December 6, 2022
University Grants Commission (UGC), India, issues a Public Notice announcing an amendment to its Regulations on the Categorization of Universities for Grant of Graded Autonomy.
• Public Notice regarding University Grants Commission (Categorization of Universities (Only) for Grant of Graded Autonomy) (First Amendment) Regulation, 2022.
This Public Notice pertains to the amendment in the University Grants Commission (Categorization of Universities (only) for Grant of Graded Autonomy) Regulations, 2018.
The regulations divide all universities into three categories for granting graded autonomy. The relevant provision defining that categorization is as follows:
• Framework for Categorization of Universities for Grant of Graded Autonomy
The Commission shall categorize Universities into the following three categories, i.e., Category-I, Category-II, and Category-III, based on the parameters laid down in sub-clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) and as notified by the Commission through detailed guidelines from time to time.
(i) Category-I University:
University shall be in Category-I if
a. NAAC has accredited it with a score of 3.51 or above; or
b. It has received a corresponding accreditation grade/score from a reputed accreditation agency empanelled by the UGC; or
c. It has been ranked among the top 500 of reputed world rankings, such as Times Higher Education or QS.
(ii) Category-II University:
University shall be in Category II if
a. It has been accredited by NAAC with a score of 3.26 and above, up to 3.50, or
b. It has received a corresponding accreditation grade/score from a reputed accreditation agency empanelled by the UGC.
(iii) Category-III University:
University shall be in Category III if it does not come under Category-I or Category II.
These regulations apply to all universities, i.e., “all universities established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, a Provincial Act, or a State Act and any Institution Deemed to be a University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956”.
The regulations fully explain how much and what autonomy and authorizations each category receives.
Category-1 Universities get exceptional autonomy, while Category-2 Universities receive lesser independence, but Category-3 Universities are not granted that freedom.
The UGC categorizes all universities accordingly.
Are you aware of your University’s Category? What is it?
If it does not come in Category-1 or Category-2, then yours is a “Category-3 University.”
Source: UGC
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Oxford Word of the Year 2022 is: 'Goblin Mode'
Oxford, December 05, 2022 — More than 300,000 English speakers voted to choose the “Word of the Year.” And the winner is: “Goblin Mode.”
As Oxford University Press (OUP) explained, ‘Goblin mode’ is a slang term often used in the expressions ‘in goblin mode’ or ‘to go goblin mode.’ It is a type of behavior that is unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, careless, or greedy, typically in a way that rejects social norms or expectations.
“Although first seen on Twitter in 2009, goblin mode went viral on social media in February 2022, quickly making its way into newspapers and magazines after being tweeted in a mocked-up headline. The term then rose in popularity over the months following as Covid lockdown restrictions eased in many countries and people ventured out of their homes more regularly. Seemingly, it captured the prevailing mood of individuals who rejected the idea of returning to ‘normal life, or rebelled against the increasingly unattainable aesthetic standards and unsustainable lifestyles exhibited on social media,” OUP added.
At a special event to announce this year’s approach to selecting the Oxford Word of the Year, Ben Zimmer, American linguist and lexicographer, said: “Goblin Mode does speak to the times and the zeitgeist, and it is certainly a 2022 expression. People are looking at social norms in new ways. It allows people to ditch social norms and embrace new ones.”
Casper Grathwohl, President of Oxford Languages, said: “We were hoping the public would enjoy being brought into the process, but this level of engagement with the campaign caught us by surprise. The strength of the response highlights how important our vocabulary is to understanding who we are and processing what’s happening to the world around us. Given the year we’ve just experienced, ‘Goblin mode’ resonates with all of us who feel a little overwhelmed. It’s a relief to acknowledge that we’re not always the idealized, curated selves we’re encouraged to present on our Instagram and TikTok feeds. It has been demonstrated by the dramatic rise of platforms like BeReal, where users share images of their unedited selves, often capturing self-indulgent moments in goblin mode. People are embracing their inner goblin, and voters choosing ‘goblin mode’ as the Word of the Year tells us the concept is likely here to stay.”
Oxford University Press (OUP) is one of the world’s largest university presses with a broad global presence. It prints in many countries, in more than 40 languages, and various formats - print and digital. As a result, OUP products cover a vast academic and educational spectrum. For example, the Oxford English Dictionary, published by Oxford University Press, is the principal historical dictionary of the English language.
Oxford University Press (OUP) is a department of the prestigious “University of Oxford.”
Source: Oxford University Press
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December 3, 2022
National Testing Agency (NTA) India issues a Public Notice on Advance Intimation of Examination City allotted to the Candidates of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Entrance Examination (JNEEE-2022).
New Delhi, December 2, 2022 — National Testing Agency (NTA) India has issued a Public Notice concerning the Advance Intimation of Examination City allotted to the Candidates of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Entrance Examination (JNEEE-2022).
Source: National Testing Agency (NTA)
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December 2, 2022
India begins G20 presidency journey with 'University Connect,' says UGC Chairman at G-20 University Connect: Engaging Young Minds Program in New Delhi
• G-20 University Connect: Engaging Young Minds Program
Photo: UGC Chairman at the G-20 University Connect: Engaging Young Minds Programme, New Delhi. December 1, 2022. Image provided by G20 India.
Photo: External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar with students. G-20 University Connect: Engaging Young Minds Programme, New Delhi. December 1, 2022. Image provided by G20 India.
Photo: G-20 University Connect: Engaging Young Minds Programme, New Delhi. December 1, 2022. Image provided by G20 India.
Photo: G-20 University Connect: Engaging Young Minds Programme, New Delhi. December 1, 2022. Image provided by G20 India.
New Delhi, December 1, 2022 — UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar said that India had begun its G20 presidency journey with a program called ‘University Connect’ where students of universities across the country will engage each other.
“During India’s G20 presidency, students of several universities will create awareness about the importance of the G20 presidency and how India can be a role model for the rest of the world through its G20 Presidency of healing, harmony, and hope,” Kumar said.
“It is wonderful that India began today its G20 presidency journey with “University Connect” by engaging with students of universities across the country, he said.
“Our students will also be ambassadors of our country in showcasing to the visiting G20 members the rapid, inclusive developmental progress that India is going through,” the University Grants Commission (UGC) head added.
India’s G20 Sherpa, Amitabh Kant, Secretary, Ministry of Higher Education, Government of India, Sanjay Murthy; Director General of the RIS, Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi; Vice-Chancellors of Delhi University, Jawahar Lal Nehru University, Jamia Milia Islamia, Amity University, Gautama Buddha University, and Sharda University were among other prominent attendees.
India formally assumed the G20 presidency on December 1, 2022.
The G20, or Group of 20, is an intergovernmental forum of the world’s major developed and developing economies. The Group comprises Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the UK, the US, and the European Union.
University Connect, on Day 1 of G20 India, engaged students & faculty from universities across India.
External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar delivered the valedictory address.
Dr. P K Mishra, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, delivered the keynote address as follows:
“Shri Amitabh Kant, G-20 Sherpa; Shri Harsh Vardhan Shringla, G-20 Chief Co-ordinator; Shri Sanjay Murthy, Secretary, Higher Education; Professor Jagadeesh Kumar, Chairman UGC; Vice-Chancellors, faculty members and dear students,
“December 1, 2022, is a watershed moment for India and its 1.41 billion citizens as it gets a glorious opportunity to host the largest multilateral event on its soil. India assumes the G20 Presidency Today. It is a great honor and responsibility for us because this occasion is coming to us during the ‘Amritkaal’ of our independence.
