IDRC RESEARCH AWARDS ELIGIBILITY
Fresh date for NEET-PG to be announced within two days: Pradhan
The National Board of Examinations (NBE) will announce the new schedule for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-PG) within the next two days, following a row over alleged irregularities in competitive tests. The NBE announced revised dates for three cancelled exams: the University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET), the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) UGC-NET, and the National Common Entrance Test (NCET).
Ontario Graduate Scholarship: Process, eligibility & other key details
The Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) provides financial assistance to graduate students in Ontario, Canada, based on merit and funded by the Province of Ontario and the University of Toronto. Applicants must have a student study permit visa and plan to enroll in a program in 2024-2025.
Centre's high-level panel on exam reforms to meet on Monday: Sources
Former AIIMS-Delhi director Randeep Guleria, University of Hyderabad Vice-Chancellor BJ Rao, professor emeritus in IIT-Madras' Department of Civil Engineering K Ramamurthy, People Strong co-founder and Karmayogi Bharat board member Pankaj Bansal, IIT-Delhi Dean of Student Affairs Aditya Mittal and Education Ministry Joint Secretary Govind Jaiswal are other members of the panel.
UGC-NET case new scandal in series of scams: Bengal education minister
West Bengal Education Minister criticizes Centre for cancelling UGC-NET due to integrity concerns. NEET irregularities under Supreme Court review. CBI to probe. Ministry cancels exam based on cyber threats, promises transparency. Jadavpur University Teachers' Association seeks new exam date. National Eligibility Test conducted in pen-and-paper format with record registrations.
IDRC Research Awards: A guide for international students
The IDRC Research Awards offer one-year paid research opportunities to citizens from developing countries pursuing doctoral or master’s degrees at accredited universities. Eligibility requires holding or being enrolled in a graduation program, with no age limit and open to lower-middle-class candidates. The application involves submitting personal and educational details along with supporting documents. Selection criteria include research experience, publications, work experience, and academic merit.
No normalisation of scores for CUET-UG, NET this year: UGC Chief
Score normalisation for CUET-UG and National Eligibility Test eliminated this year. CUET-UG from May 15 to 24 with mode changes, UGC-NET switches to pen and paper mode on June 16, affecting eligibility criteria for Indian nationals.
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NET scores to be used for PhD admissions from 2024-25: UGC
Starting from the academic year 2024-2025, the National Eligibility Test (NET) scores will serve as the basis for PhD admissions, eliminating the need for separate entrance tests by universities and higher education institutions, as per the University Grants Commission (UGC). Currently used for awarding Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and assistant professor eligibility, the NET will now facilitate PhD admissions nationwide.
IIM Kozhikode hikes fellowship for Ph.D. scholars by 20-25% to incentivize research
The institute announced a 20-25% increase in stipends for the scholars enrolled in IIMK’s Doctoral Programme in Management (DPM), which leads to the award of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) as per the latest proposal approved by the institute’s Board of Governors.
Pursuing doctoral studies in the Lion City gets easy with Singapore International Graduate Award
The Singapore International Graduate Award is a fully-funded scholarship for international students who wish to pursue doctoral studies in biomedical science, physical science, or engineering. The scholarship is offered by three partner universities: Agency for Science, Technology & Research, Nanyang Technological University, National University of Singapore, and Singapore University of Technology and Design.
Want to study in Australia? This scholarship is for you
Australia Awards Scholarship offers 100% tuition fee, airfare, accommodation, books, and other study materials to students from developing countries for full-time undergraduate or postgraduate studies in top-ranking Australian universities. Administered by the Department of Foreign affairs and trade, the application process requires fulfilling eligibility criteria like proficiency in English language, minimum age, fulfilling visa requirements, and submission of necessary documents.
Grammys CEO clarifies on new guidelines, says music containing AI-created elements eligible for entry
The Recording Academy's CEO, Harvey Mason jr., clarified that Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be considered for Grammy nominations, but only if the technology is not replacing human creativity. AI-created music elements are eligible for consideration, but the human element should contribute in a meaningful way, he said.
