3,879 students of Presidency University conferred with degrees

3,879 students of Presidency University conferred with degrees

The 7th annual convocation of the Presidency University of Bengaluru saw degrees being conferred to 3,879 students, including 75 Ph. Ds and 19 gold medallists. Chief Guest of the convocation, Rakesh Singh, Chairman of Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority, highlighted the profound transformation India has undergone over the last few decades, particularly in technology, education … Read more

Minority status: Aligarh Muslim University celebrates ‘historic’ Supreme Court verdict

Minority status: Aligarh Muslim University celebrates ‘historic’ Supreme Court verdict

Aligarh Muslim University Vice-Chancellor Naima Khatoon arrives at the Supreme Court on November 8, 2024 ahead of the top court’s verdict in the case related to granting minority status to the university. | Photo Credit: PTI A wave of celebration pervaded Aligarh Muslim University after the Supreme Court judgment on Friday (November 8, 2024) affirmed … Read more

Since AMU is central university, it cannot be considered minority institution: Supreme Court

Since AMU is central university, it cannot be considered minority institution: Supreme Court

Aligarh Muslim University Campus. | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA Supreme Court overrules 1967 verdict holding that since AMU was central university it cannot be considered minority institution. A seven-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Friday (November 8, 2024) delivered four separate judgements in the Aligarh Muslim University minority status case. There are three … Read more

Remove Divya from Kannur University senate, says fellow member

Remove Divya from Kannur University senate, says fellow member

Kannur University senate member Shino P. Jose has formally requested the removal of P.P. Divya, a senate member and former district panchayat president, following allegations linking her to the death of former Kannur Additional District Magistrate (ADM) K. Naveen Babu. In a letter addressed to the university’s Vice-Chancellor K.K. Saju and Chancellor Arif Mohammed Khan, … Read more

Courses at Young India Skill University to commence on November 4; admissions open from Dasara

Courses at Young India Skill University to commence on November 4; admissions open from Dasara

The logo of Young India Skills University | Photo Credit: https://yisu.in/about/#logo The courses at Young India Skill University will begin from November 4, 2024. The university announced on Friday (October 11, 2024) that admissions to four courses are open from Dasara.  Three schools initially The university has launched three schools: the School of Logistics and … Read more

Mumbai University to tie up with hospitals to develop AI model – ET HealthWorld

Mumbai University to tie up with hospitals to develop AI model – ET HealthWorld

Mumbai: Mumbai University will be collaborating with city hospitals to develop artificial intelligence (AI) models that can help in the early detection and management of diseases, mainly in women. As part of this AI in healthcare initiative, the university aims to substantially reduce the disease load and increase the percentage of screenings. It will help … Read more

University of Southampton gets nod to start its campus in India

University of Southampton gets nod to start its campus in India

The Union government on Thursday issued a Letter of Intent (LoI) to the University of Southampton, United Kingdom, to establish their campus in India, making it the first university to get LoI under the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) regulations for setting up foreign universities in the country. UGC Chairman M. Jagadesh Kumar said the university … Read more

Medical university organises ‘Freedom Run’

Medical university organises ‘Freedom Run’

Hundreds of youngsters participated in a marathon organised by the Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University here on Sunday. The event, ‘Freedom Run’ was held as part of Har Ghar Tiranga (Tricolour in every house) in the run-up to the 78th Independence Day celebrations. The run was flagged off by Governor and Chancellor R.N. Ravi. College … Read more