Women students in research work: Maternity leave and relaxing max. duration for completion of PhD/MPhil for women candidates
New Delhi: Enrolment of women in higher education especially academic research work is below than expectation in India. To address this gender gap, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has has initiated several measures to promote enrolment of women in Ph.D and M.Phil. courses. The measures include lying down provisions in the UGC (Minimum standards and […]
Read More →AIMA launches Student Management Games 2016, a national management simulation contest
New Delhi: All India Management Association (AIMA) has launched 20th edition of Student Management Games (SMG – 2016), popularly known as Chanakya, a national-level platform for students from various academic institutions to compete with each other professionally, and learn from each other. This management simulation contest is a computer based event that simulates a Business […]
Read More →IIM Bangalore will host its 9th National Annual Entrepreneurship Summit, Eximius 2016, on 6 and 7 August 2016
Bangalore: Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore will host the ninth edition of National Annual Entrepreneurship Summit, Eximius 2016, on 6 and 7 August 2016 at its campus. IIMB’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Cell will organize Eximius 2016 in association with the internationally acclaimed N S Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (NSRCEL) at IIMB. This national […]
Read More →Yes Bank launches YES BANK Transformation Series, India’s largest B-school case study contest
By Rudra Narayan Sahoo, Mumbai: Yes Bank, the country’s fifth largest private bank, has launched YES BANK Transformation Series, India’s largest B-school case study contest. The fifth edition of the contest has come back with a bang with four different live challenges after a grand success last year. This time the competition is stiffer and […]
Read More →CSIR leads the country at the top in the academic and research performance: Scimago Institutions Rankings
New Delhi: The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), the premier R&D knowledgebase in diverse science & technology areas, has been ranked 12th in the world among the government institutions in the academic and research related impact and innovation, as per the prestigious Scimago Institutions Rankings. The CSIR has improved its positions from at […]
Read More →JLL India and NMIMS university partner to offer specialized course on Real Estate Consulting & Transaction Services
Mumbai: JLL, India’s leading property consulting firm, today (26 July 2016) announced a strategic partnership with leading private university NMIMS to offer a specialization in ‘Real Estate Consulting & Transaction Services’ to technology management students. Delivered through MPSTME, the Technology Management School of NMIMS, the courses in this specialization will be co-designed and integrated into […]
Read More →IIT Admission Exam in nine foreign countries from next Academic Year
New Delhi: Now, JEE (Advanced) exam will be conducted in nine foreign countries and eligible foreign students would be given opportunity to take the exam for admission into Indian Institute of Technology (IITs). It is expected that the new initiative, IIT Admission Exam in foreign countries, will become operational from academic year 2017-18. To improve the […]
Read More →NAAC revises its grading system and introduces eight grading system
New Delhi: In a bid to make assessment and accreditation process more rigorous and credible, National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) has revised its grading pattern from a four grade system to eight grade system. Since 2007, NACC was using the four point grading (A,B,C, and D, symbolizing Very Good, Good, Satisfactory and Unsatisfactory, respectively). […]
Read More →54th Convocation Ceremony of IIT Bombay will be held on 13 August 2016
Mumbai: The 54th Convocation Ceremony of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) will be held on 13 August 2016 (Saturday). The ceremony will be organised at Convocation Hall of the institute. All the students of various programmes who complete their prescribed academic requirement will become eligible for the award of the Degree in the […]
Read More →Deadline for Aadhaar seeding for applying under UGC Scholarships/Fellowships extended to 8 August 2016
New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has extended the last date for submitting/editing online application for providing their Aadhaar number while applying for any UGC scholarships/fellowships schemes up to 08 August 2016 (Monday). Earlier, as per the order of Ministry of Human Resources, the UGC directed Universities/colleges/institutions that Aadhaar will be used as an […]
Read More →UGC Pay revision panel for academic staff of Universities and Colleges invites suggestions from all stake holders including general public
New Delhi: The University Grant Commission (UGC) in consultation with Ministry of Human Resource Development has already set up the Pay Review Committee to examine the various aspects of pay revision of academic staff of Universities and Colleges. The pay review panel while examining the present structure of emoluments and service conditions would also review […]
Read More →The President of India receives “State of Indian Universities in the Global Academic Rankings” report
New Delhi: The President of India Mr Pranab Mukherjee received yesterday (20 July 2016) a report on “State of Indian Universities in the Global Academic Rankings” from O.P. Jindal Global University and the Indian Centre for Academic Rankings and Excellence (ICARE) at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The report mentioned that Indian Institutions have performed well amongst the […]
Read More →QS’s latest BRICS ranking shows a mixed bag for Indian universities
London/Mumbai: QS Quacquarelli Symonds, global higher education analysts and compilers of the QS World University Rankings, released today (20 July 2016) the ranking of the best universities in the BRICS nations, especially known as emerging markets – Brazil, China, India, Russia, and South Africa. In 2016, 44 Indian higher education institutions are in the BRICS […]
Read More →Why study abroad? For Indian students improved teaching quality is a key driver, also running own business in mind
London/Mumbai: The desire to access a higher quality of education drives Indian students to purse higher education in international universities. Students from Latin America, South East Asia, China and Russia expressed the same factor that determines their study destination while many prospective students had invested significant time in researching the work and profiles of faculty […]
Read More →The government will launch 32 education channels via Direct to Home (DTH) targeting both teachers and students
New Delhi: The government of India will launch 32 Direct to Home (DTH) education channels for providing high quality educational content to all teachers, students and citizens across the country in lifelong learning. The education channels, under the ‘SWAYAM Prabha, which has been approved by the government, will be operationalised before September 2016. Initially the […]
Read More →QS University Rankings 2016 for BRICS will be released on 20 July 2016
Mumbai: QS Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), global higher education analysts, will release the BRICS University Rankings, a dedicated ranking of the top universities in the five BRICS countries, on 20 July 2016 (Wednesday). The QS has announced that this year the ranking table will feature extended 250 leading institutions across Brazil, Russia, India, China and South […]
Read More →Stoodnt launches special freedom offer to woo students aspiring to study abroad
Mumbai: Stoodnt – a leading platform that provides counselling services to students interested in overseas studies (especially USA), launched its special freedom offer. The offer gives an opportunity to the aspiring students, dreaming to study abroad, to seek advice from the list of renowned counsellors on the stoodnt.com platform at a special price. As per […]
Read More →PhD scholars to be groomed as future faculty and implement changes in norms to retain talent as faculty and researchers: IIIT Chair Meet
New Delhi: Addressing shortage in faculty resources by grooming PhD scholars as future faculty, preparing a road map for building brand IIIT, and enhancing intake of foreign students up to 15% as per the existing regulations are major decisions taken in second meeting of Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Council. The Council meeting was […]
Read More →T-summit a National Technological Summit, organized by SRM University, starts today
Chennai: SRM University, a leading deemed university in India, is organizing T-Summit, a National Technical Summit starting today at its Chennai Campus. The theme of T-Summit is Young Innovation- a blend of innovation from youth and from technological transformation will be a catalyst for better future. The two-day event aims at bringing together the organizers […]
Read More →BIMTECH is oganising a panel discussion on Industry expectations from fresh management graduates
Noida: BIMTECH Centre for Alumni Relations is organising a panel discussion today on July 9, 2016 (Saturday). The theme of the discussion is industry expectations from fresh management graduates. The panel discussion will focus on management students about identifying and develop the right competencies during their two year management education so as to match the expectations of the […]
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