Music that contains AI-created elements is eligible: Grammys CEO Harvey Mason jr on new guidelines
If an AI or voice modelling programme performs the lead vocal on a song, the track would be eligible in a songwriting category, for example, but not a performance category, because "what is performing is not human creation," he explains.
National Overseas Scholarship: Eligibility, process and other details
The National Overseas Scholarship is a government scholarship offered to low-income students from various categories for pursuing their Masters and Ph.D. programs abroad in diverse fields. Thirty percent of the scholarships are reserved for female students. The eligibility criteria include a minimum of 55% at the undergraduate and master's level, a family income limit of INR 6,00,000, and the candidate's age below 35 years.
Job Seeker Visa: Eligibility, countries that issue it and how to apply
Job Seeker visas are becoming a common solution for labour shortages, with countries such as Germany, Austria, Sweden, UAE, and Portugal offering them. The visas allow qualified professionals to enter the country to search for employment, usually for around six months, and commit to finding work. The eligibility requirements vary but often include language skills, educational qualifications, health insurance and finances.
'Confidence hit, has not sunk in': IITian posts on Twitter after being laid off by Microsoft
Koustuv Saha is an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur and worked with the Microsoft Research team until he was laid off earlier this month. He shared the layoff news on Twitter and said that "it hasn't quite sunk in" but it has hit his confidence. Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Spotify, Yahoo, Twitter, and Zoom among several others have all announced their decision to lay off close to 15-20% of their workforce in the past few months.
Union ministers, K’taka CM key guests at ETSA event; Zomato nearly halves Q2 net loss
The star-studded event in Bengaluru, which will also play host to a galaxy of business leaders, entrepreneurs, investors and policy makers, marks the eighth edition of the country’s most coveted awards for entrepreneurial excellence.
Road contractors set for a decline in margins: CRISIL
Margins will be a decadal low this fiscal but despite the fall, the credit profiles of road EPC players will remain stable. This is supported by deleveraged balance sheets, prudent working capital management, and steady cash accrual, with strong awarding in the past two fiscals supporting revenue growth.
Institution winning Subhash Chandra Bose Award to utilise cash prize for disaster management activities only: MoS Home
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai stated: "In 2018, the government instituted annual 'Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puruskar Award' to recognize excellent work by individuals and institutions in India in disaster management, like prevention, preparedness, rescue, response, rehabilitation, research/innovations or early warning."
CARB-X to award $2.5 million to GangaGen for developing pneumonia drug
Klebsiella pneumoniae presents a serious health challenge around the world and is of increasing concern in low-and-middle-income countries , where it causes life-threatening infections such as pneumonia and neonatal sepsis.
ICAR's entrance exam for UG programmes in agriculture to be held on Sep 7-8
The dates for downloading of admit cards and declaration of result will soon be declared by the NTA on its official websites, www.nta.ac.in and/or https://icar.nta.nic.in.
India’s unknown beautiful mind
Singh, a child prodigy, lived a life that can be mounted on billboards of apathy and neglect.
No kidding: Donkey’s milk is the new elixir
Donkey’s milk is similar to a human mother’s milk, and rich in vitamins and essential fatty acids.
National Entrepreneurship Awards 2018 invite nominations for India’s most promising entrepreneurs
The awards will recognise and honour first-generation entrepreneurs and organisations or individuals supporting the entrepreneurs in their journey.
International Gandhi Peace Prize not awarded since 2014
An official of the Ministry of Culture, the nodal agency which receives proposals for conferring the award, said nominations were made during the last four years for the coveted award, but an approval has been awaited.
Govt tenders still out of reach for startups struggling with tough eligibility criteria
The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, the nodal body for implementation of the Startup India initiative, denies this to be the situation.
Government doubles number of awards to be given under NREGS
The rural development ministry is going to identify not just the best district collector, block officials but also the Sarpanch for promoting NREGS.
PM Narendra Modi to hand awards for excellence in public administration on Tuesday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will confer awards for excellence in public administration to civil service officers here on Tuesday.
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