SPJIMR’s Business Academia Conclave discusses how India can become the innovation capital of the World
Mumbai: SBAC 2017, SPJIMR’s annual Business Academia Conclave this year, brought together four leading CEOs, over 50 CXOs, faculty members, students and staff for an exchange of ideas around the theme of innovation. SPJIMR Dean Dr. Ranjan Banerjee, “We have identified two words that we want to own: ‘innovation’ and ‘social sensitivity’. The catalyst will […]
Read More →IIT Kharagpur, IIT Roorkee, SASTRA University among 10 institutes who win Wipro Earthian Awards
Bangalore: IIT Kharagpur, IIT Rookee, IIM Lucknow, IIM Shillong, IIM Kozhikode and SASTRA University are among 10 higher education institutes who won Wipro Earthian Awards 2016. Wipro, a leading global IT and consulting company, yesterday (04 Feb 2017) celebrated with the winning teams, the sixth edition of Wipro Earthian program. The Awards honour schools and […]
Read More →Decoding key features of National Post Doctoral Fellowship offered by Science and Engineering Research Board
New Delhi: Doctoral Degree, popularly known as PhD, is one of the highest academic degrees practiced in the higher education system. PhD Degree holders find great opportunities in research areas. There are many fellowships offered by government or universities or institutes (private or public) to PhD Degree holders to pursue advance research in frontier areas […]
Read More →Simplilearn partners with Atlassian JIRA Software to help professionals unlock power of Agile
Bangalore: Simplilearn collaborated with Atlassian, makers of JIRA Software, the #1 software development tool used by Agile teams. Through this collaboration, Simplilearn now offers Agile training with hands-on access to JIRA, the most popular cloud tool for Agile software teams. The goal of this collaboration is to enable over 20,000 aspiring Agile and Project Management […]
Read More →HR experts converge at XIMB to discuss how to harnessing human capabilities and redefine work
Bhubaneswar: The two-day HR Conference on the theme “Re-thinking People Management”of Xavier School of Human Resource Management, Xavier University Bhubaneswar, has kick started on 3 February 2017. All stakeholders of Human Resource Management and the students participated on the first day and focused on two major themes – ‘Harnessing Human Capabilities for the Modern Workplace’, […]
Read More →NEET (UG)-2017 to be counted as the first attempt, clarifies Health Ministry
New Delhi: In a big relief for the aspirants of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (UG) – 2017 {NEET (UG) 2017}, the Health Ministry has clarified that NEET-2017 shall be counted as the first attempt irrespective of the previous attempts in AIPMT/NEET, subject to the upper age limit. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) […]
Read More →Raffles University invites applications for PhD programmes 2017 for its various schools
Neemrana, Rajasthan: Raffles University, a private university based in Neemrana, Rajasthan, has invited applications for Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programme for its various departments: School of Law, Alabbar School of Management, School of Basic & Applied Sciences and School of Engineering & Technology. The last date for submission of application is 15 February 2017. There […]
Read More →How to make the World a Better Place to Work? CEO of London-based Reward Gateway has the stunning answer
London: Work is changing as skills are transforming led by technological innovation. People culture and employee engagement are having a greater say in achieving business goals. In this context, in a unique fashion, Glenn Elliott, Founder & CEO of the employee engagement platform Reward Gateway, has announced the launch of The RG Foundation, a US$5m […]
Read More →NIESBUD partners with Anuna Education for eCommerce entrepreneurship training of Indian clusters
Lucknow: National Institute of Entrepreneurship & Small Business Development (NIESBUD), an autonomous body under Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, has signed a MoU with Anuna Education for implementing pan-India eCommerce training for industrial/artisan clusters and village level entrepreneurs (VLE). Anuna Education, a leading player in the skill development space, having entrepreneurship skills as one […]
Read More →Department of Science and Technology calls for applications for Post Doctoral Research Fellowship under various schemes
New Delhi: The Department of Science and Technology has invited applications through the SERB for Post Doctoral Research Fellowship under the following schemes: SERB Indo-US Post Doctoral Research Fellowship and SERB Overseas Post Doctoral Research Fellowship (Other than US). For SERB Indo-US Post Doctoral Research Fellowship, the last date for submission of application is 28 February […]
Read More →CollegeSearch launches new section for competitive exams
Gurugram: The higher education industry is growing at a rapid pace in India which has a younger population in high proportion. It amounts to about 60% of the education market size and consists of about 70 million students currently. India has managed to create an additional capacity of 40 million in less than two decades […]
Read More →S P Jain School of Global Management launches professional postgraduate program in Fintech
Mumbai: Rapid technology transformation, automation and the rise of Fintech also calls for long-term skill management programs to ensure future employability of the population. It is estimated that nearly 30 to 50 percent of jobs will be automated within the next few years and people will need completely different skillsets to remain masters (rather than […]
Read More →India spends below 1% of GDP on Research and Development Vs 2.7% in US, 2.1% in China
New Delhi: Research and Development (R &D) is a key recipe for scientific development and economic progress. However, India spends very less on R&D activities. As per the global studies on research investment, 2014, India spends 0.85% of GDP on research as against United States-2.74%, China-2.10%, Japan-3.58%, Germany 2.84% and South Korea-4.29%. The Government has […]
Read More →India signs financing agreement with World Bank for Third Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP III)
New Delhi: The government of India has signed a Financing Agreement for IDA credit of US$201.50 million (equivalent) for the “Third Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP III) with the World Bank here (02 Feb 2017). The Financing Agreement was signed by Mr. Raj Kumar (Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs) on behalf of Government […]
Read More →NEET (UG) will be held on 7 May 2017, AADHAAR card is mandatory
New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will conduct National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (UG) – 2017, known as NEET (UG) – 2017, on 7 May 2017 (Sunday). Admissions to all seats of MBBS/BDS courses will be done through NEET (UG) – 2017. The seats are classified in the following categories: All India […]
Read More →Free self publishing website launched for aspiring author in India
New Delhi: If you are an aspiring author and want to self publish your book for free in India, there is one platform to serve in this regard. Educreation Publishing has recently taken another noble step in the field of self publishing by launching free self publishing website in India – www.freeselfpublish.com . For all […]
Read More →New 5000 PG medical seats will be created in clinical subjects
New Delhi: This is good news for candidates who are planning to pursue career in medical and clinical subjects. The country has about 18,000 PG medical seats in clinical subjects. The government is planning 5,000 additional PG seats in clinical subjects in the coming years. The increased availability of PG seats along with a centralized […]
Read More →IIITDM Kurnool to be declared as Institute of National Importance: Union Cabinet
Kurnool: The Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing (IIITDM), Kurnool will be declared as an institute of National Importance with the power to award degrees to students. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi has approved the introduction of The Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2017 in […]
Read More →HR practitioners and L&D professionals welcome Union Budget 2017-18
New Delhi: The Union Budget 2017-18 has proposed many initiatives in the various areas of the skill landscape: Job creation, skill development and improving quality of higher education. HR fraternity and Learning & Development (L&D) practitioners have given a thumbs-up to the Budget. Commenting on the Union Budget, Ms Achal Khanna, CEO, SHRM India said,”The […]
Read More →Union Budget: What is on store for higher education?
New Delhi: Establishment of National Testing Agency (NTA), reforming the University Grants Commission (UGC), granting autonomy to educational institutes based on performance, and strengthening Swayam online platform are key highlights of the Union Budget 2017-18 for the education sector. In addition to these points, the Budget proposed to create Innovation Fund for secondary education to […]
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