Universities News

New Delhi, April 6: There are only 8,449 disabled students, or 0.56 percent, studying in the country's 150 top universities and colleges that have a total strength of 15,21,438, a survey released on Saturday said. Conducted by National Centre for ...

The Directorate of Technical Education, Government of Goa conducts Goa Common Entrance Test (GCET 2015) for admissions to Bachelor's degree in the fields of Architecture, Dentistry, Engineering, Medicine and Pharmacy in Government, Government-aided and un-aided colleges commencing in the session 2015. ...

Chandigarh, March 16: President Pranab Mukherjee said the academic institutions in the country should be benchmarked and accredited to create quality consciousness. Addressing the 64th annual convocation of Panjab University (PU) here, Mukherjee said the universities were at the apex ...

Thimphu, March 3: Around 100 renowned universities and colleges, including from India, Australia, and the US, will participate in an international education fair to be held here this week. The 5th Bhutan International Education Fair, organised by Bhutan ...

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 ...

Mecca (Saudi Arabia), February 23: The head of Al-Azhar, Sunni Islam's most prestigious seat of learning, today called on for education reform in Muslim countries in an effort to contain the spread of religious extremism. Speaking at counter-terrorism forum ...

New Delhi, February 6: President Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday urged universities to consider implementing the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) as it would ensure seamless mobility of students across higher education institutions in the country as well as abroad." Due to ...

New Delhi, December 4: All central universities have been requested to explore the possibility of opening a Sanskrit department in an attempt to promote the language, Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani said Wednesday. "In order to promote ...

Ahmedabad: The state government has allocated Rs 100 crore for renovation and repair of university buildings in the state of Gujarat. The decision to do so was taken at a meeting of all the registrars in the state. Officials said ...

Accenture's recent worldwide survey emphasises that the need for digital technology strongly manifests itself among students while choosing an university for higher education. Almost all students spend most of their time of digital platforms, which has become indispensable ...

Tezpur, Assam, November 21: President Pranab Mukherjee Thursday said Indian universities should adopt an effective strategy to achieve higher rankings in the list of best global institutions. "Though in ancient India, there were globally-famed seats of learning like Nalanda, ...

QS World Grad School Tour will visit seven Indian metros between November 13 and 26. "The QS World Grad School Tour brings to India international universities and graduate schools from 16 countries. The purpose of our fairs, is ...

Agartala, November 12: Four universities in India, including Delhi University, will introduce tribal language courses from Jan 26 next year, Tripura governor Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya said Tuesday. "Four prominent universities in India would each introduce a chair for an ...

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed that universities and educational institutions will be among those entities eligible for financial assistance under its Depositor Education and Awareness Fund (DEAF) Scheme 2014. The RBI had earlier said that ...