President rues no Indian varsity in world’s top 200 (Lead)
September 17th, 2012 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kharagpur (West Bengal), Sep 15 (IANS) Expressing concern that no Indian university featured among the top 200 global institutions, President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday urged the country's premier educational institutes to ... Read more...
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China shuts websites, microblog accounts over fraud, blackmail
September 14th, 2012 - 10:37 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 14 (IANS) Several websites and microblog accounts have been closed in China for being involved in fraud and blackmail, the country's National Internet Information Office announced Thursday.According to ... Read more...
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‘Africa needs India for education’
July 29th, 2012 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Addis Ababa, July 29 (IANS) "The Chinese will come and build roads, stadiums and infrastructure.... They will build labs, but who will run the labs?," asks Jean-Pierre Ezin, the AU's ... Read more...
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India’s higher education is ‘world standard’: Indonesia (With Images)
June 21st, 2012 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, June 21 (IANS) Indonesia and India need to increase cooperation in various fields and Jakarta welcomes investment from New Delhi particularly in higher education which is of "world standard", ... Read more...
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Saudi youth get a feel of India’s software power
March 28th, 2012 - 11:07 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 28 (IANS) A 40-member youth delegation from Saudi Arabia, on a perception-changing visit to this country, got firsthand experience of India's software power at Infosys Ltd, India's ... Read more...
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Create knowledge systems, not learning systems: UGC
February 14th, 2012 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Higher education institutes in the country should strive harder to be knowledge systems, rather than just learning systems, chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC) ... Read more...
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Now, pursue a foreign degree from home
December 20th, 2011 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Indian students desiring foreign education can fulfil their dreams right from the comfort of their homes, courtesy online courses launched here Tuesday by Laureate International ... Read more...
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Indian students continue to shun Australia
October 27th, 2011 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Oct 27 (IANS) Even while the number of international students coming to Australia continues to fall, Malaysia has replaced India as the second largest source of students in the ... Read more...
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Oz varsity launches Harivansh Rai Bachchan scholarship
October 21st, 2011 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Australia, which has awarded Amitabh Bachchan an honorary doctorate, will launch a Students Exchange Programme in the ... Read more...
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School bells ring again in Telangana, coal production resumes
October 18th, 2011 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 18 (IANS) After more than a month, coal production resumed in the state-run Singareni coal mines Tuesday while schools and colleges that were shut in support of ... Read more...
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India assures level playing field to foreign educational institutions
October 14th, 2011 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 14 (IANS) India will welcome US educational institutions to the country with a "level playing field", but would not allow any "fly-by-night operators", Minister For Human Resource Development ... Read more...
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Universities reel as Indian students ditch Australia
June 2nd, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, June 2 (IANS) Australian universities and vocational training providers are in serious worry mode. More dismal international student enrolment figures are coming out, with the number of Indians in ... Read more...
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Oz envoy launches book to celebrate significant achievements of Indians Down Under
February 17th, 2011 - 6:53 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 17(ANI): The Australian High Commissioner to India, Peter Varghese, and Human Resource Development Ministry Secretary Vibha Puri Das have launched "Endeavours of Excellence" - a major publication profiling Australian ... Read more...
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‘Think differently, discover the impossible’, says Kalam to students
December 20th, 2010 - 7:57 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 20 (ANI): Former President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on Monday called upon the students to discover the impossible, while asking the teachers to encourage the young minds to think ... Read more...
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Delhi plans four technical institutes in rural areas
August 19th, 2010 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) The Delhi government is planning to open four technical education institutes in rural areas of the capital, an official said Thursday.
"With Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit of the ... Read more...
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India draws roadmap for new domain name protocol
July 21st, 2010 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) With the domain name bandwidth for web addresses expected to get exhausted by March 2012, the government has drawn up a roadmap for the transition into a ... Read more...
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Female lecturers’ ‘casting couch’ ordeal to get hired in Peshawar colleges
June 16th, 2010 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, June 16 (ANI): Not limited to the fashion or the film industry anymore, the 'casting couch' phenomenon is now rampant in the education institutes too.Applicants for the post of female lecturers ... Read more...
