New Delhi: Government has undertaken projects for Development of Test Bed for Information Security Skill Development using Virtual Training Environment (VTE) and Development of Person Authentication System based on Speaker Verification in Uncontrolled Environment.

New Delhi : The National Skill Development Agency (NSDA) is an autonomous body, with functions, inter-Alia, including, taking all possible steps to meet skilling targets as envisaged in the 12th Five Year Plan and beyond and coordinating and harmonizing the approach to skill development in the country.

New Delhi : Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship (RGNF) provides scholarship to students with disabilities for pursuing higher education leading to degrees such as M. Phil and Ph.D.

New Delhi: A proposal to set up Indian Railway Institute of Financial Management (IRIFM) at Secunderabad was included in the Railway Budget at a cost of Rs.19.26 crore.

West Bengal: President Pranab Mukherjee urged students to attain proper eligibility to harness opportunities being provided for higher education. He was speaking at the renaming ceremony of Sagardighi Mahavidyalaya as Sagardighi Kamada Kinkar Smriti Mahavidyalaya at Sagardighi of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

  New Delhi: The Cabinet has approved introduction of a course namely, Bachelor of Science (Community Health). The main objective of the proposed course is to create mid-level health professionals who would possess the necessary public health and ambulatory care competencies to serve the rural population and will primarily be deployed at Sub Centres.