Times Ascent engineering mastermind quiz invites applications for nation-wide competition
Mumbai: Times Ascent’s engineering mastermind quiz is back. Times Ascent Engineering Mastermind (AEM), India’s biggest Inter-Corporate Quiz for engineers, in its 5th edition, will be held on 16 and 17 September 2016. It provides an opportunity to engineers to participate in nation-wide corporate quiz. AEM would have Zonal rounds in Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, Chennai, Pune, […]
Read More →ISB launches its first off-campus post graduate programme in management
Hyderabad: The Indian School of Business (ISB) has launched an off-campus program PGPpro – a weekend Post Graduate Programme in Management for working professionals and entrepreneurs. This is the first time ISB is venturing off campus to offer the Executive MBA equivalent programme in Delhi and Hyderabad on alternate weekends over a period of 16 […]
Read More →Narayana Health launches Institute of Robotic Surgery & Training Program with support from Infosys Foundation
Bengaluru: The health care world is on the threshold of a major transmission from laparoscopic surgery to robotic surgery. The wave of changes are visible in India also. Narayana Health headquartered in Bengaluru has launched the Institute of Robotic Surgery supported by Infosys Foundation at its flagship unit at Narayana Health City. The da Vinci […]
Read More →After successful first batch, UpGrad announces admissions for its second batch on Product Management Program
Mumbai: UpGrad, online education company offering courses for working professionals, has invited applications for its Product Management program, the second batch starts 15 October 2016. The online education company claimed that its highly specialized and focused, Product Management program, that went live on 30 July 16, attracted over 2000 aspiring managers from Western Europe, Middle […]
Read More →Alert for students and parents: UGC notifies list of fake universities
New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has released the list of fake universities which are operating in India without approval from appropriate authorities. From time to time, the UGC publicises this fake universities list for the interest of public so that students and parents will not fall into any trap of these illegal universities. […]
Read More →After GMAT & GRE, now QS LEAP rolls out free CAT prep for all, officially launches in India
Mumbai: QS LEAP (Learn & Prepare with Friends), a free social and online preparation platform for global standardised admissions tests including the GMAT and GRE, has now added another product to its offerings: the Common Admissions Test (CAT), India’s benchmark for an MBA admission. The CAT resources provided by QS LEAP can be accessed free […]
Read More →Globsyn Business School Alumni Association organises inaugural brand summit – RETRACE
Kolkata: The Globsyn Business School Alumni Association organised RETRACE – its inaugural Brand Summit, at the Lake Land Country Club on August 13 and 14. On this occasion, Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson of Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), and Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia, former Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, […]
Read More →QS LEAP now offers free CAT prep for all, will be launched tomorrow in India
Mumbai: There are nearly 3,400 seats available for all 20 Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) where more than two lakh candidates will compete through Common Admission Test (CAT) 2016 to grab the seats. So, 17.1 seats are available for 1,000 candidates. On this backdrop, the coaching institutes are mushrooming for providing CAT preparation materials and […]
Read More →CSIR-UGC test for JRF and eligibility for lectureship (NET) tentatively on 18 December 2016: Receipt of application begins from 16 August 2016
New Delhi: The Council of Scientific and Industrial Relation (CSIR) will hold the Joint CSIR-UGC Test tentatively on 18 December, 2016 (Sunday) for determining the eligibility of the Indian National candidates for the award of Junior Research Fellowships (JRF) NET and for determining eligibility for appointment of Lecturers (NET) in certain subject areas falling under […]
Read More →IIT Bombay celebrates its 54th Convocation and awards record number of PhD degrees
Mumbai: It was a proud moment for Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay). The 54th Convocation of IIT Bombay was held yesterday (13 August 2016) on the campus while 2515 students were awarded the degrees on successful completion of their academic programmes. Dr. Rajendra Singh, Chairman, Tarun Bharat Sangh and winner of Stockholm Water […]
Read More →Tamil Nadu has highest number of autonomous colleges in India: UGC releases autonomous Colleges List
New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has released the list of approved autonomous colleges in India. The list of approved autonomous colleges in India says there are 575 autonomous colleges in India. Tamil Nadu has the highest number of autonomous colleges in India with 172 such colleges under 12 universities. There are 130 autonomous […]
Read More →Manipal University wins a major EU grant for capacity building in higher education
Bangalore: Adding another feather in its cap, Manipal University has bagged a prestigious Capacity Building project in higher education from the European Union in its Erasmus Plus call for applications. The university is only institute from India to be selected out of 147 global higher learning institutes. This meant an approval for a grant of […]
Read More →TCS CodeVita 2015 enlisted at the Limca Book of Records as the largest team programming contest
Mumbai: Tata Consultancy Services, (TCS), India’s largest IT exporter, informed that that TCS CodeVita 2015, its global coding challenge, has entered the Limca Book of Records as the largest team programming contest in India. TCS CodeVita is a contest for engineering and science students to explore the act coding and to sharpen their programming skills […]
Read More →IIM Bangalore’s National Entrepreneurship Summit, Eximius, concludes successfully
Bangalore: The two-day National Entrepreneurship Summit, Eximius, organized by Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore concluded successfully, with eminent personalities coming over and sharing their business experiences that left an indelible impact on the startup community and overall business ecosystem in India and beyond. The renowned leadership consultant and the man behind many of India’s […]
Read More →NHAI collaborates with IIT Kharagpur for research on paneled cement concrete pavements for highways
New Delhi: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with IIT Kharagpur for research project on Laboratory and Field investigations on Paneled Cement Concrete Pavements for Highways. NHAI in collaboration with IIT Kharagpur will promote to develop a technology to construct Panelled Cement Concrete (Pre-fabricated in a small panel size) […]
Read More →Global internship program for Chinese students at Manipal Global Academy of IT in Android App development
Bangalore: Manipal Global Education Services (MaGE) of Bangalore joins hand with Jian Qiao University and Nanchang University from China for a global internship program in Android app development. A batch of engineering students and a professor are travelling from China for a one-month internship. These students are now pursuing one-month global internship started from 01 […]
Read More →Finance Minister calls for Indian Higher Education Institutions to break into world rankings
New Delhi: O. P. Jindal Global University (JGU) held its 5th annual convocation at the Siri Fort Auditorium in Delhi yesterday (08-08-2016). Delivering the convocation address, Finance Minister Mr Arun Jaitley said that though numerically India has large number of higher educational institutions, but none of them emerge in the global ratings. India must now […]
Read More →Students selected for P.G. Scholarship for Professional Courses jump more than two fold in two years
New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has informed that 21,588 beneficiaries were enrolled under Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) during 2015-16 and an amount of Rs.543.58 crores has been released. The UGC has also informed that total number of students who were disbursed Post Graduate (P.G.) Scholarship for Professional Courses under various schemes more than […]
Read More →Northwest Executive Education and University of Chicago Booth School of Business Executive Education launch accelerated development program in India
New Delhi: Northwest Executive Education has partnered with University of Chicago Booth School of Business Executive Education to launch a program for senior executives in the Indian sub-continent, The Chicago Booth Accelerated Development Program India (Chicago Booth ADP – India). This 10-month course offers significant exposure to key business concepts and strategies with three academic […]
Read More →UGC introduces first of kind skill development based Bachelor of Vocation degree course under NSQF
New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has launched a scheme on skill development based higher education as part of college/university education, leading to Bachelor of Vocation (B.Voc.) Degree. This degree course will have multiple exit options such as Diploma/Advanced Diploma under the NSQF. The B.Voc. programme is focussed on universities and colleges providing undergraduate studies which would also incorporate […]
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