University Grant Commission’s new portal to launch more than 23,000 higher education courses for free

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July 29, 2022

The University Grants Commission (UGC) on 28 July announced that over 23,000 higher education courses, including programmes on Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, and Early childhood care, will now be available free of cost on a new web portal.

The portal strives at bridging the digital divide and enriching the accessibility of higher education in remote parts of the country. It will be launched today as a part of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 second anniversary.

The UGC has linked up with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to incorporate the e-resources with their over 7.5 lakh Common Service Centres (CSC) and Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) Centres.

“As part of its efforts in making higher education accessible to all, the UGC has been constantly working in making digital resources available to students in English as well as regional languages,” stated UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar.

The CSC’s purpose is to deliver digital access and make e-governance services unrestricted to the citizens at their doorstep, particularly to those who live in rural areas.

“The CSCs and SPVs are being managed and operated by entrepreneurs who belong to the local community and are referred to as village-level entrepreneurs (VLEs). VLEs operate the centres to earn their living by delivering online services. These centres have computers and internet connectivity,” said Kumar.

The courses comprise 23,000 postgraduate courses, 137 SWAYAM Massive Online Open Courses (MOOC) in emerging areas, and 25 non-engineering SWAYAM courses. It can be accessed on the UGC portal for free.

M Jagdesh Kumar said, “All courses are free. However, for availing of the services and infrastructure of CSC/ SPV, a user has to pay a fee of Rs 20 per day or Rs 500 per month to reimburse the Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLE’s) efforts and cost of their infrastructure.”

“This is similar to other government projects like Ayushman Bharat Yojana, PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, e-Shram, Pan Card, Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan Yojana (PMSYM), and many others,” Kumar added.

Elets 24th World Education Summit to assemble education leaders on a common platform

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July 25, 2022

Elets Technomedia along with Digital Learning will be organising its 24th edition of the World Education Summit (WES) on 27-28 July at Hotel Le Meridien, Hyderabad. The summit comes following the success of its first 23 editions and will underline the purpose, innovation, experience and engagement as the tenets of future-proof, profitable educational transformation. The two day-long summit will see the congregation of a number of education industry thought leaders who will be sharing their views and opinions during the summit. This networking-cum-knowledge gathering will deliver a medium for exchanging views and measures for transforming the Education industry. The country partners of the event will be Switzerland and Indonesia.

24th World Education Summit: Quick glance

The summit will witness the participation of senior leaders from the government sector, and a number of thought leaders from higher and secondary education. Some of the prominent speakers at the event will be:

Abhay Jere, Chief Information Officer, Ministry of Education, Government of India
Agus P Saptono, Consul General of the Republic of Indonesia, Mumbai
Garima Panwar, Additional Commissioner, PI Kalaburagi Division Commissionerate of Public Instruction Government of Karnataka
Rajiv Gupta, Director, Higher Education Department, Government of Punjab
Bharat Bhushan Dev Choudhary, Secretary, Secondary Education, Government of Assam

Furthermore, industry experts from across the country will gather to showcase their innovative solutions for the education sector.

The summit will witness 500+ higher education delegates, 120+ higher education leaders, 200+ school education leaders, 500+ school education delegates, 25+ international experts, 20+ government dignitaries, 50+ exhibitors, and 50+ knowledgeable sessions.

The gathering of leaders from the education sector will touch upon the various challenges deriving from privatisation, globalisation, and public financial crunch to comprehend the future directions of higher education in India. It will host a series of panel discussions on topics including:

Role of technology intervention in education
How to reinforce upskilling and reskilling of students in the world of education.
Role of NEP as a game changer to revolutionise India’s educational landscape.
Pegging the growth of edtech in the future.
The push from the academic institutions on the road to employability.
Bridging the digital divide: the societal challenges involved and the ways to overcome.
Switching to teaching the four C’s — critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity, and many more.

About Elets Technomedia

Elets Technomedia, a premier technology and media research organisation of Asia and the Middle-East has been championing innovations & e-governance for a better future since 2003.

The organisation has been building knowledge-sharing platforms and highlighting the importance of innovations for governance, health, education, urban development, and banking and finance sectors through conferences, publications, and knowledge portals.

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ISC 2022 12th results are out with 99.38% students passing the exam

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July 25, 2022

The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) released the Indian School Certificate (ISC) class 12th result yesterday.

The overall pass percentage for this year was 99.38%. A total of 96,940 candidates showed up to take the exam this year. Additionally, 18 students have secured top ranks in ISC results with 99.75% marks.

According to the reports, girls have outperformed boys. In comparison to boys, who passed at a rate of 99.26 %, whereas girls passed the exam at a rate of 99.52%

The Southern region has the best pass percentage in the 12th ISC result of 2022 at 99.58% , followed by the Western region at 98.81%. West Bengal did well as six out of 18 toppers were from the state.