“Today, India’s G20 officially begins with the ‘University Connect Program’ wherein we would engage the ‘Youth’ of India, those who would lead India from the front in years to come. As part of the G20 process, people from diverse strata and occupations will also participate in different meeting formats.
“As I said earlier, India’s G20 is not merely a diplomatic meeting. It is an excellent opportunity for India and every Indian. Our Prime Minister has said, “Today, there is an unprecedented curiosity in the world to know and understand India.”
“He continued, “In such an atmosphere, it is the responsibility of the citizens to go beyond these expectations and acquaint the world with India’s capabilities, philosophy, social and intellectual strength.”
“Our responsibility is to showcase India appropriately, befitting her stature and glory. India has as much uniqueness as it has diversity. So we are responsible for bringing out India’s best traditions before the world.”
Source: G20 India
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November 28, 2022
The University of Birmingham signs up for strategic research vision in India.
— Experts at the University of Birmingham will work with partners in India across railways, hydrogen fuels, data science, artificial intelligence, and education.
Photo: The University of Birmingham and K-Ride signing an MoU. Key people: Prof Adam Tickell, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of Birmingham; Mr. Gaurav Gupta, IAS, Managing Director, K-Ride; being witnessed by Mr. James Godber, Deputy Head, British Deputy High Commission Bengaluru.
NEW DELHI, Nov. 28, 2022 — The University of Birmingham Vice-Chancellor, Professor Adam Tickell, signed a range of Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with the University’s partners at special signing ceremonies in Bengaluru and Delhi.
The agreements are vital to the University’s ongoing strategic vision to build meaningful education and research partnerships in India.
Professor Adam Tickell signed MoUs with the following:
- TESCO Business Services - Bengaluru
- K-RIDE - Bengaluru
- Hindustan Petroleum Company Ltd. (HPCL) - Bengaluru
- Manipal University - Bengaluru
- Aarvee Associates - Hyderabad
- Efftronics - Andhra Pradesh
- Vellore Institute of Technology - Andhra Pradesh
- Bennett University - Uttar Pradesh
- Indo-British Scholars’ Association - Kolkata
“The University of Birmingham’s collaborative research output with India partners has almost doubled over the last five years. We currently have over 40 joint research projects of outstanding quality,” commented Professor Adam Tickell.
“We are a global civic university with a long, illustrious relationship with India. Signing these agreements with partners in areas such as railways, sports science, education, and community business gives us a great opportunity to further contribute to Indian society,” he added.
The University and TESCO Business Services are joining forces to create postgraduate study programs in data science and artificial intelligence. The partnership will see University experts designing and delivering educational programs for TESCO’s staff - from training in specific professional areas to formal postgraduate qualifications.
TESCO will also explore opportunities for suitably qualified Birmingham students to join placements at the company’s data-science laboratories in India and offer guest lectures to Birmingham staff and students.
University experts from the Birmingham Centre for Railways Research and Excellence (BCRRE) will work with K-RIDE - an urban rail transport joint venture of Govt. of Karnataka and the Ministry of Railways - to launch studies into two major areas: Power consumption and energy analysis and railway network operational simulation, resilience testing and optimization.
Working with Aarvee Associates, University experts will help develop railway condition monitoring and sensing equipment within tunnels and bridges. Partnering with Efftronics will see research and knowledge exchange projects developed in signaling schemes, training programs, and CPD courses.
Academics from Birmingham will work with experts at Hindustan Petroleum Company Ltd. - supporting the creation of a research Centre of Excellence and helping to develop innovative solutions to hydrogen production and storage, fuel cells, domestic hydrogen transportation, and re-fuelling systems.
Professor Tickell signed agreements with Manipal University to create a dual Master’s Programme in Artificial Intelligence & Data Science and explore new opportunities for student exchange between the two universities.
Birmingham academics will also work with partners at Vellore Institute of Technology and Bennett University to develop new opportunities in law. They will also partner with the Indo-British Scholars’ Association to develop unique education opportunities that benefit both Indian and British students.
Alex Ellis, British High Commissioner to India, said: “I am delighted that the University of Birmingham is strengthening its presence in India across railways, sports science, education, and community business. British and Indian institutions can address shared global challenges through research, innovation, and knowledge. The University has strong India partnerships. These new agreements will further benefit both our countries.”
The University of Birmingham has several significant partnerships in India, underpinned by its India Institute, which aims to increase the visibility, impact, and coherence of Birmingham’s engagement in the country.
The University of Birmingham ranks amongst the world’s top 100 institutions. Its work brings people from across the globe to Birmingham, including researchers, teachers, and more than 6,500 international students from over 150 countries.
Source: University of Birmingham
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November 24, 2022
Oxford Word of the Year for 2022 will be the People's Choice.
Oxford, November 22, 2022 — “The Oxford Word of the Year has reflected the year’s mood, ethos, and social landscape for almost two decades. In 2022, the world gradually reopened. For most countries, this has meant reuniting with friends and family, gathering for events, and returning to offices and workplaces,” Oxford University Press (OUP) stated.
“2022 characterizes reunion, reconnection, activism, and social and political change. Therefore, in recognition of that, we are opening up this year’s Oxford Word of the Year for everyone, everywhere, to have their say on what word best reflects their experience of 2022,” OUP added.
Oxford unveiled this news in an exclusive virtual press event chaired by English lexicographer and broadcaster Susie Dent. The panelists included:
Ben Zimmer - American linguist, lexicographer, and language columnist
Katherine Martin - Product Director, Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford University Press
Fiona McPherson - Senior Editor, Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford University Press
Jonathan Dent - Senior Editor, Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford University Press
The panel discussed why, in a year underpinned by change, OUP had adopted a different approach to choosing its Word of the Year for 2022.
Oxford University Press also revealed the three candidates chosen by their language experts after carrying out their annual duties of researching and reviewing this year’s lexicon. The finalist words put to a public vote include:
• Metaverse n.
A (hypothetical) virtual reality environment in which users interact with one another’s avatars and their surroundings in an immersive way, sometimes posited as a potential extension of or replacement for the internet, World Wide Web, social media, etc.
• IStandWith
It is a hashtag used on social media to express solidarity with a specified cause, group, person, etc.
• Goblin Mode n.
Slang. A type of behavior that is unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, careless, or greedy, typically in a way that rejects social norms or expectations, frequently in goblin mode or goes goblin mode.
All three words experienced substantial spikes in usage and captured significant concerns, concepts, and states faced this year.
During the Oxford Word of the Year event, Susie Dent praised the fresh approach to this year’s process:
“I’m so excited by this because this is true democracy. English is a democracy; no guiding authority tells us what we can say, what we can’t say, what is correct and what is incorrect. It feels like Word of the Year will reflect that authentic approach. I love it.”
Jonathan Dent also outlined the “evidence-based” process of researching possible candidates for the Oxford Word of the Year.
“Wherever possible, we use corpuses,” Jonathan highlighted.
“These are large bodies of tagged electronic text - the words are all grammatically tagged, and we can analyze the sentences. So it allows us to explore on quite a large scale - linguistic patterns and trends, which words co-occur quite frequently, development of existing words or words moving into different realms.
