International Conference on Gender and Technology
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham’s School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, in collaboration with the UNESCO Chair for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment, is organising the International Gender Tech Conference from January 16 to 19. To attend workshops, and interactive sessions, register at https://tinyurl.com/38zxvcm9
National Admission Test
Vidyamandir Classes will conduct the National Admission Test (NAT) for admission and scholarships.
When: Offline – January 12, and 19; online – January 18 and 25
Eligibility: Students of classes 6 to 12
Details at www.vidyamandir.com
Admissions and scholarships
The Institute of Bakery and Culinary Arts has announced admissions for Culinary Arts and for Bakery and Pastry Arts.
Courses: 18-month Advanced Diploma Course in Culinary Arts (Level 3), 18-month Advanced Diploma Course in Pastry (Level 3), 12-month Diploma Course in Culinary Arts (Level 2), 12-month Diploma Course in Pastry Arts (Level 2), six-month Certificate Course in Pastry (Level 1), three-month Certificate Course in Pastry, Culinary Hobby Course, and Pastry Hobby Course.
Eligibility: Aspirants who have passed or will appear for the qualifying exams under the higher secondary (10+2) from any recognised Board of Education such as AISSCE/IB/ICSE/CBSE, or equivalent.
Scholarships: Rs. 35,00,000 to over 400 students for advanced Diploma, Diploma, and certification courses.
Deadline: January 16
Details at https://www.chefibpa.com/
IIM Lucknow invites applications for its Doctoral Programme in Management for 2025.
Eligibility: A Master’s degree or its equivalent in any discipline with a minimum of 55% aggregate marks, or a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (or a four-year graduate degree) with at least 65%; Professional qualifications such as CA, ICWA, or CS with a minimum of 55% aggregate marks and B.Com; a two/three-year full-time classroom-based PGDM from any of the IIMs with a minimum CGPA of 6/10 or 60%. Applicants must also have a valid score in either CAT, GATE, GRE, GMAT, or JRF/SRF (UGC/CSIR/ICAR), with scores from the last two years being valid.
Deadline: February 23
Details at https://tinyurl.com/e4za94kh
IIM Mumbai and TalentSprint have launched a PG Diploma in Financial Economics and Management.
Eligibility: Applicants must hold a Bachelor’s in Engineering, Technology, Economics, Commerce, Management, or Mathematics and Statistics with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (45% in case of candidates belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Persons with Disability (PwD) categories), awarded by any university or educational institution as incorporated by an Act of Parliament or State Legislature in India. Candidates must take the institute’s IMAT exam scheduled on January 12.
Details at iimmumbai.ac.in
ITM Business School is accepting applications for its MBA iConnect programme.
ITM Scholarship Entrance Test: January 31 and February 1
Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree from any UGC-recognised university with at least 50% marks in the qualifying exam. Final-year UG students can apply.
Deadline: January 28
Details at https://forms.itm.edu/
IIIT-B COMET Foundation launched the Certificate Programme in Future Wireless Communications course.
Eligibility: Diploma/BSc/B.Tech students in Science or Engineering, including final-year project students with an NOC. Selection is based on an offline test at the IIIT-B campus.
Scholarships: ₹15,000 per month for meritorious students.
Details at www.iiitb.ac.in
Become a Session Styling Pro
The Blossom Kochhar College of Creative Arts and Design invites applications to its 45-day course Session Styling – Become a Session Styling Pro. The fee is Rs. 60,000. Details at https://www.bkccad.com/courses/hair.
125th Anniversary Scholarships
The University of Birmingham is offering the 125th Anniversary Scholarships for Indian students. These include the 125th Anniversary Scholarships (£4,000 and £5,000 awards); Chancellor’s Scholarships 2025; MBA Scholarships, and India High Fliers Undergraduate Scholarships. For more details on eligibility, deadlines, and application, visit https://tinyurl.com/34h5x4n4.
Strathclyde Business School, Glasgow, is offering the Strathclyde Business School Global Scholarship for Postgraduate Students.
Value: £6,000 – £8,000
Eligibility: Candidates must be self-funded and hold an offer of a place in an SBS MSc programme for the September 2025 intake; be deemed International with regard to fee status; online and blended learning programmes are not eligible.
Deadline: April 30
Details at https://tinyurl.com/ybnxnz3m
The University of Sheffield, the U.K., is offering the International Undergraduate Scholarship 2025 to international students starting their UG this September.
Eligibility: All UG courses are included except for Medicine and Dentistry; it is applicable to each subsequent academic year of study, subject to achieving 60% or above and a minimum of 120 credits in the previous academic year.
Deadline: June 4
Details at https://tinyurl.com/23twdmma.
Events
XLRI Jamshedpur’s the SIGMA-oikos committee concluded the 16th edition of Daan Utsav with a series of initiatives including blood donation, cloth donation, and more.
The Central University of Tamil Nadu, in collaboration with the National Council for Science and Technology Communication and the Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology, celebrated National Mathematics Day. Over 300 school and college students participated.
IIT Kanpur filed 152 IPRs, the highest number, in a single year, for the fourth consecutive year. This includes 124 patents, 10 design, two copyrights, and six trademark application, along with 7 US, two China and one European patents.
