Academic Freedom Index Report 2023

The Academic Freedom Index report evaluates academic freedom in 179 countries by analyzing five indicators, including the freedom to teach and research, academic exchange and dissemination, university autonomy, campus integrity, and academic and cultural expression. The report is based on ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023

Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

State of the Education Report for India-2021

On the occasion of World Teacher’s Day, “United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)” released its “State of the Education Report (SOER)-2021 for India: No Teachers, No Class”, on October 5, 2021. Key Facts This report is the annual ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2021

India ranked 35th in WEFFI 2019

As per the ‘Worldwide Educating for the Future Index (WEFFI) 2019’ report published by the Economist Intelligence Unit, India is ranked 35th on the overall index in 2019 with a total score of 53. India has jumped five ranks from ..

UP launches toll-free helpline for students

The state government of Uttar Pradesh has recently launched toll-free helpline numbers for students. This initiative is aimed at solving queries of students ahead of the Board Examinations. A senior officer of Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad is designated as ..

2019 edition of Backwaters Annual Business Festival sees huge participation

Over 25,000 students from across the country participated in the Annual Business Festival, Backwaters, organised by the Indian Institute of Management-Kozhikode (IIM-K) recently.  The festival is the biggest festival of South India. This was the 23rd edition of the festival ..

IIT Delhi to set up space technology cell in collaboration with ISRO

IIT Delhi has decided to set up a space technology cell in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). The cell would work for carrying out focused research projects in the space technology domain with specific deliverables. It is ..

Ministry of Human Resource Development organizes ‘Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat Parv -2019’

The ‘Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat Parv -2019’ is being organized by Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) under the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MoHRD)  from October 31 to November 03, 2019. The aim of the event is to showcase the spirit ..

IIT Bombay tops 2020 QS India University Rankings

IIT Bombay has topped the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) India University Rankings 2020. The QS has ranked the higher education institutions in India on the basis eight parameters of academic reputation (30%), employer reputation (20%), faculty-student ratio (20%), staff with PhD ..