“For the monitoring and lexicography of current English, we have access to a 19-billion-word corpus, which is updated monthly with new content from around the world. It is our main resource when thinking about Word of the Year; it allows us to see fluctuations and increases in usage in the past twelve months.”
Additionally, Jonathan indicated the reasoning behind metaverse’s inclusion as an Oxford Word of the Year candidate.
“Up until this year, it’s been a relatively low-frequency word in our corpus, but we’ve seen it quadruple in the past year.
“I think as well as reflecting the extent to which social media and the internet increasingly mediate our experience of the world and communication, it also perhaps represents ongoing questions about ownership and regulation on new technologies - especially those by which we communicate.”
For the second candidate, #IStandWith, Fiona McPherson mentioned its usage online to express support.
“By using #IStandWith, people can at least show solidarity for something that may be happening hundreds or thousands of miles away.
“I think this says something quite characteristic about 2022 in that it shows how we’ve come together in solidarity after a difficult number of years. There are still difficulties and horrors in the world, so it’s a way of us coming together and showing solidarity and perhaps expressing how we feel about something.”
Ben Zimmer also gave his thoughts on Goblin Mode as the third Oxford Word of the Year candidate:
“I think Goblin Mode speaks to the times and the zeitgeist, and it is undoubtedly a 2022 expression!
“People are looking at social norms in new ways. It allows people to ditch social norms and embrace new ones.”
“Over the next two weeks, we’ll share insights into the grammatical and linguistic behavior of the words across our social media channels, asking the public to cast their vote and answer the question: Are you #Teammetaverse, #TeamGoblinMode, or #TeamIStandWith?” Oxford University said.
Voting is now open across Oxford University Press’s social media accounts (Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn) and website.
Evidenced by the experts at Oxford and chosen by English speakers everywhere, Oxford University Press will monitor the conversation closely and reveal the winner of the Oxford Word of the Year 2022 on December 5, 2022.
Oxford University Press (OUP) is one of the world’s largest university presses with a broad global presence. It prints in many countries, in more than 40 languages, and in various formats - print and digital. As a result, OUP products cover a vast academic and educational spectrum. For example, the Oxford English Dictionary, published by Oxford University Press, is the principal historical dictionary of the English language.
Oxford University Press (OUP) is a department of the prestigious “University of Oxford.”
Source: Oxford University Press
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November 22, 2022
Chitkara University Signs MoA with Data Security Council of India to Collaborate for Joint Programs on Cyber Security and Privacy
Chandigarh, India, November 22, 2022 — Chitkara University has signed a Memorandum of Association (MoA) with the Data Security Council of India (DSCI)’s National Centre of Excellence for Cyber Security Technology Development (NCoE) for collaboration on conducting joint programs on cyber security and privacy.
Dr. Madhu Chitkara, Pro-Chancellor, of Chitkara University, and Mr. Vinayak Godse, CEO of DSCI, signed the MoA on the campus premises. Present on occasion were senior officials and industry stalwarts from the organizations like SBI Cards, ONGC, POSOCO, NHPC, DSCI, SAIL, and LTI Mindtree, to name a few.
Chitkara University and DSCI will work jointly as an official industry partner & focus on various areas for cyber security and privacy with core objectives like
Strengthening further research and innovation in the field of cybersecurity
Contributing to the realization of national goals and strategies for cybersecurity
Promoting technology thinking in cyber security and developing security technology community
Developing niche skills and capability for cyber security technology development and entrepreneurship
Chitkara University practices research, innovation, and entrepreneurship and operates an Incubation Centre for Research & Development, which focuses on training, developing, and strengthening the practical application of cyber security. Dr. Madhu Chitkara observed, “This association will help students and aspiring scholars keen on pursuing research in Cyber Security, Digital Forensics, and Blockchain Technology.”
The Data Security Council of India (DSCI) is a not-for-profit industry body on data protection in India, set up by NASSCOM, and committed to making cyberspace safe and secure.
The National Centre of Excellence for Cyber Security Technology Development is a joint initiative conceptualized by the Ministry of Electronics & IT (MEITY) and DSCI for setting up connected, concerted & coordinated efforts to catalyze and accelerate cyber security technology development and entrepreneurship in the country.
Chitkara University, with more than 25,000 students and 1,700 staff from over 100 different countries, has the mission of making every student “industry ready.”
Chitkara University has been awarded the rating of A+ by the prestigious National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), which places it among the 5% of higher education institutions (HEIs) in India to be granted such a coveted grade.
Source: Chitkara University
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National Testing Agency, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India, has announced the Score Card for the Entrance Test of Delhi University PG (Post Graduate) and Ph.D. Courses (DUET 2022).
New Delhi, November 22, 2022 — National Testing Agency, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India, has announced the Score Card for the Entrance Test of Delhi University PG (Post Graduate) and Ph.D. Courses (DUET 2022). NTA conducted the test in 28 cities across India.
Source: National Testing Agency (NTA)
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November 17, 2022
University Reputation Matters! Times Higher Education announces World University Reputation Rankings 2022
LONDON: Times Higher Education has announced its World Reputation Rankings 2022. These rankings differ from the Academic Rankings and come from the world’s largest invitation-only opinion survey of senior published academics. The survey asks recognized scholars worldwide to name no more than 15 universities that they believe are the best for research and teaching in their field.
Harvard University tops the ranking for the 12th consecutive year, and the US remains the most represented country, with 56 institutions (one fewer than last year).
The top 10 is dominated by the US and UK, with the only exceptions being China’s Tsinghua University, rising one place to ninth, and Japan’s University of Tokyo, rising three spots to 10th.
China and Japan continue their success elsewhere in the rankings - China built on the progress it made in previous years, and Japan bounced back from a poorer performance last year.
Nine Chinese universities have improved their reputation, while four declined in the rankings and four retained their position. Tsinghua University rose one place to ninth; Peking University climbed two to 13th, and Shanghai Jiao Tong University leaped up 22 spots to 28th. Fudan University, Sichuan University, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), Harbin Institute of Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, and Southeast University also improved.
Like last year, the UK still has the second highest number of representatives in the ranking, but at 24, one fewer than last year. Its highest entry is the University of Oxford, in fourth place.
The ranking includes universities in 32 countries, Times Higher Education said.
India has three institutions in the rankings, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (101-125), followed by IIT Bombay (151-175) and IIT Delhi (176-200).
