NIRF to award mild penalty to institutions for retractions this year, harsh penalty next year

NIRF to award mild penalty to institutions for retractions this year, harsh penalty next year

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto In a first, starting this year, the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) will award negative scores to higher educational institutions for papers that have been retracted from journals in the last three calendar years and their corresponding citations. “This year, we will award some … Read more

PM-Vidyalakshmi Scheme: FM Sitharaman says student loan scheme will be operational by February 2025; check details

PM-Vidyalakshmi Scheme: FM Sitharaman says student loan scheme will be operational by February 2025; check details

PM-Vidyalakshmi Scheme: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed Lok Sabha that the recently introduced Prime Minister Vidyalakshmi scheme is scheduled to be implemented by February 2025. The PM-Vidyalaxmi scheme was approved by the Union Cabinet in November in a bid to provide financial assistance to talented students pursuing higher education in public and private institutions. … Read more