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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Centre appoints national MU Nair as national cybersecurity coordinatorMU Nair, who had in July 2022 taken over as the 28th Signal Officer-in-Chief, has also served as the commandant of the Military College of ...
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...
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...
From Class 5 to PhD: How UGC's new credit-based framework will workUGC credits new system. Those with knowledge of Vedas and Puranas will get score. Student-centric credit based system.
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...
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...
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...
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...
- W Bengal finance minister to meet Pranab for storm assistance
West Bengal finance minister Asim Dasgupta will urge finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday to expedite Rs 1000 crore central assista...