Higher Education News

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 ...

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 ...