• WORLD UNIVERSITY REPUTATION RANKINGS 2022
RANK — UNIVERSITY — COUNTRY
- 1 Harvard University, United States
- 2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
- 3 Stanford University, United States
- 4 University of Oxford, United Kingdom
- 5 University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
- 6 University of California, Berkeley, United States
- 7 Princeton University, United States
- 8 Yale University, United States
- 9 Tsinghua University, China
- 10 The University of Tokyo, Japan
- 11 California Institute of Technology, United States
- 12 ETH Zurich, Switzerland
- 13 Peking University, China
- 14 Imperial College London, United Kingdom
- 15 Columbia University, United States
- 16 University of California, Los Angeles, United States
- 17 The University of Chicago, United States
- 18 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, United States
- 19 National University of Singapore, Singapore
- 20 Johns Hopkins University, United States
- 21 University of Toronto, Canada
- 22 University of Pennsylvania, United States
- 23 Cornell University, United States
- 24 University of Washington, United States
- 25 UCL, United Kingdom
- 26 Kyoto University, Japan
- 27 New York University, United States
- 28 Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
- 29 University of California, San Diego, United States
- 30 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States
- 31 Carnegie Mellon University, United States
- 32 University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- 33 Technical University of Munich, Germany
- 34 Duke University, United States
- =35 École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
- =35 Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russian Federation
- 37 London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
- 38 University of Texas at Austin, United States
- 39 Fudan University, China
- =40 University of British Columbia, Canada
- =40 Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
- 42 Northwestern University, United States
- 43 Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
- 44 Seoul National University South Korea
- =45 University of California, San Francisco, United States
- =45 University of Melbourne, Australia
- 47 Georgia Institute of Technology, United States
- 48 King’s College London, United Kingdom
- 49 LMU Munich, Germany
- =50 McGill University, Canada
- =50 Sorbonne University, France
- 51-60 University of California, Davis, United States
- 51-60 Heidelberg University, Germany
- 51-60 University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- 51-60 KU Leuven, Belgium
- 51-60 University of Manchester, United Kingdom
- 51-60 Université Paris-Saclay, France
- 51-60 Paris Sciences et Lettres Paris, France
- 51-60 University of Sydney, Australia
- 51-60 Yonsei University (Seoul campus), South Korea
- 51-60 Zhejiang University, China
- 61-70 University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 61-70 Australian National University, Australia
- 61-70 Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea
- 61-70 University of Minnesota, United States
- 61-70 Monash University, Australia
- 61-70 Osaka University, Japan
- 61-70 Purdue University West Lafayette, United States
- 61-70 University of Science and Technology of China, China
- 61-70 Sichuan University, China
- 61-70 Tohoku University, Japan
- 61-70 University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States
- 71-80 Brown University, United States
- 71-80 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), China
- 71-80 University of Copenhagen, Denmark
- 71-80 Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
- 71-80 Institut Polytechnique de Paris, France
- 71-80 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States
- 71-80 The University of Queensland, Australia
- 71-80 Texas A&M University, United States
- 71-80 Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands
- 81-90 University of Bristol, United Kingdom
- 81-90 University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
- 81-90 Karolinska Institute, Sweden
- 81-90 Leiden University, Netherlands
- 81-90 University of Maryland, College Park, United States
- 81-90 Michigan State University, United States
- 81-90 Ohio State University (Main Campus), United States
- 81-90 RWTH Aachen University, Germany
- 81-90 University of São Paulo, Brazil
- 81-90 University of Southern California, United States
- 81-90 Utrecht University, Netherlands
- 91-100 University of Bonn, Germany
- 91-100 Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- 91-100 University of Colorado Boulder, United States
- 91-100 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
- 91-100 King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
- 91-100 Lund University, Sweden
- 91-100 Nanjing University, China
- 91-100 National Taiwan University (NTU), Taiwan
- 91-100 Université Paris Cité, France
- 91-100 Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
- 91-100 Washington University in St Louis, United States
- 101-125 Aarhus University, Denmark
- 101-125 Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Russian Federation
- 101-125 Boston University, United States
- 101-125 University of California, Irvine, United States
- 101-125 University of Florida, United States
- 101-125 Free University of Berlin, Germany
- 101-125 Ghent University, Belgium
- 101-125 University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
- 101-125 University of Helsinki, Finland
- 101-125 Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
- 101-125 KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
- 101-125 University of Leeds, United Kingdom
- 101-125 University of Massachusetts, United States
- 101-125 Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), Russian Federation
- 101-125 Nagoya University, Japan
- 101-125 Penn State (Main Campus), United States
- 101-125 Politecnico di Milano, Italy
- 101-125 Saint Petersburg State University, Russian Federation
- 101-125 Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
- 101-125 University of Vienna, Austria
- 101-125 University of Warwick, United Kingdom
- 101-125 University of Zurich, Switzerland
- 126-150 University of Alberta, Canada
- 126-150 University of Arizona, United States
- 126-150 Arizona State University (Tempe), United States
- 126-150 University of Barcelona, Spain
- 126-150 University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
- 126-150 University of Bologna, Italy
- 126-150 Durham University, United Kingdom
- 126-150 University of Göttingen, Germany
- 126-150 Harbin Institute of Technology, China
- 126-150 Hokkaido University, Japan
- 126-150 Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
- 126-150 Indiana University, United States
- 126-150 Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
- 126-150 Kyushu University, Japan
- 126-150 London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
- 126-150 University of Montreal, Canada
- 126-150 Novosibirsk State University, Russian Federation
- 126-150 University of Oslo, Norway
- 126-150 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus, United States
- 126-150 Rutgers University-New Brunswick, United States
- 126-150 University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
- 126-150 University of Southampton, United Kingdom
- 126-150 Technical University of Berlin, Germany
- 126-150 University of Tübingen, Germany
- 126-150 UNSW Sydney, Australia
- 126-150 Uppsala University, Sweden
- 126-150 University of Waterloo, Canada
- 151-175 Aalto University, Finland
- 151-175 University of Adelaide, Australia
- 151-175 University of Campinas, Brazil
- 151-175 City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- 151-175 Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
- 151-175 Emory University, United States
- 151-175 Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
- 151-175 Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, France
- 151-175 University of Freiburg, Germany
- 151-175 Université Grenoble Alpes, France
- 151-175 University of Hamburg, Germany
- 151-175 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
- 151-175 Lebanese University, Lebanon
- 151-175 McMaster University, Canada
- 151-175 University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
- 151-175 Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), South Korea
- 151-175 Rice University, United States
- 151-175 Stockholm University, Sweden
- 151-175 Sun Yat-sen University, China
- 151-175 Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), South Korea
- 151-175 Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
- 151-175 Tongji University, China
- 151-175 Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 151-175 Vanderbilt University, United States
- 151-175 Wuhan University, China
- 151-175 University of York, United Kingdom
- 176-200 University of Auckland, New Zealand
- 176-200 Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain
- 176-200 Beijing Normal University, China
- 176-200 University of Cape Town, South Africa
- 176-200 Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
- 176-200 Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
- 176-200 Dartmouth College, United States
- 176-200 Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
- 176-200 University of Exeter, United Kingdom
- 176-200 HSE University, Russian Federation
- 176-200 Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
- 176-200 Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
- 176-200 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
- 176-200 Lancaster University, United Kingdom
- 176-200 Mayo Medical School, United States
- 176-200 National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico
- 176-200 North Carolina State University, United States
- 176-200 Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
- 176-200 University of Padua, Italy
- 176-200 Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Saudi Arabia
- 176-200 Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom
- 176-200 Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands
- 176-200 University of Reading, United Kingdom
- 176-200 Southeast University, China
- 176-200 University of St Andrews, United Kingdom
- 176-200 University of Stuttgart, Germany
- 176-200 TU Dresden, Germany
- 176-200 Tel Aviv University, Israel
- 176-200 University of Tsukuba, Japan
- 176-200 University of Virginia (Main campus), United States
- 176-200 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, United States
- 176-200 Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
Source: Times Higher Education
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November 16, 2022
Is your University (in India) accredited by NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council)?
The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), India, has extended the timeline for submission of pending AQARs by NAAC Accredited Institutions.
AQAR (Annual Quality Assurance Report) is a yearly report that all NAAC Accredited Institutions must submit to NAAC every year.
NAAC has notified all concerned Higher Education institutions of this decision.
