Higher Education
Music Varsity at South from next year
The proposed Karnataka State Music University, the first ever music varsity in South India is likely to be functional from next year.
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Higher Education
Online GATE 2010 for the first time
On 9 February 2010, for the very first time, Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and the Indian Institute of Science (IIS) Bangalore, successfully conducted online Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2010 for two out of...
Higher Education
Rush at DU for final counseling session
The last of the nine open day sessions organised by Delhi University to counsel students and parents about the admission procedures saw an overwhelming number of university aspirants.
Corporate Updates
eLearning to develop personal skills by Aptec
Over 15 senior managers from Aptec Holdings Ltd underwent and completed a special program to develop behavioural and soft skills related to each manager’s position and responsibility.
K-12
Summer made fun with music, theatre and dance
The government has started summer camps modelled on public schools, involving at least 44 schools. The project called Indradhanush (rainbow), is teaching them theatre, music, dance, painting and crafts.
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Budget for 15 upcoming central varsities by UGC
The University Grant Commission (UGC) has granted the budget for the newly established 15 Central Universities for the 2009-10 financial year.
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500 community colleges to be set up by IGNOU
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is planning to start 500 community colleges, which aims at skill based education for under privileged, by 2011.
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School children tap into technology in Cayman Island
Government primary school children in Cayman Island have been talking to each other and to their counterparts in Bermuda and Seattle by video conferencing.
Higher Education
Tertiary education with three-tier categorisation recommended
The National Council for Tertiary education has recommended a three-tier categorization of Tertiary education, namely, Research Institution; degree awarding institutions and colleges of education.
Higher Education
Job avenues through BBE
With a decent placement track record, BA (Hons) in business economics has emerged as one of the popular courses in Delhi University.
Higher Education
Indian students seek Scottish Universities for admissions
Promising jobs with partnering industries, Scottish universities have managed to triple the number of Indian students heading there for higher education in the last five years.
Higher Education
Haryana University partners with Japan research institute
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Maharshi Dayanand University and Japan-based Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN) to facilitate joint research.