Harsh Vardhan, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank among big names who resigned ahead of reshuffle
Meanwhile, Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thawar Chand Gehlot has been appointed as Governor of Karnataka.
Meanwhile, Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thawar Chand Gehlot has been appointed as Governor of Karnataka.
Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Hyderabad, BVR Mohan Reddy; Prof. Founder Dean ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Hyderabad, M Srinivas; Director IIT Hyderabad, Prof BS Murty and other officials from IIT Hyderabad were present on the occasion.
Based on the theme 'Women Empowerment’, AICTE finalized the winners from a total of 456 entries who competed across 6 sub-themes, which include, Women's Health, Self-Defense, Sanitation and Hygiene, Literacy, Women Entrepreneurship, and Legal Awareness.
During the meeting, the Minister has recommended the constitution of a Task Force for coordinating of NEP implementation between higher education and school education departments of the Ministry of Education to facilitate the smooth transition of students from school education to higher education.
As part of the central government initiative to conduct examinations on time amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has planned a three-way dialogue with the students, parents and teachers across the country.
The Minister also launched 'Innovation and Leadership Casebook - Covid Edition', the e-books comprise of the innovative efforts and work of the education officers and teachers.
"In these testing times, AICTE provided impetus to conduct online ATAL faculty development programs so that no faculty members may lose out training due to the pandemic situation,” said Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’.
The second project is the Centralized heating, ventilation, air conditioning system (HVAC) with a chilled water system including ducting works at Lecture Hall I, II and convocation hall.
He observed that about 40 percent of the winners of the National Awards were women and appreciated the role women have played as educators.
'Through the one-nation, one-digital platform, we will guarantee that every student remains connected to learning, assuring connectivity and access to every scholar.'
