Academic News

New Delhi, July 14, 2015: The Academic Council of Delhi University (DU) on Monday approved with a "huge majority" (79 members) all courses of study under the Choice based Credit System (CBCS) for the ensuing academic session beginning July 20. In ...

Johannesburg, July 9, 2015: The prestigious Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore has been placed fifth in rankings for universities in the BRICS nations, with the largest number of papers published per faculty member. "Setting itself up as a worthy rival ...

New Delhi, July 8, 2015: The controversial Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) would be rolled out by all central universities from the coming academic session not with standing the protest from a section of teachers and students here. While all the ...

Jaipur, July 7, 2015: Rajasthan government today issued an order banning new admissions in the Jodhpur National University (JNU), which awarded more than 25,000 fake degrees to students, with immediate effect for the academic session 2015-16. A departmental enquiry constituted after ...

Port of Spain, July 6, 2015: An India-born girl, Anusha Saha, has topped Trinidad and Tobago's Secondary Entrance Examination. Anusha was congratulated by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, a person of Indian origin, and Minister of Education Tim Goopeesingh, both of whom ...

Hyderabad, July 6, 2015: Adoption of semester system, choice-based credit system (CBCS) pattern and grading system are some of the reforms being introduced in Andhra Pradesh universities from the 2015-16 academic year for all the undergraduate courses in the state. Compulsory ...

New Delhi, July 1, 2015: Gurgaon-based Ansal University today announced a tie-up with Bajaj Capital to offer a specialised master's degree in applied finance. To offer the MBA programme, Ansal University has entered into a technical knowledge partnership with International College ...

New Delhi, June 30, 2015: The Delhi University on Monday released the second cut-off list for the 2015 academic session, announcing a dip of up to one percent in arts and commerce and up to three percent in science courses giving ...

Bengaluru, June 19, 2015: The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Thursday dercognised Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) at Mysuru for flouting its norms, directives and guidelines on distance learning programmes. "Students are cautioned against taking up any professional or technical programmes ...

New Delhi, June 17, 2015: Delhi University's St Stephen's College on Tuesday announced its first cut-off list for the 2015 academic session, with the percentage set at a staggering 99 percent for Commerce students for admission in English course. "The cutoff ...

Berhampur (Odisha), June 15, 2015: Khallikote Junior College campus in Odisha's Ganjam district may shift to neighbouring Jagannathpur. A six-acre-land has been identified for construction of the new campus of the institute, said MLA (Berhampur) R Ch Chyaupatnaik here today. An ...

Srinagar, June 15, 2015: Jammu and Kashmir government today ordered enhancement in intake capacity of Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu from the present 160 students to 300 students. "Orders to this effect were issued today. The enhancement ...

Accra (Ghana), June 15, 2015: India is to set aside two scholarships every year for post-graduate students from Patriensah, a small town in this West African nation's Asante-Akim district that is attempting to improve its falling educational standards. The two scholarships ...

Mumbai, June 12, 2015: In a relief to students who failed this year's SSC (class X) exam in Maharashtra, the state government today announced supplementary exam for such students. "Pleased to announced supplementary exam for students who failed in SSC 2015. ...