— NAAC accreditation provides instant credibility to a Higher Education Institution and authenticates the quality of its —
Curriculum
Teaching-learning & Evaluation
Research, Innovations & Extension
Infrastructure & Learning Resources
Student Support & Progression
Governance, Leadership & Management
Institutional Values & Best Practices
— A seven-member National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) team has just concluded its visit to the Himachal Pradesh University (HPU), Shimla. It also met with the Himachal Pradesh Governor.
— The NAAC group evaluated the university’s performance in curriculum, teaching, learning and evaluation, research, innovation and extension, infrastructure, student support and progression, governance, leadership and management, and best practices.
— The team has now announced that Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) has retained the “A” grade. However, its points have declined from 3.21 to 3.07.
— The NAAC group praised HPU for adding “Professional Ethics” and “Human, Social, and Environment Values” to the University’s Syllabus. However, the NAAC evaluators have recommended that the university should:
Work out and introduce a policy of associating teachers in multiple interdisciplinary units.
Strengthen Women’s Study Centres.
Increase the number of Hostels.
Fully automate the Central Library.
Make the Placement Cell more active.
Implement the Credit System in the true sense.
Make Reading Rooms available in Girls’ Hostels.
Design the Central Library and Syllabi for Ph.D. coursework per the UGC Guidelines.
Improve the University Transport System and Facilities.
Attend to the Lack of Agreements with Foreign Universities.
Attend to the Lack of Student Exchange and Teacher Exchange Programs with Foreign Institutions.
Expand student facilities.
- UPDATE -
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
— NAAC has just issued a Notification to all Higher Education Institutions announcing the Closure of the Extension of the Validity Period of Accreditation.
For example, the University of Delhi, a central public university, is “NAAC Accredited A+,” and the University of Lucknow, a state public university, is “NAAC Accredited A++.”
Chandigarh University, a private university, is “NAAC Accredited A+,” and Chitkara University, another private university, is “NAAC Accredited A+.”
Further, through a gazette notification, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has made it mandatory for Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) to undergo accreditation.
And, according to the Ministry of Education, Government of India, any Higher Educational Institution’s “Accreditation Status” reflects its quality and is a reliable source of information for students, employers, and society.
— Is yours a “NAAC Accredited University”?
— If not, consider getting it accredited. It could be crucial. Remember, one can instantly check the NAAC Accreditation Status of any institution, including yours.
Source: NAAC
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November 9, 2022
QS announces Asia University Rankings 2023
Photo: Chandigarh University, India (185th rank) becomes the youngest to feature in the top 200 QS Asia Universities Rankings 2023. Chandigarh University is NAAC Accredited with an “A+” Grade.
LONDON, Nov. 8, 2022 — Quacquarelli Symonds, higher education experts, released the 15th annual QS World University Rankings: Asia — the largest-ever — featuring 760 universities: 61% declining, 14% improving, 15% unchanged, and 10% brand-new.
Peking University claims Asia’s top spot, breaking the National University of Singapore’s four-year run in first. NUS falls to second, while Tsinghua University comes third. China-Mainland has the most universities ranked (128), followed by India (118) and Japan (106).
• Highlights:
Japan and China boast two universities each in the top 5 for Academic and Employer Reputation. The University of Tokyo tops both these metrics.
India excels in research production, with three universities among the top 5 for Papers/Faculty.
Chandigarh University, India (185th rank) becomes the youngest to feature in the top 200 QS Asia Universities Rankings 2023.
Considering only locations with 10+ ranked institutions, South Korea enjoys the highest concentration of top-20 universities, while Malaysia has the highest concentration of top 50 (17%) and top 100 institutions (22%).
Singapore and Hong Kong-SAR produce high-impact research, with two institutions each among the top 5 for Citations/Papers.
Pakistan’s Aga Khan University enjoys Asia’s highest teaching capacity according to the Faculty/Student Ratio.
Five new entrants rank among top-100. Kazakhstan’s Al-Farabi Kazakh National University is the highest (44th).
Iran boasts some of Asia’s most highly trained faculty, according to QS Staff with Ph.D. indicators.
Thailand achieves its best results for Academic Reputation, with five universities among top-100, while The Philippines for Employer Reputation, with four Filipino universities among top-100.
Vietnam sees the most improvement - 55% of its institutions rise.
Ben Sowter, QS Senior Vice-President, said: “China’s sustained and substantial investment in higher education underpins today’s success, with Peking University named Asia’s best and Tsinghua University third-best. In addition, Singapore continues to punch above its weight, with two top-5 universities.”
QS ASIA 2023 — TOP 20
- Peking University, China-Mainland
- National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Tsinghua University, China-Mainland
- The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
- Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
- Fudan University, China-Mainland
- Zhejiang University, China-Mainland
- KAIST, South Korea
- Universiti Malaya, Malaysia
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China-Mainland
- The University of Tokyo, Japan
- The Chines University of Hong Kong (CUHK), Hong Kong SAR
- Yonsei University, South Korea
- The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST), Hong Kong SAR
- Korea University, South Korea
- Kyoto University, Japan
- Seoul National University, South Korea
- Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea
- National Taiwan University, Taiwan
- Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
QS ASIA 2023 — INDIA — TOP 50
India Rank — QS Asia Rank — University
- 40 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB), Mumbai, India
- 46 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD) New Delhi, India
- 52 Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
- 53 Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), Chennai, India
- 61 Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT-KGP), Kharagpur, India
- 66 Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK), Kanpur, India
- =85 University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
- 114 Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR), Roorkee, India
- 119 Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
- =124 Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG), Guwahati, India
- 173 Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, India
- 181 University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
- =182 Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
- =185 Anna University, Chennai, India
- =185 Chandigarh University, Mohali, India
- =185 Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Indore, India
- =188 Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Pilani, India
- =188 Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India
- =200 Amity University, Noida, India
- 204 University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
- =205 Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India
- =207 Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
- =207 Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, India
- =215 Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
- 227 Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, Jalna, India
- 228 Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, India
- =243 University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun, India
- =248 Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Sangareddy, India
- 251-260 Alagappa University,
- 251-260 O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonepat, India
- 251-260 Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Solan, India
- 251-260 University of Madras, Chennai, India
- 261-270 IIT BHU Varanasi, Varanasi, India
- 271-280 Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
- 271-280 Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN), Gandhinagar, India
- 281-290 IISER Bhopal, Bhopal, India
- 281-290 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Dhanbad, India
- 281-290 National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourkela, India
- 281-290 National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tiruchirappalli, India
- 291-300 Ashoka University, Sonipat, India
- 301-350 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri, India
- 301-350 University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India
- 301-350 Guru Nanak Dev University, Amristar, India
- 301-350 Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar, India
- 301-350 JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Mysore, India
- 301-350 SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India
- 301-350 Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India
- 301-350 Shiv Nadar University, NCR, Dadri, India
- 301-350 Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Pudukkottai, India
- 301-350 Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
Source: QS Quacquarelli Symonds
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November 5, 2022
The Government of India constitutes a Committee for strengthening the Assessment & Accreditation of Higher Educational Institutions.
Photo: The National Assessment and Accreditation Council is a government organization in India that assesses and accredits Higher Education Institutions.
New Delhi. November 04, 2022 — For strengthening the Assessment & Accreditation of Higher Educational Institutions, the Government of India has constituted a High-Level Committee under the Chairmanship of Dr. K. Radhakrishnan, Chairperson, Board of Governors, IIT Kanpur & Chairperson, Standing Committee of IIT Council.
