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KIIT Darts into Times Higher Education World University Rankingedit
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It was conferred ‘A’ category university status in 2015 by the Ministry of HRD. Maintaining a tradition of excellence, KIIT has been get ng ‘A’ Grade from NAAC, the country’s top accreditation body for higher education institutions, for three times in a row. B.Tech programmes have got the coveted Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), UK accreditation, besides ‘Tier 1’ (Washington Accord) from NBA.
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DC Sankar releases book on Dr Shivakumara Swamijiedit
Akhila Karnataka Vachana Sahitya Parishat organised an event in memory of Dr Shivakumara Swamiji of Siddaganga Mutt, Tumakuru, at the Institution of Engineers (India) in the city on Tuesday. Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G Sankar inaugurated the event and paid floral tributes to the image of the seer. He also released the book in memory of the seer.
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INDIA TO POSSESS ITS OWN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTRE BY JULY, SAYS REPORTedit
The National Artificial Intelligence Centre will be a part of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and expected to work with other units of the department including National Informatics Centre (NIC) and the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC).
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Lower Duties, Electric Mobility, Road Safety – Here’s What the Auto Industry Expectsedit
The Indian auto industry has their own set of expectations from the budget and the focus is on three key areas -1) Electric Mobility 2) Stricter Emission Norms and 3) Emphasis on Road Safety.
e-mobilityWant Bengaluru to be Electric Vehicle capital of India: KJ Georgeedit
Principal secretary of the Department of Commerce & Industries Gaurav Gupta said that 120 charging stations were being developed by BESCOM in Bengaluru, to charge electric vehicles.
Electric VehiclesMade in India Electric Vehicles to get cheaper: Import duty on parts cut by nearly 50%!edit
The government has lowered the customs duty on import of parts and components of electric vehicles in a bid to promote domestic assembly of such vehicles in India. The customs duty on vehicle parts and components imported for assembly in India has so far been 15 to 30 percent. But now, the government has drastically lowered it to 10 to 15 percent.
Electric VehiclesKarnataka eyes investments, jobs in electric vehicles segmentedit
Tech-savvy Karnataka would offer incentives to attract huge investments in rolling out electric vehicles (EV), generate jobs and opportunities for research in the e-mobility segments, said a state minister on Wednesday.
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Robots can’t emoteedit
DNA India The workplace as we know is changing rapidly and one of the most unsettling developments is the rise of automation and artificial intelligence (AI). Some experts argue it will lead to job losses while others say it will create new roles bringing about a positive disruption.
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Higher education needs to adapt to changes in technology: Ronnie Screwvalaedit
With the Finance Ministry gearing up for Budget 2019, there are expectations of the government providing some relief to middle-income individuals. Entrepreneur and philanthropist Ronnie Screwvala has shared what he expects from the finance ministry.
Higher Education66% of adult learners prefer online education indicating the growth in demand of online courses: Pearson studyedit
Hybrid learning gained popularity as 62% of Indian adult learners like the concept of combining the convenience of passive learning online, with the quality of active learning in-person
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Automation won’t kill your jobs: 5 skills and challenges for tomorrowedit
Maybe it is time to pay attention to those English classes after all. While automation and bots are feared to take over the jobs in near future, a new report said that there are five skills that cannot be taught to machines or bots, and thus will be central for people to get hired in the future.
SkillingIn the age of automation, AI, companies focus on hiring people with soft skills: reportedit
With the rise of automation and artificial intelligence in the job market, 92 per cent of global hiring managers agree that candidates with soft skills are increasingly important to the success of a company, a report said Wednesday.
Soft SkillsAICTE says fresh engineers are employable in IT, turn them usefuledit
India’s regulatory body for engineering education has denounced the software services industry’s claim that 90% of fresh engineering graduates are unemployable and said industry should help them train in emerging areas and deploy them.
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