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Massachusetts to receive $1.5 million for NASA summer programs
May 11th, 2010 - 5:16 am ICT by BNO News
BOSTON (BNO NEWS) – Massachusetts will receive $1.5 million funding from NASA to support summer enrichment programs for local students, Governor Deval Patrick announced on Monday.The state has been selected as part ... Read more...
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Self disclosure needed in higher education institutes: Sibal
April 24th, 2010 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 24 (IANS) Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal Saturday emphasized the need for "self disclosure of facilities" by higher education institutes and called for providing equal opportunities to students from ... Read more...
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Education tribunal to be created for students’ cases
March 19th, 2010 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Disputes involving students, teachers and employees of higher education institutes and matters related to affiliation and accreditation of these institutes will be decided by a new ... Read more...
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Accreditation mandatory for higher education institutes
December 11th, 2009 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Accreditation is to be made mandatory for all institutes of higher education regardless of whether they get government grants, parliament was informed Friday.
"The law has been drafted ... Read more...
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Schools, colleges in Pakistan’s Punjab shut again due to security fears
October 27th, 2009 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, Oct 27 (IANS) Educational institutions across Pakistan's Punjab province were closed Tuesday due to "unsatisfactory security arrangements" for students as the army continued its assault against the Taliban in South ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh to make ragging cognizable offence
October 13th, 2009 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 13 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh cabinet Tuesday decided to make ragging a cognizable offence, an official spokesman said.
The new law would be named 'Ragging in Educational Institutions Ordinance, ... Read more...
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Delhi CM to flag-off CII Run and Walkathon on World Food Day
October 13th, 2009 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.13 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit will flag off a Run and Walkathon on October 16 to celebrate World Food Day.The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is commemorating World ... Read more...
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Education is not about autonomy or flexibility: Sibal
September 26th, 2009 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 26 (IANS) In the backdrop of the row between the faculty of premier education institutes and the union ministry, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal said here Saturday that ... Read more...
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International Medical Center to be developed at IIT Kharagpur
August 19th, 2009 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 19 (ANI): Officials of the University of California, San Diego Health Sciences and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur have signed a historic preliminary agreement to collaborate in the ... Read more...
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Film institute closed due to swine flu scare
August 12th, 2009 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Aug 12 (IANS) The well-known Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) has been closed for a week due to the spread of influenza A (H1N1) virus, an official said Wednesday. ... Read more...
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Court seeks CBI’s response to AICTE official’s bail plea
July 27th, 2009 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for its response to the bail plea of the All India Council for Technical Education ... Read more...
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BJD manifesto offers sops for farmers, youths
March 27th, 2009 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 27 (IANS) The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) led by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday announced several sops for farmers and youths if it retains power in the next month's assembly ... Read more...
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400 applications for 100 overseas Indian scholarships
September 26th, 2008 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Over 400 candidates, a majority of them from the Gulf, have applied for the Indian government's scholarships for overseas Indians to pursue their undergraduate studies here.Of the ... Read more...
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China opens hotline to help poor students
August 16th, 2008 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
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Beijing, Aug 16 (Xinhua) China has opened a 24-hour hotline to help poor students who can't afford tuition fees in higher education institutes in a bid to tackle dropout rates. The hotline ... Read more...
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WNS partners with Harvard Business Publishing
July 28th, 2008 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, July 28 (ANI/Business Wire India): WNS (Holdings) Limited, a leading provider of global Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) services, today announced it has partnered with Harvard Business Publishing, to strengthen WNS'' ... Read more...
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Educational institutes under fire for unauthorised foreign tie-ups
July 20th, 2008 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
By Sanjay Singh
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Technical education institutes and B-schools competing with each other to find partners abroad have run into trouble with the authorities terming many such ties-ups as ... Read more...
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MNS activists vandalise engineering college
July 12th, 2008 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, July 12 (IANS) The high profile Maharashtra Institute of Technology (MIT) here faced the wrath of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena youth activists Saturday over the issue of "discrimination against local students" in ... Read more...
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