Tag: PG courses

Govt eyes push to students, faculty for non-clinical courses in medical colleges | Mint

Even as the government claims to have increased the number of medical education seats in the country, these medical colleges and institutes face a severe student enrollment crisis in post-graduate courses such as anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pharmacology, forensics, microbiology and pathology, according to an official aware of the matter on condition of anonymity. This has led to a faculty shortage for these courses since students are not keen on pursuing them. In this scenario, the National Medical Commission (NMC) is mulling a two-pronged strategy to bridge the gap in demand for these courses. First, NMC will open a third of ... Read more

Jio Institute calls for applications for AI, data sciences PG courses

MUMBAI: Jio Institute has started inviting applications for its one-year full-time post graduate programmes in artificial intelligence (AI) and data sciences, and digital media and marketing communications. “We have embarked on a mission to transform youth with the help of world-class faculty, international collaborations, rigorous pedagogy, and generous scholarships,” said Dipak Jain, vice chancellor, Jio Institute. Jio Institute is a multi-disciplinary higher education institute set up as a philanthropic initiative by Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd. and Reliance Foundation. The oil-to-telecom conglomerate on Tuesday said that post graduate programmes in Artificial Intelligence & Data Science (AI & DS) aims to ... Read more