Five business schools in India break into QS Global 250 Business Schools rankings 2017
London: Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad is crowned as the best business schools in India, as per QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) Global 250 Business Schools Report 2017 released today globally. IIM Ahmedabad breaks into the Global Elite quadrant, which lists 45 world-leading business schools, and becomes the country’s only business school to feature in the […]
Read More →Scholarship programme for diaspora children extended to 66 countries: VK Singh at Youth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
Bangalore: The Scholarship Programme for Diaspora Children has been revamped extended from 44 to 66 countries while the number of scholarships has also been increased. This Scholarship enables Diaspora youth to pursue undergraduate courses in Indian Universities and Institutes. This was informed by Gen (Dr) VK Singh (Retd.), Minister of State for External Affairs, while […]
Read More →Extension of British Council IELTS Prize 2016/17 application timeline for East Asia
Hong Kong: It is good news for IELTS aspirants based in East Asia? The British Council IELTS Prize 2016/17 application deadline has been extended from 31 December 2016 to 28 February 2017. British Council IELTS informed in a press statement that prizes for local winners amount to USD 2,900, while the regional winner for the […]
Read More →GyanDhan, an Education Financing Startup, launches an admission prediction tool for grad school aspirants
New Delhi: GyanDhan, an education financing startup, has launched a tool to determine a student’s likelihood of getting into a particular college. It is expected to help more than 50,000 Indian students applying for higher studies in US every year. The company received a favorable response in a private beta test with a group of […]
Read More →Exclusive: Top ten states in India attracting foreign students for higher education
By Rudra Narayan Sahoo, New Delhi: With more than 34 mn students in nearly 50,000 colleges & institutions, and nearly 800 universities, India is one of the world’s largest higher education systems. Considering its demographic dividend and existing infrastructure in educational institutes, India is emerging as a force in higher education system globally. AD: Most […]
Read More →India and China dominate best universities list in emerging economies: THE
London/Mumbai: India has emerged as the star performer among 50 emerging economies in Times Higher Education – BRICS & Emerging Economies University Rankings 2017, which was released on 30 November 2016. India performs well by increasing its share of the top universities in the ranking with 27 in the top 300. India’s performance is led […]
Read More →Top 20 universities in UK for employability
London/Mumbai: The UK is one of the top destinations for Indian students aspiring to study abroad. Historically, the UK has remained as a one leading higher education market for Indian students. Indian sends second largest students to the UK for higher study, after USA. QS Quacquarelli Symonds, global higher education analysts, has on 23 November […]
Read More →USA dominates, UK, China & Australia stand out in the QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2016-17
London: USA based Stanford University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) grab the rank first and second, respectively in the QS Graduate Employability Rankings, a new ranking designed to improve the quality of analyses about the links between university practices and graduate employability. China’s Tsinghua University takes third place while Australia’s The University of Sydney […]
Read More →IIT Kharagpur crowned as India’s best university for graduate employability, five others feature at QS Rankings
By Rudra Narayan Sahoo, London/Mumbai: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur is India’s highest-ranked institution for nurturing graduate employability, features in the Top 100 QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2016-17. IIT Madras, IIT Bombay, and IIT Delhi are placed in the 101-150 rankings band. Also, University of Delhi and IIT Kanpur are in the 201 plus […]
Read More →TCS signs MoU with Sydney-based University of New South Wales on machine learning, data analytics and cloud computing
Sydney | Mumbai: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), India’s largest IT exporter, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) the Australia-based University of New South Wales (UNSW)to pursue technology research collaboration. The agreement will enable the university and TCS to work together in areas of common interest such as machine learning, virtual […]
Read More →Top five destinations for students in India for overseas study
London/Mumbai: The Universities in the USA and UK remain the top destinations for international students in India. Germany, Canada and Australia are other leading destinations for students in India. These are revealed by the annual QS World Grad School Tour Applicant Survey report-2016. The report, which examines the motivations and priorities of the world’s prospective […]
Read More →India is moderately placed at 22nd globally in English Skills, scores above global average
By Priti Prajna Sahoo, Zurich/Mumbai: Adults in India have moderate proficiency in English Skills while India is placed globally at 22nd place among 72 non-native English speaking countries. Adults in the Netherlands are the best non-native English speakers in the world, followed by those in Denmark and Sweden, according to the EF English Proficiency Index […]
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