chancellors and noted academicians of leading universities across India have written an open letter hitting out Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his comments on the selection process of university heads. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi In the open letter titled “torchbearers being torched”, the academics said Rahul Gandhi has questioned the merit of the process through which …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

ShikshaLokam hosts third edition of InvokED; leaders, academicians & students from across globe attend 2-day event

Hindustan Times

Bengaluru-based NGO ShikshaLokam hosted the third edition of InvokED - a Global Dialogue on Education Leadership, on March 1 and 2, 2024. As per the release, the focus of the third edition was on collective leadership and efforts to power India’s journey towards equity in education, in line with the vision of a world-class Indian education system. Speaking at the …

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1 year, 2 months ago

West Bengal Governor should appoint full time Vice-Chancellors on basis of the Ordinance, say academicians

The Hindu

A group of academicians under the banner of Educationist Forum, West Bengal on October 3 said that an Ordinance passed by the State government on having a search-cum-selection committee for full time Vice-Chancellors is still alive. The development comes two days after West Bengal Governor C. V. Ananda Bose appointed six interim V-Cs to State-run universities without any consultation with …

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1 year, 3 months ago

West Bengal academicians seek ₹50 lakhs in damages from Chancellor

The Hindu

Anguished over allegations made by Governor C. V. Ananda Bose, a group of academicians have sent a legal notice to the Chancellor for civil and criminal defamation. Professor Ashutosh Ghosh, former Vice Chancellor of University of Calcutta and Professor Dipak Kumar Kar, former Vice Chancellor Sidho Kanho Birsa University said that they were “devastated and shattered’ by the allegations made …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Academicians and innovators address concerns over sustainabaility at carbon zero challenge contest

The Hindu

In the last 23 years, carbondioxide level has crossed 418 ppm and is increasing at the rate of 3 ppm annually, said R. Velraj, vice-chancellor of Anna University. At the grand finale of the three-day Carbon Zero Challenge 3.0 organised by the Indian Institute of Technology Madras here on Friday, Mr. Velraj said, if CO2 emission crossed 600 ppm, humans …

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1 year, 6 months ago

NCERT textbook row | 73 academics defend efforts to ‘update’ syllabus

The Hindu

After 35 scholars, including chief advisers for textbook development committee Yogendra Yadav and Suhas Palshikar, asked for their names to be removed from the “rationalised” National Council for Educational Research and Training textbooks, another 73 academicians have called their move “a false propaganda against the NCERT” and the exercise of school curriculum rationalisation. Academicians from Jawaharlal Nehru University, University Grants …

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1 year, 6 months ago

NCERT Textbook Row: 'No merit in hue and cry,' UGC Chairman slams academics opposing rationalisation

Firstpost

As many as 73 academicians, including vice chancellors of central universities, NIT directors and IIM chairpersons, on Thursday termed the withdrawal of names over the NCERT textbook row a “spectacle” by some “arrogant and self-interested” people. UGC Chairman Jagadesh Kumar on Friday slammed academicians objecting to the rationalisation of NCERT textbooks, saying there is no merit in their “hue and …

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1 year, 6 months ago

NCERT Textbook Row | Rationalisation of contents fully justified, says UGC chief Jagadesh Kumar

The Hindu

UGC Chairman Jagadesh Kumar on June 16 slammed academicians objecting to the rationalisation of NCERT textbooks, saying there is no merit in their “hue and cry”, and asserted that carrying out revisions in content is justified. A couple of days ago also, a number of academicians and political scientists Yogendra Yadav and Suhas Palshikar had asked the NCERT to drop …

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1 year, 6 months ago

NCERT fully justified in carrying out rationalisation of its textbooks' contents, says UGC chief

India TV News

NCERT textbook's rationalization is fully justified. There is no merit in hue and cry over it, said University Grants Commission chief Jagadesh Kumar on Friday in remarks to the academicians objecting to the rationalisation of NCERT textbooks. A couple of days ago also, political scientists Yogendra Yadav and Suhas Palshikar and a number of academicians asked the NCERT to remove …

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1 year, 6 months ago

NCERT Textbook Row | 33 academicians ask to remove their names from textbooks

The Hindu

Days after Yogesh Yadav and Suhas Palshikar, advisors for National Council For Educational Research and Training, distanced themselves from the “rationalised” political science textbooks, 33 academics from prestigious colleges across India, who were on the textbook development committee, wrote to the NCERT Director D.P. It further stated, “The decision of who decides what is unacceptable and what is desirable has …

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1 year, 6 months ago

33 more academicians ask NCERT to drop their names from ‘rationalised’ textbooks

Hindustan Times

Expressing concerns over the substantive revision of the original National Council of Educational Research and Training textbooks, 33 academicians, who were part of the textbook development committee, on Wednesday asked the council to remove their names from the current textbooks. In a letter written to NCERT director Dinesh Prasad Saklani on Wednesday, the 33 political scientists, who were members of …

