According to the Educational Testing Service, the TOEFL, an English language test, will soon be available as a customized exam based on each test taker’s unique needs and background to ensure the assessment is as objective as feasible. ETS’s Global Senior Vice President of Higher Education and Work Skills, Rohit Sharma, unveiled the company’s plans for customized TOEFL exams and further AI integration into the testing procedure.
28 Indian students were deported to India from the United States in 2023, according to information presented in the Lok Sabha on Friday by Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan. “In 2023, the Ministry has information that 28 Indian students were deported from the United States back to India. There is no state-by-state data on Indian students who were deported from the United States, he stated. In response to inquiries...
Today, the University Grants Commission (UGC) warned Indian students about enrolling in programs offered by institutions that work with non-compliant overseas universities. “For the general public’s and all interested parties’ information, the University Grants Commission has notified the University Grants Commission (Academic Collaboration between Indian and Foreign Higher Education Institutions to offer Twinning Program, Joint Degree, Dual Degree Programs) Regulations, 2022 and University Grants Commission (Setting up and Operation of Campuses of...
According to IIT Kanpur, this strategic alignment is a step forward in fostering a collaborative partnership between academics and the armed forces to develop an environment that is favorable for innovation and knowledge exchange. At the Naval Headquarters, the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IITK) and the Indian Navy inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Innovating solutions, collaborative R&D, and technology development are the goals of the inked Memorandum of Understanding.
At its 103rd convocation, the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) will award around 14,600 degrees tomorrow. This season, students from various faculties and institutes will receive a total of 539 medals. Thirty-one of these medals will be awarded at the main function from the dais. A total of 7693 undergraduate degrees and 5760 postgraduate degrees are being awarded to students this year. At the 103rd convocation event, 986 PhD, 29 MPhil, and 3...
Today, OnePlus, a well-known tech company, announced the creation of a scholarship fund in association with the Indian Institute of Technology Madras. Both current and prospective IIT Madras undergraduate (BTech) students are eligible for the “Never Settle” financial assistance program. Students will be assessed based on the merit-cum-means eligibility criteria. The scholarship evaluation procedure will be overseen by IIT Madras. According to OnePlus, the Never Settle Scholarship initiative is dedicated to reducing...
The IGNOU has opened the admissions process for its online and open-distance (ODL) programs for January 2024. The final day to accept new applicants is January 31, 2024. Registration is available at ignouadmission.samarth.edu.in for applicants. You can access the list of programs available online at ignouiop.samarth.edu.in.
The campuses of the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT-D) in Jhajjar and Sonepat, Haryana, are being expanded. The project is being carried out in stages, according to Subhas Sarkar, Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, in a written statement during the winter session of Parliament. Two facilities, the Central Research Facility (CRF) and the IIT Delhi Technopark (I-TEC), are currently operational on the IIT Delhi (Sonipat) campus. Sarkar further...
Through an entrance exam, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is accepting online applications for admission to three programs. The three programs are the PhD, Post Basic BSc Nursing [BScN(PB)], and Bachelor of Education (BEd). Interested participants may apply to these programs until December 31, 2023. Entry into the program will be through an entrance exam, which is set for January 7, 2024. Candidates for the BEd, BSc, and PhD programs...
The Graduate Route visa, which allows international students to work for two years after graduation, is expected to be reviewed by the UK government. Former Home Secretary Priti Patel announced the availability of this visa in September 2019 and it became effective in July 2021. Indian nationals made up 42% of the 176,000 students who were awarded Graduate Route visas since then, hence any modifications to this category will have a big...
