Less than 4 pc students completed SWAYAM courses since 2017: Par panel flags outdated contentA parliamentary panel led by Digvijaya Singh highlighted that less than four per cent of students enrolled since 2017 have completed SWAYAM...
05 Feb, 2025, 04.21 PM IST
JNU to start short-term online courses, developing infrastructure for e-learning: officialsJawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in India is planning to launch various short-term online learning courses as part of its entry into the e...
02 Feb, 2024, 08.26 PM IST
Over 23,000 higher education courses to be made available for free on new portal: UGCOver 23,000 higher education courses, including programmes on Artificial Intelligence, cyber security and early childhood care, will now be...
28 Jul, 2022, 08.26 PM IST
Students can now get 40% of university credits from e-coursesCome the 2021-22 academic session, students of 149 universities would be allowed to earn upto 40% of their required credits from among the ...
26 Jul, 2021, 10.30 AM IST
Higher education institutes’ participation in social missions to decide score, rankingOfficials in the HRD ministry told ET that the revision of parameters was being done to ensure that “institutes focus on important social i...
26 Sep, 2019, 07.59 AM IST
India, Afghanistan collaborate on digital education initiatives, rope in IITs to design programsOne of the main objectives of the MOU is to facilitate students and faculty from Afghanistan to enroll and learn from the courses offered o...
15 Mar, 2019, 09.05 PM IST
Draft National Education Policy ready: JavadekarThe Central government had constituted K Kasturirangan committee to prepare draft for the new NEP 2017.
15 Dec, 2018, 04.24 PM IST
Ahead of Children's Day, Centre to launch ARPIT and LEAP to train India's teachersThe move, the Human Resources Development (HRD) ministry feels, will prod and incentivise teachers to improve upon their skills.
12 Nov, 2018, 08.04 PM IST
Last shot to keep job for untrained elementary tutors"The plan is to train untrained in-service teachers. If these conditions are not fulfilled they will cease to be teachers. So this is one f...
18 Aug, 2017, 11.53 AM IST
President Pranab Mukherjee launches three digital initiatives in education sectorMukherjee also launched a 'National Academic Depository' where verified educational records would be digitally stored by universities or a ...
09 Jul, 2017, 07.01 PM IST
Only IISc, IIMB join India's official online platformThis academic year, IISc will offer nine courses and IIMB, which is also the national MOOCs coordinator for management programmes, will off...
29 Jun, 2017, 11.37 AM IST
Ten measures for education rejig in Budget 2017Emphasis will be given on science education and flexibility in curriculum to promote creativity through local innovative content.
01 Feb, 2017, 02.05 PM IST
Guidelines framed for transfer of online credits to regular coursesThe guidelines have been framed for the HRD Ministry's massive open online courses (MOOC) platform Swayam.
24 Jun, 2016, 08.04 PM IST
Guidelines framed for transfer of online credits to regular courses: UGCThe guidelines have been framed keeping in mind the HRD Ministry's massive open online courses (MOOC) platform 'Swayam'.
24 Jun, 2016, 04.45 PM IST
SWAYAM platform: Modi government set to make online courses count towards college degreeIt will also allow students across institutions in India to take up courses which may not be available at their institute and also win cred...
24 May, 2016, 01.06 AM IST
Cabinet clears MoUs to be signed with US during PM Narendra Modi visitUnion Cabinet today gave its nod to signing of six MoUs in sectors including education, environment, gas and space science between India an...
24 Sep, 2014, 10.19 PM IST
- SKS to roll out health insurance product for rural poor
SKS Microfinance Private Limited, a microfinance company has tied up with ICICI General Lombard, to roll out its health insurance product `...
21 Feb, 2008, 07.36 PM IST