Higher Education News

President Pranab Mukherjee said Tuesday that higher education can no longer be continued in a routine fashion. The curriculum should motivate students to take up research and innovation, he added. "Universities need to develop in their students a scientific temper ...

The state government of Maharashtra has appointed new commissioner for education, who is an IAS level officer. He will be heading the education department, under whom all the other eight directorates will be functioning. Keeping in mind the lack of ...

5. What is your opinion about providing free quality education to the needy and deserving learners; as working towards eradication of illiteracy in India? Rajul: I feel today there are many options for needy and deserving learners. Not just ...

1. Being India's first business school(Sunstone Business School) to launch open courses in management, what are your major challenges in terms of reaching out to those unreached groups of students in India, considering the volume of population and the ever growing ...

Sunstone Business School Open Courses is India's first Open Courses (MOOC) in management. This is Sunstone's effort to open up the knowledge to a larger community and build a continuous and flexible learning environment. For huge working professional population, the ...

Overseas education is today the synonym of globalisation. In today's fast changing corporate world, International Education has become a necessity rather than a luxury. The world places high demands of cultural adaptability on the young people today. Imagine staying in ...

Making NSS a credit based elective course in higher education was taken up for consideration. This was an agenda item of the Department of Youth Affairs. It was decided that UGC and AICTE would explore to implement from ...

The CABE Committee Report on National Mission on Teachers and Teaching was presented. CABE placed on record its appreciation for the committee chaired by Hon'ble MOS, Dr. Shashi Tharoor. The major recommendations made in the Committee Report were ...

In higher Education, the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) has been approved by the Cabinet. A detailed presentation on the Mission giving the various components under this Mission and the roll out in the coming years was presented before CABE. ...

(a) Safety, Quality and Hygiene under Mid-Day Meal Scheme.  (b) Setting up of Empowered Committee for Mid-Day Meal Scheme.  CABE noted the proposed changes for ensuring the quality of Mid Day Meal and putting in place an ...

The RTE (Right To Education) progress of the last three years noted by the Committee in improving access, promoting social inclusion, reduction in gender gaps and in provision for children with special needs. The CABE members also noted the ...

The 62nd meeting of the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) was held under the Chairmanship of Hon'ble MOS(HRD), Shri Jitin Prasada here today at New Delhi. The meeting was attended by Shri K. Rehman Khan, Hon'ble Minister of Minority ...

Karnataka, on Thursday sought 90 percent funding from the central government to implement the national higher education mission - Rashtriya Ucchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA). "Though education is a state subject under the concurrent list, the centre has to play a ...

We all know that Indian students prefer UK and US for higher studies. Though it is followed as a trend today, there is some importance given to Ireland these days. Recent reports say that, Indian students who are now planning ...