National Education Day Celebration in educational institution across the nation on 11 Nov 2016
New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has requested all universities and higher education institutions at all levels to be involved in the celebration of the National Education Day on 11 November 2016 (Friday). The National Education Day celebration would consist of organizing seminars, symposia, essay writing, elocution competitions, workshops and rallies with banners, cards […]
Read More →IIM Bangalore’s EPGP students win student management game Chanakya
Bengaluru: Chanakya 2016, a management case contest for students across India, organized by the All India Management Association (AIMA) won by a four-member team of EPGP students from Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore. The team from IIMB comprises Adesh Midha, Mohit Chauhan, Kartik Aggarwal and Mohommad Saquib Ansari, students of the one year full-time […]
Read More →Key facts and features of Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT)
New Delhi: Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT) is a national level entrance exam conducted by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) every year as per the directions of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India. On the basis of performance in GPAT, AITCTE approved institutions select suitable Pharmacy graduates for admission into […]
Read More →NIIT expands footprint in China via two strategic partnerships in Ningxia province
New Delhi: NIIT, a global leader in skills and talent development, has entered into two strategic tie-ups in Ningxia Province of China to develop a pool of IT professionals who are aligned to the fast-evolving knowledge economy. Towards this, NIIT has signed an MoU with Yinchuan City Economic and Technology Development Zone to open a […]
Read More →Work appreciation an effective tool to stem attrition: Times Survey
Mumbai: The power of work appreciation has multiple benefits in employee engagement. Being appreciated for one’s work is an excellent motivator that can stem attrition and improve employee morale finds a recent TimesJobs study. Nearly 90% of India Inc. employees say they will stick around longer if they feel appreciated for their work reveals a […]
Read More →Certificates under Distance Education programmes should carry a separate tag to remove ambiguities: UGC
New Delhi: Higher Education Institutions offering education through Open and Distance Learning (ODL) Mode now have to mention delivery mode of programmes on the certificates issued to students. All Universities should mention “Mode of delivery: ODL/Distance” on all documents such as Degrees, Mark-sheets, Diploma, Certificates etc issued to the students under open and distance education […]
Read More →OSH India 2016 Expo in Navi Mumbai on 10-11 Nov aims at transforming India’s workplace safety and health
Mumbai: UBM India announced the launch of the 5th edition of Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) India Expo in Mumbai, which will be held on 10 – 11 November 2016 at a bigger and a newer venue – CIDCO Exhibition Centre, Vashi, Navi Mumbai. The expo aims to bring together renowned Indian and International exhibitors, […]
Read More →Students from Malaysia and the Philippines perform best in Asia in IELTS 2015, test takers in India score average band of 5.9
Bangkok/Mumbai: IELTS is the International English Language Testing System, the world’s proven English language test. IELTS was one of the pioneers of four skills English language testing over 25 years ago, while it is trusted and accepted by more than 9,000 institutions worldwide (140 destinations around the world). The latest IELTS scores taken from 40 […]
Read More →UNESCO’s IBE in partnership with Ministry of HRD and Google is hosting International Forum on adaptation of ICT in Education and Learning from 31 Oct – 4 Nov in New Delhi
New Delhi: International Bureau of Education (IBE), UNESCO in partnership with Google and in collaboration with the UNESCO International Institute of Technology for Education (IITE) in Moscow, National Council for Education Research and Training (NCERT) in New Delhi and the Ministry of Human Resource Development of the Government of India (MHRD-GOI) is organizing an International […]
Read More →Axis Bank rolls out Splash 2016 – a Children’s national painting competition on the theme Make in India
Mumbai: Axis Bank, India’s third largest private sector bank in India, in association with NITI Aayog, IIT-Bombay, National Institute of Design and ISRO, announced ‘Splash 2016’, a pan India painting competition for children in the age group of 7 – 15 years. The aim of the competition is to celebrate Children’s Day and engage them […]
Read More →Enrolment of disabled student population in the educational institutes improving, still more than one fourth of them never attended any schools
