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September 3, 2021
Rashtrapati Bhavan invites Applications for Visitor's Awards 2021 from Faculty Members and Students of Central Universities of India.
Photo: The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, at the ‘At Home Reception,’ on the occasion of the 72nd Republic Day Celebrations, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on January 26, 2021. [File Photo]
Photo: The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, presenting the 5th Visitor’s Awards, 2019, at the Conference of Vice-Chancellors of Central Universities, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi, December 17, 2019. [File Photo]
Photo: The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, addressing the Conference of Vice-Chancellors of Central Universities, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi, December 17, 2019. [File Photo]
New Delhi, India, August 25, 2021 — Rashtrapati Bhavan has invited online applications from faculty members and students of Central Universities of India for the Visitor’s Awards 2021 in the following three categories:
Visitor’s Award for Innovation.
Visitor’s Award for Research in (a) Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, (b) Physical Sciences, and (c) Biological Sciences.
Visitor’s Award for Technology Development.
The last date for applying is October 31, 2021.
The Government of India instituted the Visitor’s Awards in 2014 to promote healthy competition amongst Central Universities and motivate them to adopt best practices from around the world in pursuit of excellence.
The President of India, in his capacity as the Visitor of Central Universities, presents the Awards.
The Rashtrapati Bhavan (Presidential Palace) is the official residence of the President of India in New Delhi.
Source: President’s Secretariat, New Delhi
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— UPDATE —
September 3, 2021
• Education Minister of India meets Central Universities Vice-Chancellors •
New Delhi, September 3, 2021 — India’s Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, virtually met the Vice Chancellors of 45 Central Universities under the Ministry of Education on September 3, 2021. It is his first formal meeting with the Central Universities’ Vice-Chancellors in a group.
The items for discussion included:
- Implementation of National Education Policy 2020
- Academic Bank of Credit
- Multiple Entry-Exit System
- Open and Online Education
- Glue Grant for Education Institutions
- Start of Academic Session 2021-22
Source: Ministry of Education
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