Higher Education
Govt to set up defence university in Gurgaon
The Union Cabinet has accorded ‘in- principle’ approval to the setting up of Indian National Defence University (INDU) in District Gurgaon, Haryana…
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Higher Education
IIT-JEE’s (Mains) national topper and 8,000 other aspirants hail from Jharkhand
Ranchi: Anagh Prasad, hailing from Jharkhand’s capital Ranchi, became the all India topper in the prestigious IIT-JEE mains exam this year. He scored 345 out of 360 marks. It was a proud moment for the 18-year-old’s parents Ambresh...
Higher Education
Shashi Tharoor to discuss the future of higher education in India on Google+
Minister of state for HRD, Shashi Tharoor, one of the early adopters of social media in India and a true believer in the power of the Internet, will take questions from citizens on the future of...
Higher Education
Xavier Institute of Communication to offer UNICEF’s C4D diploma course
Mumbai: Given the rising awareness about developmental issues, Xavier’s Institute of Communication (XIC), will offer a formal post-graduate diploma programme in Communication for Development (C4D). The curriculum framework for C4D Course in India has been designed by UNICEF...
Corporate Updates
Intel starts digital literacy campaign in collaboration with Nasscom and NDLM
Intel has started national awareness programme for digital literacy across India…
Higher Education
Australian La Trobe University Sign MoUs with Indian Universities
La Trobe University ink MoUs and exchange agreements with leading Indian Institutes…
Higher Education
JIPMER offers its first MBBS course
JIPMER (Postgraduate Medical Education and Research) has invited applications to fill up 141 seats in MBBS course…
Higher Education
Manav Rachna International University receive NZQA accreditation
Manav Rachna International University (MRIU) announces the accrediteditation by the New Zealand Qualification Authority (NZQA) an autonomous agency of Ministry of Education, Govt of New Zealand to offer degrees affiliated to Auckland Institute of Studies (AIS),...
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Azimuth launches Life Skills course on ‘Teenage Challenges’
Azimuth, a digital content creation company that provides e-Learning products, services and e-Learning solutions, announced the launch of its Life Skills course on ‘Teenage Challenges’. This course is one more addition to the Azimuth Life Skills...
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Aakash installs tablet based coaching program across India
Aakash Educational Services Ltd has unleashed innovative ways of using technology to assist students in learning. It has now conceptualised the Aakash iTutor lab in select cities in India. These labs, named as Virtual Classroom Centre...
B-schools
XLRI launches Master of Science programme on Positive Organization Development & Change
XLRI (Jamshedpur) and the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, USA), both top ranking business schools in their respective countries, have come together to offer an innovative program on Positive Organization Development...
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“Teachers’ training has become an ill sector”
A shortage of nearly a million teachers is affecting implementation of the Right to Education Act in India. Compounding this is the lack of government-run training institutes which forces aspirants to go to private insitutions, with...