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Nilesh Mathur

Nilesh Mathur

Nilesh Mathur is online news editor with Hindustan Times. He has worked on the online news desk for the last 23 years. Presently, he covers education and career-related news.

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Karnataka govt, British Council partner to strengthen education, research exchange

Government of Karnataka and the British Council have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further bilateral cooperation in higher education in the presence of Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa in Bengaluru on Thursday.(ANI file)

Updated on Dec 17, 2020 03:31 PM IST

PM Modi to attend Aligarh Muslim University’s centenary celebrations on December 22

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the chief guest at the centenary celebrations of the Aligarh Muslim University via video link on December 22, an official statement said.(PTI file)

Updated on Dec 16, 2020 05:48 PM IST

Sisodia accepts UP minister’s ‘challenge’ to debate on govt schools

Sisodia on Wednesday said he “accepts the challenge” of the Uttar Pradesh minister for having an open debate on the education model of Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.(Vipin Kumar/HT file)

Published on Dec 16, 2020 03:45 PM IST

ICSI signs MoU for academic collaboration with Bharathiar University

The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bharathiar University here under the “ICSI Academic Collaborations” initiative.(Ht file)

Updated on Dec 15, 2020 08:12 PM IST

IIM Bangalore achieves 100% summer placements

All 525 eligible students of IIM Bangalore were recruited for summer placements by over 130 companies, which made 529 offers.(Mint/file)

Published on Dec 14, 2020 08:13 PM IST

IIM Ahmedabad Endowment Fund appoints Chhavi Moodgal as CEO

Chhavi Moodgal, an alumna of Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, has been named as the first CEO of the recently set up IIMA Endowment Fund.(Handout)

Updated on Dec 14, 2020 05:23 PM IST

South Korea orders schools to shut as COVID-19 cases spike

A medical worker carries a sample of a person during a COVID-19 testing at a makeshift clinic in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. South Korea was opening dozens of free COVID-19 testing sites in the greater Seoul area, as the country registered additional more than 700 new cases Monday amid a surge in infections. The signs reads;

Published on Dec 14, 2020 03:08 PM IST

UPSC Engineering Services Main result 2020 declared, check list of qualified candidates

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Friday, December 11, declared the results of Engineering Services (Main) Examination 2020. The examination was held on October 18, 2020.(Agencies)

Updated on Dec 11, 2020 10:02 PM IST

Education minister asks school leaders to make efforts for effective implementation of NEP

Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on Friday urged school leaders to make rigorous efforts for effective implementation of the new National Education Policy (NEP).(PTI file)

Updated on Dec 11, 2020 07:29 PM IST

SFI urges West Bengal govt to resume classes in colleges, universities

The Students’ Federation of India (SFI) has urged the West Bengal government to initiate steps to resume classes in colleges and universities in strict adherence to COVID-19 protocols.(HT file)

Published on Dec 11, 2020 03:46 PM IST

How can schools keep students engaged and happy during lockdown

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been a paradigm shift in the way teaching is taking place in educational institutions these days.(HT file)

Published on Dec 10, 2020 09:34 PM IST

Education and security of students equally important amid pandemic: Education minister

Union Minister for Education Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on Thursday said that the Central government is giving equal importance to the education and security of the students amid the COVID-19 pandemic.(ANI)

Updated on Dec 10, 2020 02:42 PM IST

Byju’s joins hands with NSDC to support skilling of teachers, trainers

Edtech major Byju’s on Thursday said it has inked an agreement with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to support the skilling of teachers and trainers.(Agencies)

Updated on Dec 10, 2020 02:17 PM IST

Uttarakhand higher education institutions to reopen from December 15

Uttarakhand Government has decided to re-open Higher Educational Institutions from December 15 with only 50 per cent student capacity in the class.(HT file)

Updated on Dec 10, 2020 01:29 PM IST

Supreme Court posts for January 25 hearing on pleas against Maratha reservation

The Supreme Court on Wednesday posted for January 25, 2021, the hearing of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of a Maharashtra law that grants reservation to the Maratha community in education and jobs.(Sonu Mehta/HT file)

Updated on Dec 09, 2020 06:16 PM IST

Schools to reopen for classes 5 to 8 only after nod from health department, says Maharashtra school education minister

