Indian degrees to get equivalency in UAE
Dubai: The UAE government will issue equivalency to all Indian degrees that match the set criteria, a move that comes as a huge relief for expats having difficulty in getting jobs in the Gulf country.
Indian Ambasador Navdeep Singh Suri called on UAE Education Minister Hussain Bin Ibrahim last week to discuss problems faced by Indian nationals following rejection of equivalency of some Indian degrees due to lack of clarity over internal/external marks, according to a press release issued by the Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi.
"The Embassy of India, Abu Dhabi is happy to inform the Indian community that following the above discussions, the Ministry of Education of the United Arab Emirates notified that it has no objection to equivalence those degrees that meets all other certificate equivalency criteria," it stated.
The UAE education ministry reviewed the information provided to it through the Action Plan for Academic and Administrative Reforms' issued by the University Grant Commission which clarified that the word external in some of the Indian mark sheets reflect the method of evaluation and not place of study, it said.
"Those applications that have been rejected previously, will be reviewed and equivalency letters would be issued after meeting all other certificate equivalency conditions," it added.
The Ministry of Education of the United Arab Emirates further informed the Indian Embassy official that it is working on all such applications gradually, it added.
Indian community is the largest expatriate community in the UAE. Approximately 3.3 million non-resident Indians constitute about 30 per cent of the total population of the Gulf country.
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Delhi's minimum temperature at 16.6 deg C
New Delhi (PTI): Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 16.6 degrees Celsius, one notch below normal, on Tuesday as the city is expected to see partly cloudy sky, with daytime temperatures set to cross 30 degrees Celsius, the weather office said.
Minimum temperatures across other stations showed slight departures from normal levels. Palam recorded 17.4 degrees Celsius, 0.5 notch above normal, while Lodi Road logged 16.1 degrees Celsius, also one notch above normal.
At the Ridge station, the minimum temperature stood at 17.1 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal, whereas Ayanagar recorded 16.7 degrees Celsius, one notch below normal.
The maximum temperature likely to settle around 31 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Rainfall activity was negligible, with only trace amounts recorded at Safdarjung and Lodi Road, while Palam received 0.4 mm rainfall. Ridge recorded 2.0 mm and Ayanagar 0.8 mm in the 24-hour period ending 8:30 am.
Delhi's air quality was recorded in the "moderate" category with an AQI of 168, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
As per CPCB standards, an AQI of 0-50 is considered 'good', 51-100 'satisfactory', 101-200 'moderate', 201-300 'poor', 301-400 'very poor', and 401-500 'severe'.
