
AICTE Scholarship 2020 registration ends tomorrow; apply at scholarships.gov.in
Under the rescheduled timetable, the deadline of the second level of verification which is to be conducted by respective state nodal officers is 31 January.

AICTE revises schedule for 2020-21 academic session; classes to begin from 1 December
Earlier, the academic session to first-year engineering courses in all AICTE approved institutes and universities were scheduled to begin from 20 October

IIT Indore introduces course delving into classical sciences, mathematics texts in Sanskrit
The course was started to in a bid to expose the present generation to ancient knowledge, an official from the institute said.

All Tamil Nadu college students to be promoted without exam except those in final year, says E Palaniswami
Students will be given marks as per academic guidelines that were recently released by the UGC and AICTE

AICTE reduces MCA course duration from 3 to 2 years starting academic year 2020-21; check aicte-india.org
The duration of the Master of Computer Application (MCA) has been reduced to two years from three years.

AICTE asks all management colleges to commence classes from 1 July, new academic session from 1 August
The academic session for newly admitted students will start from 1 August, 2020, AICTE said in its latest guidelines to its standalone postgraduate diploma in management (PGDM) and postgraduate certificate in management (PGCM) institutes.

AICTE launches COVID-19 national bioinformatics online hackathon to develop apps, websites for states; applicants can sign up by 26 April
AICTE has announced COVID-19 national bioinformatics online hackathon for students where teams will have to build a full stack of community health information system apps and mobile responsive websites for states in India

AICTE asks PGDM institutes not to insist on fees during lockdown period, warns of strict action against violators
The AICTE issued a notification instructing all institutions which run PGDM courses to not ask for fee payment till the coronavirus lockdown is lifted

Gauhati University offered 21 unapproved courses, finds CAG; retired HC judge, internal 7-member panel to independently probe charges
The CAG said that the matter was reported to the government in August 2018, but the state government is yet to respond to it.

HRD ministry says NIT Srinagar to reopen on 15 Oct; announces internships for meritorious Kashmiri students
Speculating disruption in the Valley, the institute had suspended its classes on 3 August

PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate 106th Indian Science Congress on 3 January
Modi will also address an audience of about 30,000 scientists, researchers and students.

TS ECET result 2018 declared; check score on ecet.tsche.ac.in or manabadi.co.in
The Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TSCHE) is expected to announce the results for the Telangana State Engineering Common Entrance Test 2018 (TS ECET 2018) soon.

National Eligibility Test likely to be introduced in 2019-20 academic year: AICTE chairman
With some states opposing introduction of National Eligibility Test for admission to engineering courses, it is unlikely to be held next year but could become a reality in 2019-'20, a top AICTE official said on Monday.

Engineering students can face expulsion for ragging on gender, caste or sexual orientation
All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has stated that engineering students can be expelled if they are found to rag their peers and mock their caste, ethnicity or sexual orientation

New JEE formula: Will Kapil Sibal still spoil the IIT-vintage?
Although Kapil Sibal stayed away from the Council meeting to make it appear politically-neutral, he emerges successful in changing the existing system, against the fierce opposition by IITs like Delhi and Kanpur.

Common IIT, NIT test will put rural students at a disadvantage
Anand Kumar, who founded the 'Super 30', Bihar's widely acclaimed free coaching centre, Monday said that the complicated process could put students, particularly those in rural areas, at a serious disadvantage.

AICTE plans to launch academic website, along with job portal
Along with its in-house job portal, AICTE also plans to launch the academic networking website and a repository of doctorate papers to check for duplication....

Collegians get AICTE nod for new job portal
We saw the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) join hands with Microsoft to deploy the latter’s ...

Facebook offers Rs 1.34 cr package to Allahabad student
Social networking giant Facebook has hired an engineering student here for a fat annual pay package of Rs 1.34 crore, one of the biggest offers made to alumnus of any technical institution of the country.

Facebook offers Rs 1.34 cr package to Allahabad student
Social networking giant Facebook has hired an engineering student here for a fat annual pay package of Rs 1.34 crore, one of the biggest offers made to alumnus of any technical institution of the country.