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It is a dream realized. The Hon’ble Chief Minister Smt Mamata Bandyopadhyay and the Hon’ble Education Minister gave a concrete shape to the long-cherished dream of the people of Bankura by establishing Bankura University, thereby giving a new intellectual impetus to this peripherally located region of West Bengal. Bankura University was established by the West Bengal Act XIX of 2013 and the assent of the Governor was first published in the Kolkata Gazette, Extraordinary, of 6th January, 2014. Bankura University is committed to the dedicated task of disseminating higher learning in this region and it promises to move into a glorious future by promoting the study of indigenous folk and cultural tradition as also by a sustainable rural and tribal development. Bankura, historically known as Mallabhum, can truly boast of a rich heritage of traditional cultural excellence. It is evident in its traditional Dokra art, the intellectual and artistic triumphs of the 18th-century mathematician Subhankar (the well-known Subhankari Arya), the temple town of Bishnupur and the artistic contributions of Jamini Roy and Ramkinkar Bej.
This university will sustain and strengthen a unique dissemination of knowledge systems in language, literature, cultural studies, social sciences and multiple branches of the study of science.
Bankura University is recognized under Section 2(f) of UGC Act, 1956.
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NAAC - National Assessment and Accreditation Council
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ABOUT : This project on 'Creating Digital-learning Environment for Design' also called 'e-kalpa' is sponsored by the Ministry of Human Resources, Government of India as part of the National Mission in Education through Information and Communication Technology. The main intention is the creation of new learning environments that will provide access to acquisition of critical knowledge, skills, and abilities in the field of design.
PEOPLE : This initiative 'e-kalpa' will be collaboratively developed by the three institutions - IDC at IIT Bombay, NID at Bangalore and DOD at IIT Guwahati along with partnership with many other design institutions. The key people are Ravi Poovaiah from IDC, IIT Bombay, Dr. Baral from NID, Bangalore and Ravi Mokashi-Punekar from DOD, IIT Guwahati.
Sakshat Initia : tiveThe Ministry of Human Resource Development has designed an education helpline named ‘Sakshat’. It is perceived to be a single stop education portal for addressing the needs of students, scholars, teachers and life long learners.
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SWAYAM is an instrument for self-actualisation providing opportunities for a life-long learning. Here learner can choose from hundreds of courses , virtually every course that is taught at the university / college / school level and these shall be offered by best of the teachers in India and elsewhere. If a student is studying in any college, he/she can transfer the credits earned by taking these courses into their academic record. If you are, working or not working, in school or out of school, SWAYAM presents a unique educational opportunity to expand the horizons of knowledge.
This is done through an indigenous developed IT platform that facilitates hosting of all the courses, taught in classrooms from 9th class till post-graduation to be accessed by anyone, anywhere at any time. All the courses are interactive, prepared by the best teachers in the country and are available, free of cost to the residents in India. More than 1,000 specially chosen faculty and teachers from across the Country have participated in preparing these courses.
The courses hosted on SWAYAM will be in 4 quadrants – (1) video lecture, (2) specially prepared reading material that can be downloaded/printed (3) self-assessment tests through tests and quizzes and (4) an online discussion forum for clearing the doubts. Steps have been taken to enrich the learning experience by using audio-video and multi-media and state of the art pedagogy / technology. In order to ensure best quality content are produced and delivered, seven National Coordinators have been appointed: They are NPTEL for engineering, UGC for post-graduation education, CEC for under-graduate education, NCERT & NIOS for school education, IGNOU for out of the school students and, for management studies.
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The University Grants Commission of India is a statutory body set up by the Indian Union government in accordance to the UGC Act 1956 under Ministry of Human Resource Development and is charged with Coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of university education. It provides recognition to universities in India, and disburses funds to such recognized universities and colleges of India.
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The Ministry of Human Resource Development, formerly Ministry of Education, is responsible for the development of human resources in India.
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Search portal of Govt. of India about all colleges and universities of your area.
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The Indian Council of Social Science Research is the national body overseeing research in the social sciences in India. It was established in New Delhi in 1969.
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Distance Education Council was an organisation based in New Delhi, India responsible for the promotion and coordination of the open university and distance education system and for determination of its standards in India.
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Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching and learning materials that are freely available online for everyone to use, whether you are an instructor, student or self-learner. Examples of OER include: full courses, course modules, syllabi, lectures, homework assignments, quizzes, lab and classroom activities, pedagogical materials, games, simulations, and many more resources contained in digital media collections from around the world.
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This article is about epidemiology of 2019–20 Coronavirus pandemic in India.
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Free online courses from Harvard University
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Established in 1636, Harvard is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States. The University, which is based in Cambridge and Boston, Massachusetts, has an enrollment of over 20,000 degree candidates, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. Harvard has more than 360,000 alumni around the world.
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Browse free online courses in a variety of subjects. Harvard University courses found below can be audited free or students can choose to receive a verified certificate for a small fee. Select a course to learn more.
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Free online courses from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology — a coeducational, privately endowed research university founded in 1861 — is dedicated to advancing knowledge and educating students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century. Learn more about MIT. Through MITx, the Institute furthers its commitment to improving education worldwide.
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MITx courses embody the inventiveness, openness, rigor and quality that are hallmarks of MIT, and many use materials developed for MIT residential courses in the Institute's five schools and 33 academic disciplines.
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Free online courses from University of Cambridge
Cambridge University has been discovering, challenging and inspiring for over 800 years. Its students and researchers are bold and innovative thinkers, passionate about learning and about contributing to the world around us. Journeys of discovery that led to splitting the atom and understanding the structure of DNA are today helping to tackle the world’s most urgent problems, from mitigating climate change to preventing the next pandemic to solving societal inequalities.
With a community that is global and diverse in thought and people, the University has more than 19,000 students from over 100 countries and 200,000 alumni spread worldwide. Its research collaborations proudly link to every continent and to leading industrial partners, including Microsoft, AstraZeneca, Rolls-Royce and Unilever, ensuring that the next generation of employees are equipped with the skills and global outlook they need to succeed.
At its heart, Cambridge’s mission is to enrich society through the pursuit of education, learning and research at the highest levels of excellence. By collaborating with EdX, the University is enabling learners from all over the globe to benefit from Cambridge’s passion for knowledge and discovery, giving as many people as possible the chance to experience the quality of a Cambridge education. Learn more about the University by visiting https://www.cam.ac.uk/
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Browse free online courses in a variety of subjects. University of Cambridge courses found below can be audited free or students can choose to receive a verified certificate for a small fee.
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SSRN is devoted to the rapid worldwide dissemination of research and is composed of a number of specialized research networks.
