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India has emerged as the least expensive foreign destination for university undergraduate students among 15 countries in a global survey conducted by banking giant HSBC. The survey titled ‘The Value of Education: Springboard for...
Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani will chair two-day brainstorming session in a Chandigarh retreat with Vice-Chancellors of 39 Central Universities on September 12 and 13, 2014, to discuss the new higher education vision plan. She has...
Agriculture education is going online in India. Top agricultural research institutions have come together to start the National Virtual Academy for Indian Agriculture to promote massive open online courses for agriculture professionals. The portal was formally...
In an attempt to explore opportunities in the global marketplace for instructor-led online learning, founder of free sms service Way2SMS, Raju Vanpala, has floated the e education venture ‘LearnSocial’. Using the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)...
In a huge stimulus to Indian students, scholarships worth US $1 million will be provided by US based Global Financial Education (GFS), a digital platform that provides financial education solutions to universities, schools, corporations, libraries and...
National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), along with Central Bank of India and MasterCard, a leading global payments solutions provider, announced the launch of a customised payments solution for youth trainees who successfully complete specific skill development...
As part of its efforts to popularise science among students, the Centre has asked over 5000 scientists working in premier scientific institutions, including the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), to teach in schools and...
In a novel method to ensure better attendance, Madhya Pradesh government has proposed to award smartphones to those students who maintain mandatory attendance record of 75 per cent after taking admission in the first year, beginning...
National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has announced the launch of the NSDC Innovations for Skills Challenge 2014 (NISC). Organised at the national level, it is a competition that is aimed at providing innovative skilling enterprises across...
Dr. Naheed Abidi, an eminent Sanskrit scholar from Varanasi and the recipient of Padma Shri award in 2014 called on the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, and presented two books written by her. Dr. Abidi has translated...
In a unique exercise carried out on the occasion of Teacher’s Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi put technology to some good use to address children across the country. Around 12 million students across the country were...
The Indian Prime Minister was more than enthusiastic to interact with the students on the occasion of Teacher’s Day, who asked him questions from all walks of life. Narendra Modi went on to explain to them...