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SECTOR | 20 Feb 2025

UGC draft regulations aimed at sidelining states from higher edu: Kerala CM

Business Standard

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said that the draft UGC regulations of 2025 not only diminish the role of state governments in higher education, but in reality sideline them. The CM said that under the draft regulations, the states have no role in appointment of vice chancellors (VCs) and assistant professors in state-established universities and termed them as "undemocratic and excessive". He was speaking after inaugurating a National Convention here on the draft University Grants Commission (UGC) regulations of 2025 which was attended by ministers from the neighbouring states of Telangana, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. He said that powers for appointing VCs have been given to Chancellors, who are the Governors appointed by the Centre, and therefore there was scope for politically motivated selections which would be harmful for the higher education sector in the country. He claimed that "gubernatorial excesses" were experienced by many opposition-ruled states,...

KIIT suicide: Nepal's FM Deuba speaks with Odisha's education minister

Business Standard | 19 Feb 2025

Education

SECTOR | 20 Feb 2025

'Get into IIT, take 40% of my salary but...': Redditor shares dad's funny but 'dangerous salary agreement'

Business Today

The user posted on subreddit r/JEENEETards, revealing a written declaration from his dad if he gets into a prestigious college like IIT, NIT, IIIT, or BITS, he'll receive 40% of his father's salary per month until his retirement

Education

SECTOR | 19 Feb 2025

KIIT University suicide case: Nepali student's death sparks diplomatic row

Business Standard

KIIT suicide row: The Nepali student, a third-year BTech Computer Science major, died allegedly by suicide following alleged physical and verbal abuse by her 21-year-old batchmate

Education

SECTOR | 19 Feb 2025

Regulatory needs, digital infra driving demand for ID verification: OnGrid

Business Standard

More than 500 million verifications for over 3,000 clients! Fuelled by regulatory requirements and digital transformations, the demand for identity verification and digital credentialing will grow further for background verification platform OnGrid, says its co-founder and CEO Piyush Peshwani. Founded in 2016 by IIT Bombay graduates Piyush Peshwani and Vineet Bansal, OnGrid describes itself as the best background verification company in India that provides comprehensive and fastest employee background verification, contractors' and partners' screening. It has been clocking all-round consistent year-on-year growth in revenue, clients, and verifications processed. "In 2024-25, we estimate the growth rate to exceed 50 per cent as compared to 2023-24, completing over 60 million verification transactions - the highest ever," Peshwani told PTI. OnGrid, which serves industries such as retail, technology, e-commerce and shared economy platforms, helps organisations and service providers by

Education

SECTOR | 18 Feb 2025

University of San Diego to invest up to $10 m in India, considers GIFT city and beyond

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Education

SECTOR | 17 Feb 2025

IIT Madras incubated ePlane and ICATT sign MoU for 788 air-ambulances valued at over $1 billion

Business Line

This represents a major step in integrating air mobility into the national rural and urban healthcare infrastructure

Rain not sole culprit: IIT panel's verdict on Terminal 1 of Delhi Airport

Business Standard | 16 Feb 2025

Education

SECTOR | 16 Feb 2025

Indian startup unicorns grow far beyond IIT, IIM, and ISBs: Study

Business Standard

At the top of non-IIT/management institutes is Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), which has produced 10 startup unicorn founders in the US

Education

SECTOR | 16 Feb 2025, 09:54AM

Stalin condemns Pradhan for alleged NEP, 3-language policy rider for funds

Business Standard

Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday accused Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan of "blackmail" for allegedly taking a stand that Tamil Nadu would not be provided funds till such time it accepted the National Education Policy (NEP) and the three language formula. Tagging a video clip of Pradhan speaking to reporters in Varanasi on February 15, Stalin, in a post on 'X' quoted Pradhan as saying that Tamil Nadu has to come to the terms of the Indian Constitution and that the three languagae policy is the rule of law. Accusing Pradhan of "blackmail" for his alleged stand that Tamil Nadu would not be provided education related funds by the Centre till such time the state accepted the three language policy, the Chief Minister termed it as unacceptable, and Tamil people would not tolerate it. The state sought its due, from the Centre which is its right and if the central minister spoke arrogantly as if the state claimed his personal wealth, then, in that case, Delhi would have to ..

Education

SECTOR | 14 Feb 2025, 03:50PM

IIT Madras' Centre for Responsible AI partners with Switzerland-based Roche Diagnostics for RD

Business Line

Centre for Responsible AI (CeRAI) is a virtual interdisciplinary research centre at IIT Madras.

Education

SECTOR | 14 Feb 2025, 02:28PM

CCPA fines IITPK, 23 others for misleading ads on IIT-JEE admission success

Business Standard

The CCPA has fined IITPK Rs 3,00,000 for misleading ads claiming top IIT-JEE ranks and inflated success rates, violating the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, and misleading students