Colleges

Centurion University, Vizianagaram to set up agriculture, nursing and pharmacy colleges

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Centurion University, Vizianagaram to set up agriculture, nursing and pharmacy colleges

Centurion University Vice- Chancellor Prasanta Kumar Mohanty showing the brochure for the new colleges, in Vizianagaram on Thursday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Centurion University of Technology and Management in Vizianagaram will start three new colleges —School of Pharmacy, School of Nursing and School of Smart Agriculture—in the 2024-25 academic year, Vice-Chancellor Prasanta Kumar Mohanty … Read more

AICTE chairman urges colleges to get affiliated with it to benefit from its expertise

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AICTE chairman urges colleges to get affiliated with it to benefit from its expertise

Colleges should become part of the All India Council for Technical Education to benefit from its technical expertise, said its chairman T.G. Sitharam.   At a workshop for stakeholders in the city on Thursday, Mr. Sitharam said the institutions would benefit multi-fold, including ensuring students internship, scholarship and standardised world-class curriculum, he explained. The workshop was … Read more

Filmmaker Jeo Baby to inaugurate Chetana college’s annual fest on December 4 

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Filmmaker Jeo Baby to inaugurate Chetana college’s annual fest on December 4 

Students preparing for VIVIDH-23, the annual cultural festival of Chetana College of Media and Performing Arts, that will begin on Monday | Photo Credit: SPL The annual cultural festival of Chetana College of Media and Performing Arts, VIVIDH 2023, will be inaugurated by film director Jeo Baby on Monday. A face to face with the … Read more

Rahul Gandhi promises free education in schools, colleges in Chhattisgarh if Cong retains power

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Rahul Gandhi promises free education in schools, colleges in Chhattisgarh if Cong retains power

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses a public meeting, in Kanker, Chhattisgarh, on Oct. 28, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday promised free education in government schools and colleges in Chhattisgarh and ₹4,000 a year for ‘tendu’ leaves collectors if his party retains power in the state. Addressing an election rally … Read more

SC seeks NMC reply on plea that 70% medical colleges do not pay or scrimp on stipend to interns

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SC seeks NMC reply on plea that 70% medical colleges do not pay or scrimp on stipend to interns

File image of MBBS interns from Maharashtra staging a demonstration demanding a better compensation. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini The Supreme Court on Friday sought a response from the National Medical Commission (NMC) to a plea that almost 70% of the medical colleges do not pay stipend to MBBS interns or pay an amount less … Read more

Jagan to inaugurate five medical colleges in Andhra Pradesh on September 15

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Jagan to inaugurate five medical colleges in Andhra Pradesh on September 15

Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy will inaugurate five government medical colleges constructed in Vizianagaram,  Rajamahendravaram, Eluru, Machilipatnam, and Nandyal on September 15 (Friday). The Chief Minister will inaugurate the college in Vizianagaram personally and the remaining colleges remotely. “The government is spending ₹8,480 crore for construction of 17 new government medical colleges. It is … Read more

Private engineering colleges in Andhra Pradesh demand implementation of Srikrishna panel recommendations on fee structure

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Private engineering colleges in Andhra Pradesh demand implementation of Srikrishna panel recommendations on fee structure

Managements of private engineering colleges in the State on Friday reiterated their demand for the implementation of recommendations of the national fee committee constituted by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and headed by Justice Srikrishna. Speaking to The Hindu, Choppa Gangi Reddy, president of Andhra Pradesh Private Engineering Colleges Managements’ Association, pointed … Read more

Allow us to continue teaching in medical colleges, M.Sc. holders appeal to Health Ministry

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Allow us to continue teaching in medical colleges, M.Sc. holders appeal to Health Ministry

While the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has demanded that only medical postgraduates be appointed as teachers in medical colleges, the M.Sc. Medicine Association (India) has appealed to the Health Ministry, stating that M.Sc. holders have been denied their right to teach by creating a “false narrative”. “The narrative states that we are non-medical teachers with non-medical … Read more

Appoint only medical postgraduates as teachers in medical colleges: IMA

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Appoint only medical postgraduates as teachers in medical colleges: IMA

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: JOTHI RAMALINGAM B The Indian Medical Association has sought the urgent intervention of the Health Ministry to ensure that only medical postgraduates be considered as eligible candidates for appointment in the medical colleges to uphold the competency-based medical education (CBME) Syllabus. It also wants that non-medical … Read more

NMC renews five-year recognition for Stanley, Dharmapuri medical colleges

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NMC renews five-year recognition for Stanley, Dharmapuri medical colleges

A view of the Government Stanley Medical College Hospital in Chennai | Photo Credit: JOTHI RAMALINGAM B The National Medical Commission (NMC) has withdrawn its notices de-recognising the Government Stanley Medical College Hospital and Government Dharmapuri Medical College on Wednesday night. The NMC will issue a written communication shortly, according to Health Minister Ma. Subramanian. … Read more