The country’s top decision-makers in education have blamed the poor show of Indian universities on the global rankings on a lack of “cultural diversity” on campuses, and called for the presence of more foreign researchers and academics at Indian institutions. Inviting more foreign students and researchers to Indian campuses is the only way Indian universities […]
A six-monthly survey conducted among recruiters by India’s biggest classifieds job site, Naukri.com, has showed a marked improvement in recruiter sentiments. The survey, which focuses on hiring predictions for the next six months, shows improvement in almost all areas compared to last year, including possibility of job creation, increment levels and so on. The biggest […]
Indira Gandhi National University started registration for the entrance test for its MBA programme. The test, called OPENMAT, will be held on 10 March. The last date for submitting the application form is 14th February. IGNOU’s MBA entrance test is held twice an year. The registration fee for the test is Rs 1000. Graduates in […]
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi has extended the last date to apply for its Master’s, Bachelor’s, Diploma and Certificate programs to Jan 31 for its January intake. The University offers both short-term and long-term programmes leading to certificates, diplomas, advance diploma, associate degree and degree. Admissions are open twice a year. […]
Human Resources Development minister Prakash Javadekar today said that the government is still in the process of finalizing the draft of a new bill to set up a new higher education body in India. “The Ministry is in the process of finalization of the draft Higher Education Commission of India Bill, 2018 based on the […]
Career Launcher, which runs a host of test-preparation services, has announced a unique service to help and guide applicants to Delhi University colleges. Upon registering on the firm’s website, “students are redirected to a panel of expert counselors, who will analyze the individual’s profile and the options available, to help in deciding the best combination […]
The number of people appearing for the Joint Entrance Exam for admission to centrally funded engineering colleges continues to fall, with the latest numbers showing a year-on-year decline of 3.3%. JEE 2018 saw only 11.35 lakh students appear for the exam, compared to the 11.86 lakh that appeared for JEE 2017. The Joint Entrance Exam […]
TeamLease Services, one of India’s largest staffing companies, said it has agreed to acquire 40% of Schoolguru Eduserve Private Limited, an Online Learning company that works with 18 Universities. Established in 2012, Schoolguru provides services to Indian Universities to help them deliver online courses for their students. It targets open universities or those that have […]
Jet Airways launched a Commercial Pilot License training programme aimed at creating more than 380 professionals over the next five years, the company said. As part of the program, the first set of 60 cadets will begin training in the second half of 2017, with ground school and flight training at CAE’s flight academies in […]
The Medical Council of India has forced a medical college based in Nellur, Tamil Nadu to discharge 36 students who were admitted to the college outside the NEET system. NEET or National Eligibility cum Entrance Test is the pan-India entrance examination for recruitment for all medical colleges in the country. According to the Medical Council […]
Exemptions to the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test cannot be given to any place or zones inside India as a common entrance test is required under the law, Faggan Singh Kulaste, junior minister in charge of health and family welfare said. “Section 10D of Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 prescribes conducting of a uniform entrance examination namely […]
Various private entites have sought the central government’s permission to open 39 Ayurveda colleges in the state of Uttar Pradesh, according to data obtained from the ministry of alternative medicine or AYUSH. Uttar Pradesh is already home to 48 out of the country’s 341 Ayurveda colleges. Ayurveda, literally the study of life, is the traditional […]
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, India’s biggest manufacturer of aeroplanes and related equipment, has submitted a detailed project report for setting up an aerospace university in the country, the government said. The university will be called ‘HAL Aerospace University’, the civil aviation ministry said in response to a query. The university, to be set up at a […]
The Government has approved the establishment of Indian Institute of Management at Jammu in a temporary campus at Old Government College of Engineering & Technology from the Academic Year 2016-17. The project will involve a cost of Rs 62 crore in temporary campus for the initial four years from 2016 to 2020, said the government. […]
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, approved setting up of six new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in Andhra Pradesh, Chhatisgarh, Goa, Jammu, Kerala and Karnataka. They will be initially established as societies and later converted to ‘full IITs’ by amending the IIT Act of 1961. At present, India has […]