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2 years, 3 months ago

On Teachers' Day, Academicians Demand Highlight Lack of Support, Recognition in Teaching Profession

News 18

As the country celebrates Teachers’ Day, the state of educators in India is still underwhelming. Highlighting the issues faced by teachers across the country, Ramya Venkataraman, founder & CEO, Centre for Teacher Accreditation said, “Insufficient career growth, recognition, and support options are some of the top issues in the profession that many of us are working to address.” Talking about …

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2 years, 9 months ago

"Can't Curtail Discussion In Academic World": Delhi High Court To Vikram Sampath In His Suit Against Audrey Truschke

Live Law

The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to grant any urgent relief to historian Dr. Vikram Sampath, who is aggrieved over circulation of a google document, purportedly signed by various academicians who came in support of historian Audrey Truschke over allegations of plagiarism regarding Sampath's work on Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.Sampath claimed that the document was posted Truschke on. The Delhi …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Academic freedom of the few: How signature campaigns have become a fashion in educational institutes

Firstpost

Agenda-driven activism in the name of academic freedom may distract research scholars from their pursuit of research, and even jeopardise the careers of bright scholars It has become a fashion these days for academicians from national institutes to mobilise signature campaigns and protests against the policies and actions of the government at the Centre on a variety of issues. Such …

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2 years, 11 months ago

NUJS And IBBI: Three Day Certificate Course On "Changing Paradigms Of Insolvency And Bankruptcy Code, 2016"

Live Law

Centre for Insolvency and Bankruptcy Studies, NLU, Jodhpur in collaboration with the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India is organizing a three-day online certificate course programme on "Changing Paradigms of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016" The course is intended to further the primary object of the IBBI to create awareness among various stakeholders- Legal Practitioners, Academicians, Professionals and students about …

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2 years, 11 months ago

AICTE Launches Vidyanjali Volunteer Programme to Connect Academicians With Institutes

News 18

The Ministry of Education has begun the registrations for the Vidyanjali Higher Education Volunteer Programme, which is aimed at creating a robust team of volunteers to build academic, training, and infrastructure support for institutions in higher educations. It aims to benefit India’s 40 million students in higher education Candidates need to register on the platform for the specialized areas that …

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2 years, 11 months ago

NEP Makes Mockery of Education System: Section of Academicians

News 18

A section of academicians on Friday stressed the need for a movement like the one spearheaded by farmers against three agriculture laws to demand a rollback of the National Education Policy, which they said makes a “mockery of the education system”. At the meeting, professor Syed Irfan Habib said, “This government and this NEP seek to saffronise our whole culture …

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Bridging the learning gap: Why academicians must enhance leadership skills

Governor-government spat hits TN universities: academicians

'India should suspend military exports to Israel,' former bureaucrats, academicians move Supreme Court

Academicians, industry experts share insights on future of electric vehicles

Karnataka government’s decision to oppose NEET is impractical, say academicians

181 VCs, academicians condemn Rahul Gandhi's remarks on 'University heads selection process'

181 academicians accuse Rahul Gandhi of spreading “falsehood”

181 vice-chancellors, academicians slam Rahul Gandhi in open letter. Here's why

ShikshaLokam hosts third edition of InvokED; leaders, academicians & students from across globe attend 2-day event

West Bengal Governor should appoint full time Vice-Chancellors on basis of the Ordinance, say academicians

West Bengal academicians seek ₹50 lakhs in damages from Chancellor

Academicians and innovators address concerns over sustainabaility at carbon zero challenge contest

NCERT textbook row | 73 academics defend efforts to ‘update’ syllabus

NCERT Textbook Row: 'No merit in hue and cry,' UGC Chairman slams academics opposing rationalisation

NCERT Textbook Row | Rationalisation of contents fully justified, says UGC chief Jagadesh Kumar

NCERT fully justified in carrying out rationalisation of its textbooks' contents, says UGC chief

NCERT Textbook Row | 33 academicians ask to remove their names from textbooks

33 more academicians ask NCERT to drop their names from ‘rationalised’ textbooks

On Teachers' Day, Academicians Demand Highlight Lack of Support, Recognition in Teaching Profession

"Can't Curtail Discussion In Academic World": Delhi High Court To Vikram Sampath In His Suit Against Audrey Truschke

Academic freedom of the few: How signature campaigns have become a fashion in educational institutes

NUJS And IBBI: Three Day Certificate Course On "Changing Paradigms Of Insolvency And Bankruptcy Code, 2016"

AICTE Launches Vidyanjali Volunteer Programme to Connect Academicians With Institutes

NEP Makes Mockery of Education System: Section of Academicians