Mysore/Mysuru: A five-day workshop on the finalisation of ‘A Handbook on Scripts of Dravidian Languages’ was held at National Testing Service-India of Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysuru from Aug.1. The objective behind preparing this handbook was to learn the scripts of Dravidian languages through Devanagari Script. In this sense, the present handbook can be…
CIIL celebrates 54th Foundation Day
July 17, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that the Centre is committed for further strengthening Mysuru’s CIIL (Central Institute of Indian Languages), Neeta Prasad, Joint Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Government of India, asserted that the Department will support the CIIL in all its future endeavours. She was delivering her virtual inaugural address as the chief guest of the two-day…
Summer School on Language Documentation begins at CIIL
May 18, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A two-week Summer School on Language Documentation began at the Scheme for Protection and Preservation of Endangered Languages (SPPEL) of Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysuru, here on Monday under the patronage of Prof. Shailendra Mohan, Director, CIIL. Prof. Shobhana Chelliah from the University of North Texas (USA) inaugurated the programme and delivered…
Classical Kannada Centre to be developed as Resource Centre
April 26, 2022Donation of books sought to establish ‘Anubhava Mantapa’ with a Library, Archives and Museum Mysore/Mysuru: The Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Kannada (CESCK) is established under the Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysuru, as part of research activities for the development of Kannada language, literature and culture. To develop it as a…
Minister, MP seek autonomy for Institute of Classical Kannada Research
April 8, 2022New Delhi: Kannada and Culture Minister V. Sunil Kumar, who had accompanied Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai to Delhi on Wednesday met Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan and urged him to provide autonomy to the Institute of Classical Kannada Research, which is functioning in the Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) in Mysuru. Mysuru-Kodagu…
Online course for Gujarati language teachers of Navodaya Vidyalaya at CIIL
March 11, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A six-day Online Course on Teaching, Testing and Evaluation for Gujarati Language Teachers of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) began at National Testing Service-India (NTS-I), Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) here on Monday (March 7). Prof. Shailendra Mohan, Director, CIIL, presided over the inaugural session. In the context of National Education Policy-2020 (NEP-2020), Prof….
CIIL hosts International Conference of Linguistic Society of India online
December 23, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysuru, in collaboration with the Linguistic Society of India, (LSI), Pune, has organised the 43rd International Conference of Linguistic Society of India (ICOLSI-43) at CIIL, Mysuru. The conference, which began virtually on Dec.21, will conclude today (Dec.23). Prof. G. Umamaheshwara Rao, President, Linguistic Society of India, delivered…
Classical Kannada Centre to remain in Mysuru: CIIL
September 28, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-based Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) has clarified that the Centre has no plans to either shift the Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Kannada (CESCK) presently housed at CIIL or merge the CESCK with Bharatiya Bhasha Vishwavidyalaya at Nagpur. Reacting to a news item published in Star of Mysore on Sept….
Classical Kannada Centre to be shifted out of Mysuru ?
September 23, 2021Central Government to merge Classical Kannada Centre with Bharatiya Bhasha Vishwavidyalaya at Nagpur A deep conspiracy which will be opposed, says Kannada Development Authority Chairman T.S. Nagabharana Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-based Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), set up over 50 years ago to promote Indian languages, will be upgraded to a Central University and will be…
Online workshop for Tamil teachers and research scholars at CIIL
September 14, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A five-day online training-cum-workshop on Testing & Evaluation and Item writing for the Assistant Professors / Lecturers / Teachers (Secondary and Higher Secondary) and Research Scholars across India and who are engaged in the teaching of Tamil (language, linguistics and literature) began at National Testing Service-India (NTS-I) of Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL),…













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