The other Members of the Committee include Prof. Mridul Hazarika, Vice-Chancellor, Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankaradeva Viswavidyalaya, Assam; Prof. Bharat Bhasker, Professor, IIM, Lucknow and the Joint Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India.
The mandate of the Committee includes strengthening the Assessment & Accreditation processes and preparing a road map for the National Accreditation Council envisioned in the National Education Policy, 2020.
India has one of the world’s largest and most diverse education systems. The Ministry of Education said there had been a widespread expansion in the higher education sector with the government’s concerted efforts.
• The Ministry of Education elaborated:
Accreditation plays a vital role in making quality assurance an integral part of the functioning of Higher Educational Institutions. Accreditation assists Higher Educational Institutions in understanding their strengths and weaknesses through an informed review process, thus facilitating them to identify internal areas of planning and resource allocation.
The accreditation status of any Higher Educational Institution serves as a source of reliable information for the students, employers, and society regarding the institution’s quality of education.
Source: Ministry of Education, Government of India
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November 2, 2022
University Grants Commission (UGC) India warns Higher Education Institutions to follow its August 02, 2022, Fee Refund Instructions or face Punitive Action.
New Delhi, November 02, 2022 — University Grants Commission (UGC) India has reminded all Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) of its August 02, 2022 notification directing them to make a full refund of fees on account of all cancellations of admissions/migrations of students up to October 31, 2022, for the academic session 2022-2023.
UGC has now conveyed to HEIs that “The Commission has received references in the form of RTI applications/complaints/public grievances/court cases regarding non-refund fees by some universities/institutions violating the UGC Guidelines/Notifications.” “The commission has taken a serious view of such complaints,” UGC said.
UGC has told the institutions that its August 02, 2022, instructions are to be “mandatorily adhered to in letter and spirit.” It has clarified that any institution found to be violating the guidelines and refusing to refund the fee by giving its own (irrelevant/misleading) interpretation shall be liable for punitive action, including the following:
Withdrawal of Declaration of Fitness to Receive Grants under Section 12B of the UGC Act, 1956.
Withholding of any grant allocated to the HEI.
Declaring the HEI ineligible for consideration for any assistance under any of the Commission’s general or special assistance programs.
Informing the general public, including potential candidates for admission, through a notice displayed prominently in the newspapers or other suitable media and posted on the Website of the Commission about the non-compliance by the HEI concerned.
Taking such action within its powers as the Commission may deem fit.
Source: UGC
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October 26, 2022
TIME hosts the Annual TIME100 NEXT Gala celebrating the 100 Individuals who are shaping the Future
Photo: Four TIME100 Next covers.
NEW YORK, October 25, 2022 — Tonight, TIME hosts the second TIME100 Next Gala to celebrate the members of its annual TIME100 Next list, an expansion of the TIME100 list of the most influential people in the world. The event will be hosted by Keke Palmer, with special remarks from members of this year’s list, including Simone Ashley, Lily Collins, Nalleli Cobo, Joel Kim Booster, George M. Johnson, Leah Thomas, Leah Thomas, and others, along with TIME co-chair Marc Benioff and TIME editor-in-chief and CEO Edward Felsenthal.
The 2022 TIME100 Next list, which highlights 100 rising stars who are defining the next generation of leadership in business, entertainment, sports, politics, health, science, activism, and more, was revealed on September 28. Here is the Full List:
ARTISTS
- SZA
- Jonathan Majors
- Joe Alwyn
- Jennette McCurdy
- Lashana Lynch
- Jack Harlow
- Devery Jacobs
- Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
- Sadie Sink
- Nida Manzoor
- Lily Collins
- Ncuti Gatwa
- Machine Gun Kelly
- Casey McQuiston
- Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan
- Rina Sawayama
- Taylor Tomlinson
- Oscar Murillo
- Dan Erickson
- Jordan Casteel
- Frida Escobedo
- Ilia Malinin
PHENOMS
- Sydney Sweeney
- Ja Morant
- Simone Ashley
- Khaby Lame
- Finneas
- Hoyeon
- Tyler Mitchell
- Raul Lopez
- Elizabeth Wathuti
- Trinity Rodman
- Edgar Rico
- Maria Taylor
- Carlos Alcaraz
- Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss
- Erriyon Knighton
- Leah Thomas
- Austin Russell
INNOVATORS
- Keke Palmer
- FKA Twigs
- Ali Sethi
- Ayo Edebiri
- Law Roach
- Mykhailo Fedorov
- Mariana Matus and Newsha Ghaeli
- Sam Kerr
- John Thornton
- Toby Kiers
- Jessica Nouhavandi
- Christoph Gebald and Jan Wurzbacher
- Eugenia Kargbo
- Maryna Viazovska
- Donnel Baird
- Leah Stokes
- Dylan Field
LEADERS
- Farwiza Farhan
- Kaja Kallas
- Wally Adeyemo
- Cassidy Hutchinson
- Annalena Baerbock
- Francia Márquez Mina
- Chris Murphy
- Bogolo Kenewendo
- Spencer Cox
- Andy Yen
- Michelle Wu
- Oleksandr Kubrakov
- Lawrence Wong
- Mattie Parker
- Park Ji-hyun
- Eva Copa
- Enoch Wu
- Dana Tizya-Tramm
- Amrapali Gan
- Akash Ambani
ADVOCATES
- Joel Kim Booster
- Nalleli Cobo
- Ross Morales Rocketto and Amanda Litman
- George M. Johnson
- Luisa Neubauer
- Daniel Motaung
- Oriaku Njoku
- Momoko Nojo
- Caitlin Bernard
- Michael W. Twitty
- Hannah Davis
- Alba Rueda
- Joseph Osmundson
- Lina Abu Akleh
- JB Straubel
- Ifeoma Ozoma
- Natasha Pickowicz
- Quentin Bell
- Yuval Sharon
Members of the TIME100 Next attending the celebration include Keke Palmer, Machine Gun Kelly, Jennette McCurdy, Lily Collins, Simone Ashley, Jonathan Majors, Joel Kim Booster, Law Roach, Lashana Lynch, Joe Alwyn, Donnel Baird, George M. Johnson, Ayo Edebiri, Dan Erickson, Devery Jacobs, Erriyon Knighton, Raul Lopez, Nida Manzoor, Casey McQuiston, Jessica Nouhavandi, Trinity Rodman, Leah Thomas, Taylor Tomlinson, Nalleli Cobo and many more.
Of the rising stars and changemakers on the 2022 list, TIME editor-in-chief and CEO Edward Felsenthal writes: “Real change requires urgency and the determination to respond quickly to global challenges. The leaders featured on this year’s TIME100 Next list have demonstrated that spirit. They are shaping our world—and demanding we join them.”
The 2022 TIME100 Next event is presented by signature partner Booking.com and supporting partners Glenfiddich and HSBC.
Source: TIME
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October 22, 2022
New York City declares Diwali a Public School Holiday from Next Year.
Photo: Diyas of Diwali. Image credit: George Mathew.
Photo: New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Schools Chancellor David Banks, and New York State Assembly Member Jenifer Rajkumar Announce Support for Diwali as Public-School Holiday at a Press Conference.
