Course for compliance management: CII, ISB and GE join hands to develop compliance leaders in the Indian industry
Mumbai: The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), the Indian School of Business (ISB) and GE joined hands recently to launch an executive education programme aimed at positioning and enabling compliance professionals as strategic business partners. The Compliance Management Programme is designed for professionals from functions such as human resources, company secretaries, finance, quality, legal, regulatory, […]
Read More →AICTE notifies PG (GATE/GPAT) scholarship for AY 2016-17 (Direct Benefit Transfer)
New Delhi: All Indian Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has invited online proposals from AICTE approved institutes for disbursement of Post-Graduate scholarship through Direct Benefit Transfer for the 1st year students admitted in the academic year 2016-17 having qualifying marks with valid GATE/GPAT score in ME/M.Tech/M.Pharma programmes. GATE candidates admitted in engineering and architecture programme […]
Read More →UGC extends/modifies last date of online application submission under various fellowships schemes
New Delhi: The University Grant Commission (UGC) has issued notification to extend last date of online submission of various fellowships schemes. Further, the UGC has modified schedule for submission of online applications for some fellowships schemes. The closing date for online submission application of Emeritus Fellowship, Post Graduate Doctoral Fellowship for women, and Post Graduate […]
Read More →Led by IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras emerge as Top five choices of Top Rank holders
Mumbai: Whatever rankings are assigned by international rating agencies or government sponsored national institutional ranking framework (NIRF), the ultimate selection of IIT Top Rank holders to take final admission into IITs matters a lot. This reflects the perception of students and their parents about the institutes in true sense. A significant number of JEE Advanced […]
Read More →IIM Bangalore to host MindTrigger 2016, conducted by the TAA Chapter of IIT Kharagpur
Bangalore: Indian Institute of Management Bangalore will play host to MindTrigger 2016, an annual intellectual marathon conducted by the Technology Alumni Association (TAA) Chapter of IIT Kharagpur in Bangalore. The prestigious intellectual marathon will be held on 31 July 2016 at IIM Bangalore. This nation-wide intellectual contest will judge the abilities of corporate minds and […]
Read More →E-commerce most preferred sector and HUL top employer for MBA graduates: Nielsen Campus Track Business School Survey
Mumbai: E-commerce emerged as the most preferred sector for employment and HUL was voted as most preferred employer by top-35 B school graduates, as per Nielsen Campus Track Business School Survey 2016. Nearly 30% of the students surveyed selected the ecommerce sector as their top choice Vs 2% higher compared to 2015. As per Campus […]
Read More →IIM Bangalore breaks into the Top 50 Global schools for Executive Education in the Financial Times 2016 Rankings
Bangalore: Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) has become the only B-School in India to be featured in the 2016 Financial Times Executive Education Top 50 Rankings announced last month. IIMB stood at 47th position in the overall Financial Times Executive Education 2016 Ranking, moving up 10 spot from last year. The prestigious B-school is […]
Read More →IIM Ahmedabad invites applications for admission into PGPX for AY 2017-18 Batch
Ahmedabad: The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) invites applications for its one-year Post Graduate Programme in Management for Executives (PGPX) for the 2017-18 batch. This is a full-time residential programme for experienced professionals. The first round of application deadline is 12 Sept 2016 and second round of application deadline is 15 November 2016. As […]
Read More →Ministry of Railways and PEC University of Technology signs MoU for setting up of ‘Kalpana Chawla Chair’ on Geospatial Technology for Indian Railways
New Delhi: Ministry of Railways and PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for setting up of ‘Kalpana Chawla Chair’ on Geospatial Technology for Indian Railways at PEC University of Technology on Monday (30 May 2016). On this occasion, Minister of State for Railways Mr Manoj Sinha, Chairman Railway Board Mr […]
Read More →KIIT University signs MoU with National Innovation Foundation India
Bhubaneswar: Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University, a Deemed University based in Bhubaneswar, signed MoU National Innovation Foundation (NIF-India), an autonomous body under the Department of Science and Technology, GOI. The MoU shall provide institutional support for promotion and scaling up the grassroots innovations at KIIT. Prof Anil K Gupta, Executive Vice Chairman of […]
Read More →Committee for Evolution of a National Education Policy submits report to Ministry of HRD
New Delhi: The Committee for the evolution of a National Education Policy has submitted the report containing its recommendations to the Ministry of HRD. The Committee has examined the large body of outcome documents, recommendations and suggestions received from the various consultations. The Committee also had several meetings with various stakeholders and held regional consultations […]
Read More →Union Petroleum Minister launches website of IIPE Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam: The Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural Gas, Mr Dharmendra Pradhan today launched the website of Indian Institute of Petroleum & Energy (IIPE), Visakhapatnam (www.iipe.ac.in). IIPE is ready to commence its first academic programmes from the Academic Year 2016-17 at its temporary campus by offering undergraduate programmes in Petroleum Engineering and Chemical […]
Read More →Ministry of HRD directs UGC to amend regulations regarding workload of teachers
New Delhi: The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has reviewed the recent amendment to the UGC (Minimum Qualifications for appointment of teachers and other academic staff in universities and colleges and measures for the maintenance of standards in higher education) Regulations, 2010. Consequent on the review, the Ministry has issued a direction to the […]
Read More →President of India advocates greater Indo-China cooperation in higher learning and academic space
New Delhi: The academic community in both China and India should collaborate for mutual benefit while these two countries are at the core of modernisation and upgradation of standards and content in institutions of higher learning, said the President of India Mr Pranab Mukherjee while addressing the Conclusion of the Roundtable at Peking University, China. […]
Read More →MBA Fair: QS World MBA Tour in Mumbai on 30 May 2016 (Monday)
Mumbai: Many global business schools, many dilemmas, many questions. The QS World MBA Tour Mumbai here comes back to address and solve the problem of the students who aspire to study MBA abroad. The counseling and interactive program brings the world’s top business schools under one roof. Candidates can get a chance to meet admissions […]
Read More →NIIT & edX partner to boost online education space in India, will drive next level MOOCs
New Delhi: NIIT, a global leader in skills and talent development, and edX, the non-profit global leader in online learning co-founded by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), entered into a strategic partnership to boost the online education space in India. As per the partnership NIIT and edX aim to create high-impact […]
Read More →New global ranking of national higher education systems will be released on May 18 by QS Top Universities
Mumbai: Now rate a nation on the basis higher education parameters. Students with global ambitions will be able to choose their destination country for study. Thanks to The QS Higher Education System Strength Rankings, which will be published for the first time this year, highlighting the world’s 50 leading countries in terms of overall higher […]
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