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Of all central institutions, Aligarh Muslim University is offering the highest number of degree programmes online.
School Reopening: Most government school children were taught via WhatsApp; 72% didn’t use any device at all or did so rarely.
10 years of AISHE reports show women have outnumbered men practically throughout and the number of PhDs has risen dramatically in pharmacy.
6 years of NIRF data shows that BTechs from even top engineering colleges struggle to find jobs.
UDISE+ 2019-20: Public education’s share of teachers has also declined from 2017-18, shows education ministry data
IIT Roorkee: From 2021-22, it will offer PG programmes in “industrial design” and “innovation management”.
The average salary of the students placed is Rs 6.2 lakh per annum and 57 percent of students had dream offers.
Most of the teachers appointed to improve the quality of technical education are BTechs or MTechs from IITs and NITs.
UGC has invited academics to design these 194 online courses in subjects including psychology, economics, computer science and maths.
While recruiters are skeptical about them, these courses often help close the cultural and social gaps between different groups of candidates or employees.