New York, October 22, 2022 — Diwali will be a public holiday in New York City Schools starting in 2023. New York Assembly Member Jenifer Rajkumar announced this. She said, “Today, South Asian and Indo-Caribbean families like mine all over this city have made incredible contributions. And today, I’m proud to say our time has come. The time has come to recognize over 200,000 New Yorkers of the Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, and Jain faiths who celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Lights. That is why today I stand with New York City Mayor Eric Adams and our school’s chancellor, David Banks, to light the way forward to make Diwali, once and for all, a school holiday in the City of New York.”
“Soon, the New York City Department of Education will be able to institute the Diwali holiday on the school calendar,” Jenifer Rajkumar added.
“Next week, we will celebrate Diwali, a celebration of good over evil, light over darkness, of the human ability to overcome, exemplified by Rama’s defeat of evil. In addition, we will celebrate the Hindu principles of interfaith, harmony, love, and tolerance for all New Yorkers. Today I am proud that New York City will soon join jurisdictions across the country and institute the Diwali school holiday. Thank you, and Happy Diwali to everyone in New York and worldwide,” Ms. Rajkumar elaborated.
New York City Schools Chancellor David Banks remarked, “There’s a reason this is the greatest city in the world because the whole world lives here, and they all go to school here. And we must honor and recognize our young people. So celebrating light, the triumph of light over darkness, is critically important.”
New York City Mayor Eric Adams concluded, “I learned so much about the Diwali holiday and the Festival of Lights. As we deal with so much darkness around us, we fail to realize the overwhelming amount of light around us. And when we take this period to acknowledge Diwali, we are acknowledging the light within us, the light that clearly can push away the darkness, which is why this is so significant.”
Source: City of New York Press Office
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October 17, 2022
International Monetary Fund Financial Committee Press Briefing
Photo: The Governor, Reserve Bank of India, Shaktikanta Das, confers with another Central Bank Governor during IMFC Restricted Early Warning Exercise Meeting in Washington, DC. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath, Deputy Managing Director Bo Li, and Deputy Managing Director Kenji Okamura also participated in the International Monetary and Financial Committee Restricted Early Warning Exercise during the 2022 Annual Meetings at the International Monetary Fund. October 13, 2022. Washington, DC, United States. IMF Photo/Allison Shelley.
Photo: IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva takes her seat before the Annual Meetings Plenary at the International Monetary Fund. October 14, 2022. Washington, DC, United States. IMF Photo/Allison Shelley.
Photo: IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva participates in the Debate on Global Economy Seminar during the 2022 Annual Meetings at the International Monetary Fund. October 13, 2022. Washington, DC, United States. IMF Photo/Joshua Roberts.
Photo: IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, First Vice President of Spain and IMFC Chair Nadia Calvino, and Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, participate in the IMFC Plenary Session during the 2022 Annual Meetings at the International Monetary Fund. October 14, 2022. Washington, DC, United States. IMF Photo/Cory Hancock.
Washington, DC, October 15, 2022 — International Monetary Fund Financial Committee (IMFC) Chair Nadia Calvino and IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva summarized the outcome of the 46th IMFC at the 2022 IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings.
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said that the message from the IMF is clear.
We recognize that we need to do more, especially in debt. So meeting participants are urging the IMF to forcefully step forward with possible solutions to bring more impactful needs to the standard framework. They are also asking to proactively work for the creditors and debtors to seek an early resolution to the problems for which we need clear guidelines. We need more predictability, and we need fair treatment of all creditors, public and private. Finally, I want to finish by saying what I said in the end. We were running out of time, and you turned to me and said, How would you sum up this meeting? And my summing up was to buckle up and keep going. And this is what we intend to do, said Georgieva.
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva called for an end to Russia’s war on Ukraine.
“On a very human, practical, and objective level. Stop the war. Stop the war. I’m looking at this audience. Wouldn’t you think this is the most straightforward way to get the world economy in better shape? Stop the war,” said Georgieva.
IMFC Chair Nadia Calvino highlighted the global economic situation as a factor in the growth of far-right extremism.
“The current environment is one of slowing down growth, high cost of living or increasing cost of living in many parts of the world. But, in addition, big changes involve digitalization, climate change, geopolitical shift, and rising inequality in many of our countries. And this is an environment which is quite open to the messages of people that have elementary and ineffective and wrong solutions to complex matters,” said Calvino.
Source: IMF (International Monetary Fund)
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October 15, 2022
India's Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman, addresses scholars of the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), John Hopkins University.
Photo: India’s Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman, shares her thoughts on India’s unique Digital Public Goods (DPG) story and multiplier effects created in India through the interlinkages of “Technology, Finance, and Governance” at the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), John Hopkins University. October 14, 2022. Washington, DC.
Source: Ministry of Finance, India
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October 12, 2022
Times Higher Education announces World University Rankings 2023
New York, October 12, 2022 — The Times Higher Education has published its World University Rankings 2023. It includes 1,799 universities across 104 countries and regions, making them the largest and most diverse university rankings.
The table uses 13 calibrated performance indicators that measure an institution’s performance across four areas: teaching, research, knowledge transfer, and international outlook.
According to THE, this year’s ranking analyzed over 121 million citations across more than 15.5 million research publications and included survey responses from 40,000 scholars globally. Overall, THE collected over 680,000 data points from more than 2,500 institutions that submitted data.
The University of Oxford tops the ranking for the seventh consecutive year. Harvard University remains in second place, but the University of Cambridge jumped from joint fifth last year to joint third.
Italy’s Humanitas University is the highest new entry, ranked in the 201-250 bracket.
The US is the most-represented country overall, with 177 institutions and the most represented in the top 200 (58).
Mainland China now has the fourth-highest number of institutions in the top 200 (11, compared with ten last year), overtaking Australia, which has dropped to fifth (joint with the Netherlands).
Five countries enter the ranking for the first time - all in Africa (Zambia, Namibia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Mauritius).
• THE World University Rankings 2023 — Top 100 Institutions
- University of Oxford. The United Kingdom.
- Harvard University. The United States.
- University of Cambridge. The United Kingdom.
- Stanford University. The United States.
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The United States.
- California Institute of Technology. The United States.
- Princeton University. The United States.
- University of California, Berkeley. The United States.
- Yale University. The United States.
- Imperial College London. The United Kingdom.
- Columbia University. The United States.
- ETH Zurich. Switzerland.
- The University of Chicago. The United States.
- University of Pennsylvania. The United States.
- Johns Hopkins University. The United States.
- Tsinghua University. China.
- Peking University. China.
- University of Toronto. Canada.
- National University of Singapore. Singapore.
- Cornell University. The United States.
- University of California, Los Angeles. The United States.
- UCL. The United Kingdom.
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. The United States.
- New York University. The United States.
- Duke University. The United States.
- Northwestern University. The United States.
- University of Washington. The United States.
- Carnegie Mellon University. The United States.
- University of Edinburgh. The United Kingdom.
- Technical University of Munich. Germany.
- University of Hong Kong. Hong Kong.
- University of California, San Diego. The United States.
- LMU Munich. Germany.
- University of Melbourne. Australia.
- King’s College London. The United Kingdom.
- Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Singapore.
- London School of Economics and Political Science. The United Kingdom.
- Georgia Institute of Technology. The United States.
- The University of Tokyo. Japan.
- University of British Columbia. Canada.
- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. Switzerland.
- KU Leuven. Belgium.
- Heidelberg University. Germany.
- Monash University. Australia.
- Chinese University of Hong Kong. Hong Kong.
- McGill University. Canada.
- Paris Sciences et Lettres - PSL Research University Paris. France.
