Higher Education News

Two Indian-American students has made it to the top 10 of the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search awards, bagging a prize of USD 20,000 each. Anand Srinivasan of Georgia bagged the eighth position while Shaun Datta from Maryland ...

Narotam Sekhsaria Scholarship Programme is an initiavtive of Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation. Scholarships are being offered to students who are planning to pursue postgraduate studies at prestigious institutions for Fall 2014. The Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation, under its Scholarship Programme, ...

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat said there was an urgent need to raise the standard of education in the state which was not "up to the mark in these highly competitive times". "Considering the challenges of today's competitive ...

Indian higher education has many challenges of expansion, excellence, equity, empowerment and evolution, Union Public Service Commission Chairman Dr D P Agrawal said. Delivering the convocation address of Rani Channamma University here, Agrawal also said the biggest challenge ...

In order to encourage brilliant students, Cardiff University, UK, has announced the highly prestigious International Scholarship Fund. Both undergraduate (Bachelor's degree) and postgraduate (Master's degree) studies are considered for the Elite International Scholarships. Eligibility: ...

India's struggle to break into the list of world's top 100 universities continued as the higher education institutions from the country yet again failed to impress academics across the world. Harvard University in the US has yet again topped ...

This year's International Student Network (ISN) expo, conducted by the American Consulate in Chennai on Friday, highlighted the importance of scholarships. Around 18 different American universities took part in the expo. A rage of seminars and events on ...

The Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet has approved the proposals for establishing two universities to boost the state's higher education system. The state Cabinet under Chief Minister Nabam Tuki on Saturday approved the proposals for establishing Arunoday University in the ...

University of Dayton, Ohio's largest private university in USA has invited applications from international students for its undergraduate programmes. This is a merit based scholarship. A common application will be considered for scholarships to avoid the trouble student ...

World Education Service (WES) is conducting "India Focus: Strategies for Completing Your US Application" webinar 2014 on 24th April, 2014 between 8 am and 9 am EST (Eastern Standard Time). Students who aspire to study in the US ...

Full Sail University, USA has announced applications for its Global Achievement Scholarship. This scholarship will be given to those who wish to pursue their degree programme at Full Sail University. An amount equivalent to $5,000 (approximately 3 lakhs) ...

World Education Services (WES), a non-profit organisation known for providing research about international education and trends is conducting a webinar called "Studying in Canada: Admissions Tips For You". WES Student Advisor is proving this free webinar to aid ...

The Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education is very low in the northeast region and it can be improved by setting up a Virtual Education Trust (VET), an official has said. "The northeast region in the last decade ...

A majority of students opt for coaching classes to boost their performance. However, there are many who would like to be "trained" on an examination, yet fail to arrange time due to other equally important deeds. Also there are many coaching ...