A research team from IIT Guwahati and Bose Institute Kolkata, recently developed an advanced injectable hydrogel for localised cancer treatment. The paper is co-authored by Prof. Debapratim Das, along with research scholars Tanushree Das and Ritvika Kushwaha from IIT Guwahati, and collaborators Kuldip Jana, Satyajit Halder, and Anup Kumar Misra from Bose Institute Kolkata. The research findings have been published in Materials Horizons. Also, the institute’s researchers, led by Prof. Dipankar Bandyopadhyay, Centre for Nanotechnology and Department of Chemical Engineering, developed an approach to improve the detection of cholesterol and triglycerides by integrating Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering on the nanoscale objects. The findings have been published in Biosensors and Bioelectronics, authored by Mitali Basak, Prof. Dipankar Bandyopadhyay and Prof. Harshal B. Nemade.
MIT-WPU’s Space Technology Research Group, in collaboration with ISRO, recently launched its first space payload, STeRG-P1.0 aboard the PSLV-C60. It was developed by students and faculty from the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
Smiling Tree partnered with Gautam Buddha University for a Residential Research Methodology Course utilising AI tools. It also partnered with Hansraj College to plant over 1,000 flowers across the campus.
Parul University hosted the third edition of IIMUN Vadodara Conclave with over 25,000 participants. Keynote addresses and discussions on global and national issues were held.
IIT Bombay’s Technology Innovation Hub hosted ATMAN 2.0 to showcase Agri-IoT translational research. Over 20 deeptech research projects from across the country participated in the expo and the research grant funding pitch fest.
SP Jain School of Global Management announced placement results for its BBA class of 2024. The highest salary offered was AUD 115,000. Recruiters included Teltonika Telematics, Calvin Klein, Aussie X, among others.
College Vidya has released the findings of its study on the growing trends in Online Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) programmes in India. Some key findings include — a 30% increase in online DBA admissions in 2024, which doubled from 15% in 2023; 25% of respondents saw it as a strategic pathway for career development, among others.
Pearson released the Pearson Global English Proficiency Report 2024. It provides insights into global English proficiency levels and spotlights regional trends in India, the Philippines, Japan, Egypt, Colombia, and Europe. Keying findings — while India’s average English Skills score (52) is lower than the global average English skills score (57), India’s average English-speaking score (57) is higher (54); India’s average English Writing score (61) is equivalent to the global average, to name a few.
NIIT Foundation’s Digital Bus Initiative was started to bridge the digital divide across India’s remote regions. Currently operating in eight states, the initiative plans to deploy three additional buses. Each bus is a mobile digital classroom with solar power, broadband connectivity, computing devices, video conferencing tools, and printers.
The Kerala Knowledge Economy Mission, a Government of Kerala initiative, partnered with Coursera, to equip the state’s youth with industry-relevant skills. The collaboration aims to train 60,000 residents this year.
SMART 7 Wellness held its third convocation for its Diploma Certification on Physical Fitness and Exercise course. Meera Nagarajan, CEO KM Matrimony and Mohan, Chairman Kalyanamalai, awarded certificates to students.
Vivekanand Education Society’s College of Architecture appointed Samir Shaikh, an urban design expert, as the Head of the Department M.Arch. (Urban Design) Programme.
BITS Pilani, Hyderabad inaugurated the Nalini Kurra Wind Tunnel Facility, designed to propel advancements in aerospace, automotive, and structural engineering.
Shantanu Bhowmik, Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, recently developed a lightweight hybrid composite material that is bullet-proof, blast-proof, and fireproof. It is three times lighter than steel and enhances protection for defence vehicles, bunkers, and more.
Arxy Future Lab and Istituto Marangoni Mumbai unveiled a virtual fashion exhibition showcasing the final thesis projects of students from its Mumbai campus. The platform facilitated private sessions with students and faculty.
Ashoka University hosted a High School outreach event as part of its Global ImmunoCourse. Sixty students from Government Senior Secondary School Jakholi, KV, and DPS discussed careers in Science with faculty from Yale, Michigan and Ashoka University.
IDFC FIRST Bank launched the IDFC FIRST Academy, a financial literacy. Participants can access the courses at https://www.idfcfirstacademy.com.
The Rochester Institute of Technology and VIT Chennai hosted a AI and Data Science Summit. It focused on establishing a joint Center of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence between both institutions.
Awards and rankings
IIM Mumbai secured first place in the LEAPS-2024 Award in the Institutions: Education and Skill Development in the Logistics Sector category.
Ishita Mahajan, Krrish Gupta, and Priyanshi Gupta from The Design Village (TDV) won first prize at the Godrej Design Labs competition for their project, Beneath the Surface. It sheds light on the crucial role of mangroves in nature. TDV also won the Don Norman Design Award for its work in Humanity-Centered Design.
Chaya M V, a class VIII student from Presidency School, Bengaluru, bagged the Spell Master of India national title in the SBI Life Spell Bee Season 14.
The Nexus of Good Annual Award honoured Prayoga Institute of Education Research, Bengaluru, for its science education programme, Kriya. It helped over 7,000 students and 200 teachers across 65 schools in Karnataka to approach science as a process of discovery.
Partnerships
NSDC International Limited has signed an MoU with IDP India to enhance the global employability of Indian professionals by bridging gaps in skills and language proficiency. Over the next two years, the programme aims to benefit at least 75,000 skilled professionals.
INTO University Partnerships collaborated with Texas State University. The partnership will focus on international student recruitment across all eligible UG and graduate programmes.
Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology has signed an MoU with NASSCOM to enhance the industry-readiness of Engineering students. The collaboration introduces a 300-hour course on embedded systems, specifically designed for students from semesters 4 to 8.
YES Italy signed an MoU with Polimi Garduate School of Management by Politecnico di Milano University in Milan, Italy to strengthen pathways for international students.
Published – January 09, 2025 10:25 pm IST