New Delhi: Education is the key for empowering and bringing Persons with Disabilities (PwD) into the mainstream. Surprisingly, out of the 65.7 lakh disabled population in age-group 5-19 at Census 2011 in India, 17.5 lakh (26.7%) never attended any educational institutions. However, on an overall enrollment in educational institutes, there are improvements. As per Census […]
Read More →Hong Kong based Lingnan University co-launches Research Consortium to strengthen international research on higher education
Hong Kong: To provide a platform for international research on higher education, policy and governance with particular focus on the Asia Pacific region and Asia-Europe comparison, the Inter-university Research Consortium for Higher Education was launched today (31 October) in a ceremony held at Lingnan University, Hong Kong. The Research Consortium was co-launched by Lingnan University […]
Read More →IIM Bangalore team breaks into 7th Annual Regional Finals of Hult Prize 2017
Bengaluru: A team of four students from Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore has advanced to the 7th Annual Regional Finals of Hult Prize 2017. The team will now move on to compete at the Hult Prize regional finals in March 2017, which will be hosted at one of Hult International Business School’s five campuses […]
Read More →Key facts and features of CSIR UGC-NET exam
Mumbai: Do you aspire to purse career in research or lectureship in higher educational institutions? Then you have to appear UGC-NET or CSIR-NET exams depending on your research subjects. On behalf of the University Grants Commission (UGC), the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) conducts National Eligibility Test twice a year (June-July and December-January) on […]
Read More →National Institute of Design announces Design Aptitude Test 2017, Test on 8 Jan 2017
Ahmedabad: The National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad invites applications for its various courses: Master of Design (M Des), Bachelor of Design (B Des) and Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (GDPD). Interested candidates seeking admission into these courses have to appear Design Aptitude Test (DAT) (both Prelims and Main). DAT 2017 will be held on 8 […]
Read More →IIT and IIM graduates should convert India’s numerous challenges into opportunities: Magsaysay Award winner Dr. Harish Hande
Bengaluru: Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore celebrated its 43rd Foundation Day with an inspiring special lecture by Magsaysay Award winner Dr. Harish Hande, the Distinguished Alumni Awardees (DAA) and a host of sports and cultural events. In the Foundation Day lecture, recipient of the Magsaysay award and Co-founder SELCO India Dr. Harish Hande spoke […]
Read More →Governing Body of CSIR approves new fellowship scheme CSIR-Industry Sponsored Research Fellowship Scheme
New Delhi: The Governing Body of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) at its 187 meeting held in the first week of October 2016 approved for launching a new scheme, CSIR-Industry Sponsored Research Fellowship Scheme. Under the new scheme, the CSIR and Industry players both PSUs and Private sector companies will partner and collaborate […]
Read More →IIT Patna signs MoU with Tektronix for research in Emerging Technologies
Patna: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Patna signed up a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tektronix, which will facilitate industry and research cooperation & collaboration on emerging technologies. The areas of cooperation on these emerging technologies include: innovation in electronics test and measuring equipments; semiconductor characterization; power electronics, embedded systems; many more. The MoU aims […]
Read More →MISB Bocconi introduces Women in Leadership Scholarship initiative
Mumbai: MISB Bocconi, the only offshore presence of Università Bocconi in India, has recently launched women in leadership scholarship program for deserving candidates. Aimed to encourage meritorious women leaders to pursue their dreams, the scholarship is available to deserving women candidates applying to the institute’s prestigious PGPB program. Università Bocconi is one of Europe’s premier […]
Read More →AYUSH disciplines will be included in PhD and fellowship programmes offered by Varsities: UGC
New Delhi: The University Grants Commission, the higher education regulator, has requested all universities to include AYUSH disciplines in their programmes for enrollment of candidates in the PhD and fellowship programmes. The UGC’s decision to include AYUSH subject in PhD programmes is in line with earlier advisory issued by the Ministry of AYUSH, Govemment of […]
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