Education & Training
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Opportunity India Desk Nov 20, 2018 - 1 min readStudents at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi have launched a 'stand and pee device' for women called "Sanfe". The device has been developed to help women avoid unhygienic public washrooms. "Sanfe" is introduced with a #StandUpForYourself campaign on the World Toilet Day. Under this campaign, 100,000 free samples of the product will be distributed ...
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Opportunity India Desk Nov 20, 2018 - 1 min readExtramarks Education, a leading digital learning solutions provider, has launched a new testing app for IIT-JEE aspirants. The launch follows the announcement made by the National Testing Agency (NTA) that the Joint Entrance Examination for Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) will go completely online from 2019. The new 'IIT-JEE Test Prep app' will be catering ...
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Opportunity India Desk Nov 19, 2018 - 1 min readThe Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE) has introduced 'KOOL'. It is an Online Open Learning training platform to train teachers, students, and the general public. In the beginning, teachers will be trained and the first batch will commence from next month. The decision to launch KOOL was taken after observing that the state's ...
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Opportunity India Desk Nov 19, 2018 - 1 min readThe Directorate of Lifelong Learning (DLL), University of Kashmir (KU), will introduce B.Voc Degree courses in the field of Electronic Media and Automotive Technology. The university is starting degree courses in skill education for the first time. Talat Ahmad, Vice Chancellor of Kashmir University, has said that the youth of the valley should be well ...
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Opportunity India Desk Nov 19, 2018 - 1 min readJual Oram, Union Tribal Affairs Minister, has announced Rs 720 crore for setting up of Ekalavya model residential schools in 36 blocks of Meghalaya. "Every block with more than 50 per cent ST population and at least 20,000 tribal people, will have an Ekalavya model residential school by 2022," he stated. Currently, the construction of ...
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Opportunity India Desk Nov 16, 2018 - 1 min readThe Odisha government has partnered with Oracle India to set up an academy at Bhubaneswar for upgrading computer skill of students in the state. The state government is in an advanced stage of signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Oracle India. Chandrasarathi Behera, IT Minister of Odisha, said, "The state government in collaboration with ...
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Opportunity India Desk Nov 16, 2018 - 1 min readOxford University Press (OUP), the world's largest university press, has introduced the English-English-Kannada dictionary with more than 52,000 translations and one word equivalents in simple Kannada. Sivaramakrishnan Venkateswaran, Managing Director, Oxford University Press India, said, "We are delighted to come out with our second English-English-Kannada dictionary, following the landmark Oxford Compact English-English-Kannada Dictionary that has ...
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Opportunity India Desk Nov 16, 2018 - 1 min readIndian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has collaborated with leading Japanese Manufacturing Firms to set up a Joint Research Cell. The institute has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japan's alfaTKG Co Ltd and OKABE Manufacturing Co Ltd for collaborating in the core areas of the manufacturing sector including research and development (R&D). The ...
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Opportunity India Desk Nov 15, 2018 - 1 min readAmulya Patnaik, Delhi Police Commissioner, has introduced the force's e-learning portal NIPUN and training division website. This website will help Delhi Police to use advanced technology in imparting in-service training to its personnel. The e-learning portal is aimed at providing online training and information through specialised courses designed by experts in the field. The DCP said, "With ...
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Opportunity India Desk Nov 14, 2018 - 1 min readMinistry of Human Resource Development has launched the Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching (ARPIT) and Leadership for Academicians Programme (LEAP). These initiatives are aimed at training teachers of higher educational institutes and grooming their leadership qualities. ARPIT is an online certificate course which will be conducted for three months by the government. The ministry is setting ...