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The United States.
- Karolinska Institute. Sweden.
- University of Texas at Austin. The United States.
- Fudan University. China.
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University. China.
- The University of Queensland. Australia.
- University of Manchester. The United Kingdom.
- University of Sydney. Australia.
- Seoul National University. South Korea.
- Washington University in St Louis. The United States.
- The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Hong Kong.
- Wageningen University & Research. The Netherlands.
- University of Amsterdam. The Netherlands.
- Brown University. The United States.
- Australian National University. Australia.
- University of California, Davis. The United States.
- University of California, Santa Barbara. The United States.
- University of Southern California. The United States.
- Utrecht University. The Netherlands.
- Zhejiang University. China.
- Kyoto University. Japan.
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The United States.
- Delft University of Technology. The Netherlands.
- Boston University. The United States.
- UNSW Sydney. Australia.
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin. Germany.
- University of Science and Technology of China. China.
- University of Groningen. The Netherlands.
- University of Bristol. The United Kingdom.
- Leiden University. The Netherlands.
- Yonsei University (Seoul campus). South Korea.
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Hong Kong.
- Erasmus University Rotterdam. The Netherlands.
- University of Wisconsin-Madison. The United States.
- Emory University. The United States.
- University of Glasgow. The United Kingdom.
- University of Zurich. Switzerland.
- McMaster University. Canada.
- Humboldt University of Berlin. Germany.
- University of Tübingen. Germany.
- University of Adelaide. Australia.
- University of Bonn. Germany.
- Sorbonne University. France.
- Free University of Berlin. Germany.
- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). South Korea.
- Université Paris-Saclay. France.
- University of Bern. Switzerland.
- University of California, Irvine. The United States.
- Institut Polytechnique de Paris. France.
- Nanjing University. China.
- Vanderbilt University. The United States.
- City University of Hong Kong. Hong Kong.
- RWTH Aachen University. Germany.
• INDIA -Top 25
TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION RANK — UNIVERSITY
- 251-300 Indian Institute of Science
- 351-400 Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences
- 351-400 JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research
- 401-500 Alagappa University
- 401-500 Mahatma Gandhi University
- 501-600 Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
- 501-600 International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad
- 501-600 Jamia Millia Islamia
- 501-600 Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences
- 601-800 Banaras Hindu University
- 601-800 Delhi Technological University
- 601-800 Graphic Era University
- 601-800 Indian Institute of Technology Indore
- 601-800 Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi
- 601-800 Jamia Hamdard University
- 601-800 Jawaharlal Nehru University
- 601-800 Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education
- 601-800 KIIT University
- 601-800 Maharishi Markandeshwar University (MMU)
- 601-800 National Institute of Technology Silchar
- 601-800 Savitribai Phule Pune University
- 601-800 Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology
- 801-1000 Aligarh Muslim University
- 801-1000 Anna University
- 801-1000 Bharathiar University
Source: Times Higher Education
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October 11, 2022
IMF releases World Economic Outlook Report October 2022
Photo: Behinds the scenes during the 2022 Annual Meetings at the International Monetary Fund. Washington, DC, United States. October 10, 2022. IMF Photo/STEPHEN VOSS.
Photo: IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva participates in a meeting at the Global Center on Adaptation. Rotterdam, Netherlands. September 5, 2022. IMF Photo/Eric Kampherbeek.
Washington, October 11, 2022 — The IMF projects global growth is slowing under the burden of high inflation, the impact of Russia’s war in Ukraine, and the lingering effects of the pandemic, announced Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, the IMF’s Chief Economist on Tuesday, October 11 in Washington, DC.
The Fund expects global growth to remain unchanged in 2022 at 3.2 percent and to slow down to 2.7 percent in 2023—0.2 percentage points lower than the July forecast—with a 25 percent probability that it could fall below 2 percent.
“The global economy is weakening further and facing a fragile environment. The outlook continues to be shaped by three forces. Persistent and broadening inflation, causing a cost-of-living crisis, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the associated energy crisis, and the economic slowdown in China. This year’s projection for world GDP growth is unchanged at 3.2%, as in the July World Economic Outlook update. Global growth is forecast to slow to 2.7% in 2023, 0.2 percentage points lower than projected in July. The slowdown is broad-based. More than a third of the global economy will contract in 2023, while the three largest economies in the world, the United States, the Euro area, and China, will continue to stall. For the first time, we calculated risks around the baseline projections. We find there is a 25% chance that growth will fall below 2% in 2023. It happened exceedingly rarely in the past, and a 10 to 15% chance it will fall below 1%, corresponding to a decline in real output per capita,” said Gourinchas.
Downside risks remain elevated, while policy trade-offs to address the cost-of-living crisis have become acutely challenging. Moreover, monetary, fiscal, or financial policy miscalibration risk has risen sharply when the world economy remains historically fragile and economic markets show signs of stress.
Gourinchas explained that, unfortunately, most risks to the outlook are to the downside:
- Monetary policy miscalibration is risky during high uncertainty and fragility. In particular, we are concerned that central banks will ease too early, causing inflation to remain excessively high and requiring a much more significant loss of output later.
- A persistently strong dollar could fuel inflation and amplify financial tightening, especially in emerging markets and developing economies.
- High post-pandemic debts and higher borrowing costs could cause widespread debt distress in low-income countries.
- China’s more profound real estate crisis could cause severe financial stress.
- The war could further destabilize energy markets.
- A resurgence of the pandemic would hit under-vaccinated regions hard, especially Africa.
- Further geopolitical fragmentation could hamper global policy coordination and trade.
Persistent and broadening inflation pressures have triggered a rapid and synchronized tightening of monetary conditions, alongside a robust appreciation of the US dollar against most other currencies. Tighter global economic and financial conditions will work their way through the economy, gradually weighing demand down and helping to subjugate inflation.
“The biggest fight now is the fight against inflation. Central banks are laser-focused, and they need to keep a steady hand. Growth will slow in 2023 as conditions tighten and some financial fragilities may emerge. But the main priority should be to restore price stability. It is the bedrock of future economic prosperity. Next, fiscal policy needs to be guided by coherent economic principles. First, pandemic-era stimulus should be withdrawn and buffers rebuilt. Second, fiscal policy should not work at cross-purposes with monetary policy. Third, the energy crisis will be long-lasting. Solving it requires supply to increase and demand to decrease. Price signals will be important to achieve that. Fourth, governments should provide direct, temporary, and targeted help to low- and middle-income families. Finally, many countries are struggling with the strength of the dollar. Yet this reflects mostly the speed of the tightening cycle in the United States and the energy crisis. Unless financial markets become severely disrupted, monetary policy should focus on inflation while allowing the exchange rate to adjust to underlying economic forces,” warned Gourinchas.
Source: IMF (International Monetary Fund)
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October 10, 2022
UGC India invites comments on Draft University Grants Commission (Conferment of Autonomous Status Upon Colleges and Measures for Maintenance of Standards in Autonomous Colleges) Regulations, 2022.
• UGC India issues a Public Notice inviting comments/suggestions on Draft University Grants Commission (Conferment of Autonomous Status Upon Colleges and Measures for Maintenance of Standards in Autonomous Colleges) Regulations, 2022.
These Regulations shall apply to all Colleges/Institutions affiliated to or constituent of Universities seeking the conferment of “Autonomous College” status.
Source: UGC India
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