Higher Education News

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has said it will rank all institutions across the country. Private colleges and universities will also be come under this ranking process. This move by the UGC could have annoyed other regulatory bodies like AICTE (for ...

At a time of cut-throat competition for admissions in higher education universities/institutes, a shocking revelation has been made by the Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister, Smriti Irani in the Lok Sabha. According to government data, over 8 lakh engineering seats remained ...

New medical colleges will be set up in 58 districts, resulting in an increase of 5,800 MBBS seats in the country, the Parliament was informed today. These medical colleges are being established under a centrally sponsored scheme for 'Establishment of Medical ...

Bengaluru, Karnataka: According to the Annual Status of Higher Education 2015 prepared by the Confederation of Indian Industry, Karnataka is the most popular destination for foreign students in the country. India has about 34,774 foreign students, with Karnataka housing about 13,241 ...

Uttar Pradesh (UP) has topped the list of states that received high number of enrollments in higher educational institutions in the country. It was followed by Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra. The statistics were revealed in the Annual Status of Higher Education ...

Kharagpur: India on Monday launched the Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) scheme to boost the quality of the country's higher education through international collaboration. The human resource development (HRD) ministry initiative was launched at IIT Gandhinagar by HRD Minister Smriti ...

The Central Government is looking at ways to provide interest-free loans to the underprivileged students at IITs and NITs. This step is being explored in order to suffice for the steep hike of fees that is likely to be implemented at ...

The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) was jubilant in August when it hosted students from 19 global management schools for a course. But barring such isolated cases, the number of foreign students coming to India saw a drastic decline in ...

An Indian-origin student has been awarded with a presidential scholarship in a US College for his exceptional commitment to culinary arts. According to reports, he has been awarded for his intense passion and outstanding academic merit in the field of cooking. ...

The University of Delhi tried to inculcate the Four Year Undergraduate Programme (FYUP), two years ago, but had to roll it back after much protest. However, Banaras Hindu University's Vice-Chancellor is pitching for the same. BHU Chief, Girsish Chandra Tripathi said ...

VIT University (VIT), Vellore has invited applications for admissions to MBA programme for the academic sessions 2016. The course is offered at VIT Business School for Vellore and Chennai campuses. It is a 2 year course and is offered in the ...

The academic council committee of the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) approved new syllabus for plus two courses in Odisha on Tuesday. The new courses approved by the academic committee will be implemented from 2016-17 academic session. "The new syllabi ...

London, UK: In a first-of-its-kind, UK may introduce a new Visa only for Indian students. This student visa will allow them to work for 2 years after passing out from a British University. It is a great news for all Indian ...

Students of around 38 central universities will finally be able to access free Wi-Fi in university campuses in places including libraries, hostel, canteens and study areas. The high-speed network will have a bandwidth of 2Gbps allowing students to download data from ...