Vidyanjali Yojana, for the development of education sector has been launched today by Minister of Human Resource Development “Smriti Zubin Irani”. In the first phase, this scheme will be implemented in 210 government schools and numbers will be increased gradually. Under Vidyanjali Scheme, any person who has potential to teach something new ...
Read More »Scheme for IT Mass Literacy (NDLM)
The main aim of the programme is to provide IT training to 10 lakh persons in every eligible household in selected blocks in each State/UT relevant to the need of the trainee, which would enable the beneficiaries to use IT and related applications to participate effectively in the democratic process ...
Read More »National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM)
Digital Literacy: “Digital Literacy is the ability of individuals and communities to understand and use digital technologies for meaningful actions within life situations” The Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (DISHA) or National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM): The Scheme has been formulated to impart IT training to 52.5 lakh persons, including Anganwadi and ASHA ...
Read More »National Apprenticeship Training Scheme: A Step Towards Employment
Name of the scheme: National Scheme of Apprenticeship Training Purpose: The main purpose of this training is to provide opportunities for practical training to graduate engineers, diploma holders (Technicians) and 10+2 Vocational pass outs in about 10,000 industrial establishments/ organizations. Eligibility: Must be above 18 years of age. Must be ...
Read More »National Research Professorship: A Central Govt. Scheme to support outstanding individuals
Name of the scheme: National Research Professorship (NRP) Purpose: The main purpose of this scheme is to honour distinguished academics and scholars in recognition of their contribution to knowledge. Eligibility: Age criteria- Persons of real eminence, who have attained 65 years of age Persons who have made outstanding contributions in ...
Read More »Govt. released Rs. 5.75 crore for Maulana Azad National Fellowship
The Government of India has taken a rare step for the first time to allow the Ministry of Minority Affairs to use the scholarship funds reserved for 2015-16 in the next financial year through an alternative mechanism. This step has been taken by the Government to ensure the disbursal of ...
Read More »Central Govt. Pre-Matric Scholarship for Students from Minority Communities
Name of the scheme: Pre-Matric Scholarship for students belonging to Minority Communities Purpose: Purpose of this scholarship is to award scholarship to the meritorious students belonging to economically weaker sections of minority communities to enable them to pursue education from class I to X and thereby ease of the financial ...
Read More »Study in Korea: Korean Government providing Scholarship for Master’s & PhD
Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India is now inviting applications from Indian Nationals for the prestigious Korean Government Scholarship for the year 2016. What is the scholarship? The scholarship is for Indian nationals to study at any Korean University or Institution (as designed by NIIED) from September, 2016. ...
Read More »MHRD to offer 12,000 Free e-books for Higher Education on Mobile App
The Ministry of Human Resource Development has announced that it is going to provide 12,000 e-books for higher studies by the next month under its ambitious e-Pathshala initiative. The study material in the form of books will be made available free on a mobile application. According to HRD Minister Ms. ...
Read More »PMO Directs HRD to Fast-Track Plan to Set up 10 Private Autonomous Universities
Research and innovation is all set to take a new turn with the Prime Minister’s office directing the Ministry of HRD to fast track the framework for setting up 10 private autonomous universities. The agenda is to invite world-class private institutions for higher studies to set up in the country ...
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