Reportedly, the ISC paper recheck window for students opened on July 24 at 5 PM, will be available till July 30, 2022. The results of both the semesters, semesters 1 and 2, will be included on the ISC final mark sheet.

This year, CISCE has conducted the ISC Class 12 exam in two different semesters. The board will prepare the Class 12 mark sheets by equally considering the marks scored by a student in semester 1, semester 2, and practical and internal assessments. To pass the Class 12 exam, students are required to get at least a 33% mark on each paper and overall.

Through the official website, cisce.org, students can download the ISC 12th scorecard of 2022 by entering their unique IDs, index number, and captcha.

Students can also download the CISCE 12th scorecards that show up on the screen and print them for further reference. The scorecard includes information about grades earned throughout the academic year, including those from project work, practical tests, and pre-board exams.

However, students need to take measures in double-checking their names, subjects, schools, and roll numbers after obtaining the ISC Class 12 mark sheet. Further, schools can also access the ISC 12th result of 2022 by using the principal’s login ID and password.

Earlier, the board officially declared that the ISC class 12th result of 2022 will be announced on June 24th at 5 PM.

The ICSE class 10th examination was conducted for a total of 2,31,063 students who appeared for the exam, 99.97% were declared pass. Girls over-performed boys with 99.98%, whereas for boys it was 99.97%.

In the CISCE 2022 results for ISC class 12, Mubashira Shamim has emerged as Delhi topper with an overall percentage of 99.25%. While, twins from Gurugram, Anandita and Aditya Mishra, were among those securing the first and second positions respectively.

Edtech unicorn upGrad acquires Harappa Education in a $38 Mn cash and share swap deal

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July 22, 2022

Edtech major upGrad has acquired Harappa Education at a value of $38 Mn (INR 300 Cr). According to the edtech major, upGrad closed this transaction with present Harappa shareholders-Bodhi Tree Systems (a newly formed platform between James Murdoch & Uday Shankar ) and Cofounders Pramath Raj Sinha & Shreyasi Singh. Following the deal, all of them will join the upGrad cap table.

Cofounded by Pramath Raj Sinha, who is also the founding dean of the Indian School of Business (ISB) and the founder trustee of Ashoka University, and Shreyasi Singh, ex-editor of India Inc, the New Delhi-based online learning institution offers self-paced courses to address the growing issues related to poor employability, inadequate leadership, and an ill-equipped workforce. Harappa has an active clientele of 100 mid and large-sized organisations. As per the company, Harappa aims to clock INR 75 Cr in revenue this year.

“Similar to the integrated approach that we have been able to achieve in the B2C segment, we intend to offer a complete suite of products to our enterprise partners. A combination of upskilling courses along with these critical skills that Harappa has to offer would set us apart. We see strong demand from our clients and with Harappa coming in, we believe we’ll be able to grow exponentially within the segment as we cross-leverage the synergies. Pramath and Shreyasi come with a strong business legacy, which in turn, further fuels our ambition of becoming the global edtech leader,” said Ronnie Screwvala & Mayank Kumar, Co-founders of upGrad.

Commenting on the development, Pramath Raj Sinha and Shreyasi Singh, Founders of Harappa Education, said, “Consolidations get like-minded entrepreneurs together to build powerful, inspired formations. We are delighted to expand on the immense potential of our unique curriculum of social, cognitive, and behavioral skills, with Ronnie and Mayank, who have created such an exciting global company. As a combined force, Harappa and upGrad will anchor our purpose and conviction to create a truly wholesome learning ecosystem for lifelong learners in India and abroad, with our time-tested pedagogy, flagship programs, and rich partnerships to guarantee unmatched outcomes for our learners and clients.”

EY acted as the advisor for Harappa on the transaction.

So far, the edtech unicorn has acquired four companies this year and 12 companies including WOLVES India since its inception, according to Crunchbase. However, the company claims that this is its ninth acquisition as the rest of the deals were acqui-hires. Also, interestingly, this is upGrad’s second acquisition in a month.

Further, in June, upGrad had secured $225 Mn from the US-based test and assessment company, Lupa Systems LLC and Educational Testing Service (ETS). Other investors such as Temasek Holdings, the family offices of Lakshmi Mittal, and Sunil Bharti Mittal also participated in the round.

In India’s edtech space, it faces competition from the likes of BYJU’S, Udemy, Unacademy, and Vedantu.

According to a report, India’s edtech market is likely to be pegged at $10.4 Bn by 2025, growing at a CAGR of 39% during the period 2020-2025.

CBSE Class 12th results declared at cbse.gov.in

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July 22, 2022

The class 12 results of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) have been declared. Students can check their results on the official websites cbse.gov.in and cbseresults.nic.in. According to official figures, the pass percentage this year is 92.71 per cent as compared to 98.83 per cent the previous year.

