Weather forecast for Tuesday (14.11.2023)
The maximum and minimum temperatures on Tuesday are likely to be around 30°C and 21°C, respectively.
Mainly clear sky
Sunset: 4.53pm
Sunrise: 5.49am
Yesterday’s weather update (13.11.2023)
Temperature
Maximum: 29.9°C (-0.7)
Minimum: 21.2°C (+0.9)
Rainfall: Nil
Humidity
Maximum: 96%
Minimum: 49%
Till 10am, Kolkata Traffic Police did not post any list of programmes that might affect the city traffic on Tuesday (14.11.2023)
Funds drive at Scottish for 4-year UG
Scottish Church College has started a fundraising drive so it can convert the Ogilvie Hostel building into an academic block to deal with the shortage of space for classrooms and laboratories following the introduction of the four-year undergraduate programme. A college official said they would need around Rs 3 crore to develop the academic building that would have laboratories and classrooms. The college has closed the boys hostel in phases as part of the project, said principal Madhumanjari Mandal.
The UGC s regulation on National Curriculum Framework says the departments offering a four-year UG degree (honours with research) must have the required infrastructure such as a computer lab and software, and laboratory facilities to carry out experimental research. "Since developing a newer campus is not possible now, the college has decided to turn an existing facility into an academic building," the principal said.
More Indians going to US to study
The number of Indian students going to the US to pursue higher education went up by 35 per cent in the academic year 2022-23 compared to the previous year, the US Consulate in Calcutta said on Sunday.
The total number of students who went to the US in the academic year 2022-23 reached an "all-time high" figure of 2,68, 923, according to a report published by a global organisation. The report is annually published at this time of the year.