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SECTOR | 26 Aug 2025

UP Guv calls for mandatory 75% attendance in schools, focus on research

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Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel on Monday laid emphasis on research work and also said that 75 per cent attendance should be made compulsory for students. Addressing the 44th convocation of Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University at Baba Gambhirnath Auditorium, Patel stressed on the importance of research, saying that identifying problems prevalent in the society, studying them and taking the solutions forward is the need of the hour. The government gives grants for research, this should be used in projects that caters to societal welfare. After completion of the research work, it should be sent to officials concerned, so that effective action can be taken on it, Patel said. The UP governor added that "minimum 75 per cent attendance should be made compulsory for students in colleges, schools and universities." Parents work hard to educate their children, so they should regularly listen to lectures in class, use laboratories and libraries, and strive to progress in studies, s

IIT Council okays setting up task force for adapting curriculum in AI era

Business Standard | 25 Aug 2025

Education

SECTOR | 25 Aug 2025

OpenAI Unveils Learning Accelerator, India-First Initiative; Partners With IIT Madras, Others

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India also has the largest population of students on ChatGPT worldwide.

IIT Madras develops low-cost chip-based device for rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing

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Education

SECTOR | 25 Aug 2025

Telangana Govt will provide a major fund to Osmania University: CM Revanth Reddy

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To set up a panel of engineers to assess development needs of the varsity

Education

SECTOR | 25 Aug 2025

Made-In-India Handheld Brain Injury Detection Scanner Boon For Rural Patients: Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

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The handheld brain injury scanner is a new technology, developed in an IIT incubator with the Indian Council of Medical Research's support, said Dr Rajeev Bahl, DG, ICMR.

Education

SECTOR | 25 Aug 2025

Dharmendra Pradhan charts 25-yr roadmap for inclusive, research-driven IITs

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The roadmap aims to ensure IITs lead India's scientific and societal progress by 2047, supporting PM Modi's vision of Samriddh, Viksit and Atmanirbhar Bharat

Education

SECTOR | 25 Aug 2025

IIT-Guwahati team moves the needle in oral insulin research

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Uses an ionic liquid as a smart carrier'. Approach can help patients transition from injections to oral pills

Education

SECTOR | 24 Aug 2025

Hyderabad rising in Biotech, Pharma, MedTech innovation: Revanth Reddy

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Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday said Hyderabad has risen from manufacturing to innovation in Biotech, Pharma and Medical Technology. Speaking at the Biodesign Innovation Summit held at AIG Hospital here, he assured end-to-end support for innovation in medical products using BioDesign, with the state government being a proactive partner, a release from CMO said. Reddy said Hyderabad has a synergy of excellent academic institutions, skill development and industry partnerships, and as a result has a great workforce. Advocating for indigenous innovation to solve India's medical needs, he said that innovators and researchers will have access to Telangana's historical medical data, while strictly following data privacy. "We will connect you to academic institutions, research, innovation bodies, the Young India Skills University and corporations," he said. "For many years, our best minds were solving problems of other countries. It is a good thing. Time has now come whe

Education

SECTOR | 24 Aug 2025

UGC bars distance, online courses in psychology, nutrition, healthcare

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The University Grants Commission (UGC) has directed all higher education institutions to stop offering programmes in healthcare and allied disciplines, including psychology and nutrition through Open and Distance Learning or online mode from the 2025 academic session, according to officials. The ban applies to courses under the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions (NCAHP) Act, 2021. These include psychology, microbiology, food and nutrition science, biotechnology, clinical nutrition and dietetics. "No higher educational institutions (HEIs) shall be permitted to offer any allied and healthcare programmes covered in NC??? Act, 2021, including psychology as specialisation under Open and Distance Learning and online mode, from the academic session July-August, 2025 and onwards. Any recognition already granted to HEIs for offering such programmes for the academic session July-August 2025 and onwards shall be withdrawn by the UGC," UGC secretary Manish Joshi said. "In

Education

SECTOR | 23 Aug 2025

IIT Bombay students chart Moon's chemistry using Chandrayaan-2 data

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It was part of ISRO's U R Rao Satellite Centre challenge given during the Inter-IIT Tech Meet, IIT Bombay said in a statement

Education

SECTOR | 21 Aug 2025

IIM-Ahmedabad tightens CAT entry bar for PGP 2026-28 admissions, know more

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The Common Admission Test (CAT) cut-off scores for the 2025 exam have been raised significantly by IIM Ahmedabad, which has also redesigned its PGP (Post Graduate Programme) selection process