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One more year has been granted by the UGC to seven deemed universities to set right various deficiencies in their operations. The period is extended under 'C' category, providing much-needed respite and time. All the universities are directed to rectify deficiencies ...

New Delhi, March 2: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), an innovation promotion platform in the NITI Aayog, with an initial fund of Rs.150 crore for research and development. Named after former prime minister ...

Rajasthan, March 2: Calling for education to be made employment-centric, Rajasthan Governor today said employment- based courses with management skills must be prioritised and universities should play a creative role in this direction. Addressing the 5th convention of Rajasthan Technical ...

Belgaum, February 24:  The new rules formulated by The Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) will make writing a thesis even tougher for PG students of the varsity from this year. VTU has implemented stringent rules to avoid plagiarism of theses by ...

Kathmandu, February 23 : The World Bank has approved USD 65 million as assistance for higher education reforms in Nepal to help address the human resource needs of the country. The project aims to support reforms in selected institutions for ...

London, February 21: Delaying school entry for children could lead to poorer academic performance, according to a new study. Many parents are keen to hold their children back a year if they were born prematurely or in the summer months, ...

Bengaluru, February 19: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday called on Indian biologists to motivate schoolchildren for pursuing a career in stem cell research. Visiting the Institute for Stem Cell Research at the National Centre for Biological Sciences here, Modi urged ...

Washington,  February 12: Students in classrooms with more depressed teachers may perform worse, particularly in maths, suggests a new research. Teachers who reported more symptoms of depression than their fellow teachers had classrooms that were of lesser quality across many ...

Bengaluru, February 3: Global software major Infosys Ltd is partnering with Cornell University in the US for high quality research in hospitality industry. "As part the agreement with Cornell University, we are joining its school of hotel administration's centre for ...

Mysore University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Japan based Hokkaido University to promote research activities. The five-year pact will allow exchange of faculty and research fellows, exchange of students and exchange of academic materials and publications. The ...

Coimbatore: Director general of aeronautical systems at DRDO K Tamilmani inaugurated the Amrita Automotive Research & Technology Centre (AARTC) at the Amrita University, Ettimadai, on Wednesday. AARTC is a joint venture between Amrita University and Automotive Test Systems ...

Coimbatore, Jan 29: The Forest College and Research Institute (FCRI) was closed indefinitely following the sit-in dharna by students, demanding that they be given preference in appointment of foresters and rangers. Over 200 students, including 63 girls, had ...

Mumbai, January 22: Indian IT bellwether Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has extended its doctoral scholarship programme to do PhD in computer science for another five years and increased the number of research scholars to 200 from 198. "We have till ...

Kolkata, January 12: Integrating the four STEM - science, technology, engineering and mathematics - disciplines for a holistic education experience can level the playing field in student exchanges between India and other countries, an American education activist said Saturday. STEM ...