Higher Education News

Education can eliminate "the very basis" of violence and war and this century will become a century of peace and non-violence, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said here today. The Tibetan leader was speaking on the 50th anniversary of ...

The choice of studying abroad has turned into a trend among students. Most students prefer studying undergraduate and postgraduate courses abroad. It is usually noticed that students feel that abroad/foreign universities offer a better education than those in their local ...

The government has begun efforts to enhance the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education to 30 per cent by 2020 from the current level of around 19 per cent, Union Minister for Human Resource Development (HRD) M M Pallam Raju ...

Washington, Aug (IANS): US President Barack Obama Saturday said that higher education shouldn't be a luxury, touting his revamped education plan to make college more affordable. In his weekly radio and internet address, Obama said students and families and taxpayers ...

Srinagar, Aug (IANS): Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, chairman of the moderate Hurriyat group, Sunday said that instead of spending crores of rupees on the Zubin Mehta concert here next month, the authorities should use the funds for education and healthcare of down-trodden ...

Following the approval of National Forest Commission (NFC), the University Grants Commission (UGC) has notified various universities and institutions to encourage Research and Ecology. The notification says, the UGC deputy secretary Shakeel Ahmad, has made it clear that the move ...

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS): The gap between top schools and mass institutions in India is widening and has the potential to slow domestic economic growth, deepen income inequality and create less social mobility, warns a study. The country is ...

Expressing concern over the present quality of education in the country, Sam Pitroda, advisor to the Prime Minister, said that the mindset of the government ministries and UGC was not changing fast and it was still living in the dark ages. ...

Dr. Obaidullah Obaid Minister of Higher Education of Afghanistan had a meeting with Hon'ble Minister of Human Resource Development, Dr. M.M. Pallam Raju on 22nd August, 2013. He had a discussion with the HRM on cooperation in higher education. ...

We are all aware of few finance companies making a good profit out of loans. Do you think they are doubling their income only with the home loan offers? No, they are not only targeting young professionals but also the growing ...

As we all know, education loans are the only way for higher education, for those who cannot afford the amount demanded by the university/ institute. In such case, the number of students opting for educational loans have been increasing ...

The Arunachal Pradesh education department has launched a new scheme, 'Guide', for nurturing government schools, and to improve the education scenario of the state. The new scheme is premised on the concept of mentoring, official sources said here today. ...

New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS): Three bills relating to the first national women's university, an aviation university and an aviation authority were introduced in the Lok Sabha Tuesday. Both the women's university and the aviation university will come up in ...

Appreciating the University of Kashmir for strengthening pillars of higher education in the Valley during "difficult times", Union minister Tariq Anwar today assured the varsity administration of complete support for its various initiatives and expansion activities. "The University has made ...