Higher Education News

The British Council's latest study report on 'The Future of the World's Mobile Students to 2024' which was released in a conference, in Canberra, revealed that UK and US are set to dominate as international education host countries in 2024. ...

The 'Global Education Interact', an initiative by 'The Chopras' was held yesterday, in Delhi at 'The Lalit Hotel'. The major thrust of the fair was to meet students who are interested in gaining admission into the current or latest up-coming ...

A government commission has hereby advised to introduce a new scholarship scheme for students belonging to SC/ST (Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes) category, to support them pursue higher education abroad, which shall be free of cost. A standing committee of ...

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs last evening approved about one lakh crore Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA). It is a new centrally sponsored scheme for higher education which will spread over two plan periods (XIIth and XIIIth). It will ...

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for reforming the state higher education system. During the 12th Plan period, 80 new universities would be created by converting autonomous ...

Welcoming the USD 100 million Asian Development Bank (ADB) loan to improve education and skills in Meghalaya, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma had said the fund will ensure that the state gets the best teachers, best infrastructure and improved skill developments for ...

There is a need to transform the education system to cultivate the basic values of humanism, democracy and secularism among people, Jammu and Kashmir Minister Sham Lal Sharma said here yesterday. Youths are the future hope of the country and ...

We all know that, today, majority of students prefer to study abroad to complete their higher education. It's not just the matter of trend/crush. But, they have more reasons. Here, a survey held among the B-Schools answers the question 'Why ...

Delhi government has decided to allow existing higher educational institutions to operate from Lal-Dora and other non-conforming areas for another year. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, after a cabinet meeting, said existing educational institutions will be allowed to function from Lal ...

Tapping this opportunity brought through environmental change: The existing faculty members need to constantly update themselves in this area. Imagine a situation wherein you are 10 years way behind your students who tell you the "latest" happening in ...

Management Teaching: Since the onset of liberalization, Indian economy has turned capitalist. It is no more considered bad to make money. The business of India is going to be business! Here lies an excellent opportunity to engage in national building, ...

The Ministry of Science & Technology (DBT & DST) ,Govt. of India and RIKEN, Japan's largest research organization have signed MOUs for Launching joint Research programs in the fields of Biology, Life sciences and material sciences. (Genome-related research including systems Biology, ...

The HRD Ministry has sent proposals to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion and the Department of Economic Affairs to permit foreign universities to open their campuses in the country as companies as provided under the Companies Act. As ...

New Delhi, Sep 6: Promoting itself as an "affordable" destination for higher education as compared to the west, 20 Japanese universities participated in an education fair here Friday to attract Indian students aspiring to study abroad. Organised under the "Global ...