The Maharashtra education department will allow reopening of schools for classes 5 to 8 only after getting the approval of the state health department, School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad said on Wednesday.(HT file)

Updated on Dec 09, 2020 03:27 PM IST

Vice President suggests close linkage between universities, industry to nurture entrepreneurial talent

Addressing a global Entrepreneurs summit through videoconference from Visakhapatnam, Vice President M Venkaiah Naid asked universities to set up incubation centres to tap and nurture entrepreneurial talent among youngsters.(PTI file)

Published on Dec 08, 2020 08:48 PM IST

Schools affiliated to WBBSE to promote students of Class 6 to 9 to next class

The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education has decided to promote students of class 6 to 9 to the next class without any annual examination in schools affiliated to the WBBSE due to the COVID-19 situation in the 2020 academic year.(HT file)

Updated on Dec 08, 2020 03:44 PM IST

Hired over 7,000 employees in UK in last five years: TCS

India’s largest software services firm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Monday said it has hired over 7,000 employees in the UK over the last five years, making it among the top recruiters of IT services talent in that country.(REUTERS File)

Updated on Dec 07, 2020 08:20 PM IST

Odisha not to conduct undergraduate, PG exams at present due to Covid-19

In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Odisha government on Monday decided not to conduct examinations for undergraduate and postgraduate students in the state.(HT File)

Updated on Dec 07, 2020 08:03 PM IST

ICAI CA Foundation Paper 1 Examination 2020 postponed to December 13, check details

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) on Monday rescheduled the Chartered Accountants Foundation Paper–1 Exam scheduled for December 8, Tuesday.(HT file)

Updated on Dec 07, 2020 06:25 PM IST

Ensure online education for specially-abled students, says Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court on Monday said it was the Maharashtra government’s duty to ensure special online education for specially-abled students across the state and suggested using Doordarshan to telecast educational programmes.(Agencies)

Published on Dec 07, 2020 05:54 PM IST

Paytm founder to offer scholarship to two Indian students every year to pursue research at LMSAI at Harvard University

Paytm on Monday said its founder, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, will offer scholarship to two Indian students every year to pursue research at the Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute (LMSAI) at Harvard University.(Shutterstock)

Updated on Dec 07, 2020 03:15 PM IST

Citing low virus rates in schools, NYC again reopens schools

It’s back to school again for some New York City schoolchildren, weeks after the schools were closed to in-person learning because of rising COVID-19 infections.(AP File/ Representative image)

Updated on Dec 07, 2020 01:51 PM IST

IPU launches ‘first-of-its kind’ course in fire and safety audit to train firefighting professionals

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday inaugurated a “first-of-its kind of course in India”, a post graduate diploma in Fire and Safety Audit which will be offered by the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU)’s Centre for Disaster Management Studies.(ANI)

Updated on Dec 03, 2020 09:02 PM IST

IITs, NITs to adopt National Highway stretches to study use of new tech, improvement prospects

The IITs, NITs and other reputed technology institutions across the country will now adopt stretches of the National Highway on voluntary basis and their faculties, researchers and students will use them as a field of study of the latest industry trends, according to Education Ministry officials.(Representative image/HT file)

Published on Dec 03, 2020 08:51 PM IST

Indian schoolteacher wins USD 1 million Global Teacher Prize 2020 for promoting girls’ education

Maharashtra schoolteacher Ranjitsinh Disale reacts on being announced as the winner of the USD 1mn Global Teacher Prize 2020, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020.(PTI)

Updated on Dec 03, 2020 08:28 PM IST

IIT KGP devices AI-based system to inspect quality of MSME goods

A file photo of Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.(PTI)

Updated on Dec 03, 2020 05:18 PM IST

IIT Guwahati Placements: 486 offers made by Day 2, highest domestic package offered is Rs. 70 lakh

IIT Guwahati Placements 2020: The total number of offers made by companies by the end of the second day of placements under Phase 1 at IIT Guwahati were 486. i(Agencies)

Updated on Dec 03, 2020 04:25 PM IST

Board exams 2021: CISCE writes to all CMs to allow partial reopening of schools from January for classes 10 and 12

The council has also written to the Chief Election Commissioner of India to share the poll schedule of the states where elections are due in April and May so the datesheet for board exams can be finalised accordingly.(HT file)

Updated on Dec 03, 2020 01:31 PM IST

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