With 98.83 per cent, Trivandrum recorded the highest pass percentage. The girls have outshined the boys with a pass percentage of 94.54, while the boys have acquired 91.25 per cent. The class 12 examinations were held in April this year.

CBSE Class 12 Result 2022 declared: Follow these steps to check score

Step 1: Visit cbse.gov.in or cbseresults.nic.in
Step 2: Click on CBSE Class 12 result 2022 designated link
Step 3: Enter the required credentials
Step 4: Submit and download the CBSE 2022 result
Step 5: Take a print out for further references

Yogi Adityanath reviews NEP implementation in UP

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July 21, 2022

As directed by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, educational institutions in the state have been asked to promote technology in education with focus on quality. He stated this while chairing a department-wise review meeting for the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP)-2020.

He said along with teaching-learning, universities and higher institutions should fulfil their responsibility towards society.

The chief minister said that inter-disciplinary research on local issues should be encouraged. The research topics should be social, national, and globally relevant.

Emphasising the need for quality research, the chief minister said that 77.7% of the total population of Uttar Pradesh lives in rural areas. Therefore, under the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan Scheme (UBA), educational institutions should be connected to rural areas with an emphasis on conducting courses related to rural development.

The CM said there is a need to encourage private investment in school education, and the education system should be compatible with the global ecosystem. Adityanath said the best practices of many educational institutions in the private sector, which are doing commendable work, should be implemented in government institutions.

Ministers and officers of the basic, secondary, higher, technical, agriculture and vocational education departments were present at the meeting. The officials have been asked to take these instructions to their respective departments at the earliest.

The CM also asked all eligible institutes in the state to get NAAC grading. He said that after the implementation of NEP at the graduation level from the current session, it should be implemented at the post-graduate level from the next session.

Chief Minister said more than ₹6200 crore has been invested for the development of infrastructure facilities in 1.33 lakh schools, and a proxy teacher in a school was unacceptable. Under the Nipun Bharat Abhiyan, innovative schemes like weekly education schemes, libraries in schools and school leadership programmes etc have been implemented, the CM added.

CM also directed that 5,000 ‘Abhyudaya Composite Schools’ should be established in the next four years.

Edtech company Geekster raises $1.30 Mn in Pre-Series A round, plans to expand services

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July 21, 2022

Edtech Platform Geekster has raised $1.30 Mn (INR 10 CR) in a Pre-Series A round led by Inflection Point Ventures (IPV) along with MyNavi Corporation and others.

The funds raised will be utilised towards growing the team, launching more programs, creating a scalable recruiting and learning platform, and expanding the spectrum of available services.

The career-focused edtech platform aims to help students learn programming skills in order to make them work-ready for aspirational tech jobs.

Geekster said, its edtech platform does not charge any fee from the student until they obtain a well-paying job. This offer makes the company distinctive, especially among students from Tier-2 and 3 cities in the country.

Sharing thoughts on the fundraising, Co-founder of Geekster Ankit Maggu said, “We are on a mission to democratize quality education & career opportunities; aiming to make a million graduates work ready in the next few years. Our offering has witnessed great response from the Students & Employer Partners alike and we shall be working aggressively to scale our operations in the next few months. We are fortunate to have associated with marquee investors who are equally excited about the opportunity and are aligned with our vision for Geekster.”

Geekster said it is presently assisting 300+ companies, including the top product-based companies, MNCs, and well-funded startups, in hiring the best tech talent for their teams. In the past eight months, the platform has been able to achieve 10x growth.

With this fundraising effort, Geekster hopes to advance its goal of making a million students work-ready within the next 5 years.

Expressing his views about Geekster, Ankur Mittal, Cofounder, Inflection Point Ventures says, “Gone are the days, where a graduate certificate would be more than enough to secure a job in your respective field. With the growing competition, job seekers are expected to be more skilled to be a cut above the rest. Geekster has been successful in designing a tech education platform with its unique model of skilling which allows tech graduates to hone their skills at zero cost until they get a paying job. And at the same time, it engages industry professionals as educators on the platform keeping the content relevant and practical.”

He further said that the company has won the trust of leading companies to hire a highly skilled tech workforce and IPV looks forward to further scaling this platform and creating a pool of talented and top-notch industry-ready professionals.

IPV has announced the launch of a $50 Mn Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) Physis Capital to invest in Series A and B growth-stage startups. Till now, IPV has invested over INR 420 Cr in 128 projects. Including the current round, the edtech company has successfully raised $1.5 Mn.

UP government uses portal to boost secondary education

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July 20, 2022

The Uttar Pradesh secondary education department has initiated a number of portals to boost education and address the needs of the students. The department is launching a portal “Pahunch” for school mapping so it may serve in unserved habitation.

