Skills ministry launches AI programme for school studentsThe Ministry of Skills Development and Entrepreneurship launched SOAR, a national initiative to integrate AI education into schools, target...
22 Jul, 2025, 09.22 PM IST
IIT-Madras launches 5 courses in AI through SWAYAM PlusIndian Institute of Technology-Madras introduces five artificial intelligence courses. These courses are available through the SWAYAM Plus ...
05 May, 2025, 02.08 PM IST
Micro-credentialing on the rise in India: Coursera dataMicro-credentials are helping students gain skill-based education, especially where formal higher education access is limited. Coursera's 2...
11 Dec, 2024, 04.39 PM IST
UG, PG aspirants can seek admission in any discipline irrespective of subject previously studied: UGCThe University Grants Commission (UGC) has announced new regulations allowing students to pursue any undergraduate or postgraduate program ...
05 Dec, 2024, 09.15 PM IST
View: Time to reskill the skilling planIndia's 'Skill India' initiative has improved access to quality education and skilling, including new ITI capacities, increased apprentices...
16 Jun, 2024, 11.00 PM IST
CBSE to launch pilot for National Credit framework for classes 6, 9 and 11. Here's all about itCBSE trials NCrF in classes 6, 9, and 11 from 2024-25, linking credits to Academic Bank of Credit. Guidelines approved, pilot for credit ea...
10 Apr, 2024, 06.38 PM IST
Skills ministry notifies draft guidelines for setting up of the Academic Bank of CreditsThe Academic Bank of Credit is a digital repository that stores credit information earned by students or learners throughout their educatio...
04 Apr, 2024, 07.42 PM IST
Budget 2024 could further help in the internationalization of Indian higher educationUnion Budget 2024: The Government of India is implementing the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and additional support is expected in t...
01 Feb, 2024, 08.14 AM IST
ET Explains: All you need to know about the National Credit FrameworkIndia has developed the National Credit Framework (NCrF), a credit system that aims to align education and skilling. The framework, develop...
11 Jan, 2024, 12.52 PM IST
Plan in works to recognise skill certification of MNCs, top companiesWhile Microsoft, IBM, HCL Tech and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) have come on board, talks are on with Google, Meta, Cisco and...
23 Dec, 2023, 01.15 AM IST
Soon, you may convert your work experience into a degreeThe National Credit Framework (NCrF) has proposed the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) program, which allows individuals to convert thei...
17 Oct, 2023, 05.37 PM IST
High-level panel soon for implementing National Credit FrameworkA senior official told ET that the government foresees multiple challenges in implementing the NCrF, including standardisation across diffe...
17 May, 2023, 11.45 PM IST
Govt to set up high-level panel for smooth implementation of national credit framework (NCrF)A senior government official told ET that the government foresees multiple challenges going forward including standardisation across differ...
17 May, 2023, 04.23 PM IST
Red Hat and AWS among MNCs joining govt skilling frameworkTop firms like Microsoft as well as the leader of computer-based testing Pearson Vue are also looking at a possible association with the In...
27 Dec, 2022, 05.52 AM IST
New credit system proposes level 4 after school, 7 at master'sThe new credit framework will not have any hard separation between Curricular and Co-Curricular, or various discipline and will count in pe...
20 Oct, 2022, 12.11 AM IST
National Credit Framework from school onwards in the worksA draft report on the NCrF is learnt to have proposed credit levels from Class 5, starting from Level 1, and going up to Levels 7 and 8 for...
28 Jul, 2022, 08.56 AM IST
BJP demands crop loan waiver for Phailin victimsDemanding waiving of crop loans for farmers hit by Cyclone Phailin, BJP accused the Odisha government of adopting a slack approach in mitig...
15 Oct, 2013, 10.11 PM IST