This was stated by the secondary education minister (Independent Charge), Gulab Devi on Tuesday. She said, “It will help in identifying areas suitable for building a new school.”

The school mapping software portal has been developed in collaboration with Bhaskar Acharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-Informatics, Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

A career guidance portal Pankh has also been developed for students to make them aware of options after Classes 10 and 12. The students would be able to choose careers matching their interests and aptitudes and get advice about available options regarding college, scholarships, skill development programme and internships etc.

Currently, this portal is free for students of government and government-aided secondary schools.

An e-library portal Pragyan and a mobile app have been developed to provide contemporary and reference material for the students and the general public at large. A huge collection of competitive books, reference books, NCERT books, magazines, newspapers and information about Start-Ups are available on the portal. This portal is available for all citizens and users will be able to access the number of books in digital mode and access information about it.

“Parakh” portal has been developed for schools’ online monitoring and grading. This portal has been developed for monitoring government colleges and will be helpful to get information about the activities in schools and to monitor, supervise and observe the classroom teaching according to the prescribed annual academic calendar.

Building upon strengths of traditional education: Temjen Imna Along

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Recently taking to Twitter, Temjen Imna Along, Minister of Higher Education & Tribal Affairs, Government of Nagaland shared, “Our education system can be at the forefront of nations only if it is rooted and derived from our traditional strength and knowledge”. The minister made this pertinent statement at the 14th edition of the Elets World Education Summit organised in 2019 in New Delhi by Elets Technomedia along with Digital Learning. The thought gains even more significance as discussions around various aspects and core thoughts of the National Education Policy (NEP) have been doing rounds of introspection.

Our education system can be at the forefront of nations only if it is rooted and derived from our traditional strength and knowledge. pic.twitter.com/2njOixpZPu

— Temjen Imna Along (@AlongImna) July 15, 2022

The minister has been known for being rooted yet forward-looking in the sphere of education, recognizing on various occasions the key role played by women in the segment. He has also highlighted on the WES platform the importance of digitisation in education, the need of North East States for holistic development of the nation, and important factors to impart quality higher education in the country.

With a focus on traditional ways of learning in school and higher education forming core elements of the NEP, successful implementation will allow far greater rootedness in ancient culture, traditions, and the rich knowledge system. The policy aims to put the country as the global knowledge superpower on the world map.

Taking the thought further and seeking the guidance and illuminating opinions of the prominent thought leaders from the sphere of education across domains; Elets Technomedia will be organising the 24th edition of the World Education Summit on 27-28 July at Hotel Le Meridian in Hyderabad. With discussions and deliberations revolving around the present and futuristic trends in the education ecosystem, the summit will look to evolve the roadmap for the effective implementation of the NEP. The summit will also look to highlight innovations in education that are transforming the delivery landscape and making education reach out to the masses. To know more, visit wes.eletsonline.com

NIRF Rankings 2022 released: Miranda House declared India’s best college, IIT Madras best Institute

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The Union Minister of Education, Dharmendra Pradhan has released the National Institutional Framework (NIRF) Rankings 2022 today. IIT Madras has been adjudged the best institute in the overall category for the 2nd consecutive year. The list is available online at the official website – nirfindia.org.

NIRF RANKINGS PROCESS

The rankings take into account 5 major parameters on which institutions are judged and ranked accordingly. These parameters include Teaching, Learning and Resources, Research and Professional Practice, Graduation Outcomes, Outreach and Inclusivity and Perception (PR). NIRF India Ranking 2022 has been announced for 11 categories. These include overall, university, management, medical, pharmacy, engineering, architecture, law, college, research institute and ARIIA (Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements)

Top 3 Rankings: “Overall”

1. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras
2. Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore
3. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay

Top 3 Rankings: “University”

1. Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore
2. Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi
3. Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi

Top 3 Rankings: “Engineering”

1. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras
2. IIT Delhi
3. IIT Bombay

Top 3 Rankings: “Medical”

1. AIIMS, Delhi
2. PGIMER, Chandigarh
3. Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore

Top 3 Rankings: “College category”

1. Miranda House, New Delhi
2. Hindu College, New Delhi
3. Presidency College, Chennai

Top Rankings: “Management”

1. IIM Ahmedabad
2. IIM Bangalore
3. IIM Calcutta

Top 3 Rankings: “Pharmacy”

1. Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi
2. National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad
3. Panjab University, Chandigarh

Top 3 Rankings: “Architecture”

1. Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
2. National Institute of Technology, Calicut
3. Indian institute of Technology, kharagpur

Top 3 Rankings: “Research”

1. Indian Institute of Science
2. IIT Madras
3. IIT Bombay

Top 3 Rankings: “Law”

1. National Law School of India University
2. National Law University
3. Symbiosis Law School

The Ministry of Education has been bringing NIRF Rankings annually since 2016. The NIRF 2022 is the seventh edition of the rankings.

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