The perfect 100% will not discourage students this year to seek admission in the B Com (Honours) course in Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), Delhi University.
India should set up more of its own higher education institutions with foreign collaboration rather than foreign institutions setting up their campuses here, said Professor Eric Thomas, president, Universities UK - the representative organisation of the British Universities.
Higher education in the country is set to get a boost with the HRD ministry finalising plans worth Rs. 80,000 crore inorder to improve access to colleges and universities. Chetan Chauhan reports.
Aiming to make higher education more industry-centric, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is now starting flexible dual degree and integrated courses in management, human resource development minister Kapil Sibal said today.
The Magadh University in Bodh Gaya has figured in the list of top 20 universities of the country prepared by a private market research agency, Vice Chancellor of the University Arun Kumar said today.
Even as India tries to make the most of its young population, inadequacies in the education system threaten to throw a wet blanket over its plans.
Charu Sudan Kasturi reports.
Imperial College London, one of the oldest and renowned UK institution, is launching two India specific fellowships this year.
An Indian doctor who researches public health issues and a lawyer who worked for Justice Markandey Katju in New Delhi are among 50 scholars selected from 23 countries for the prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarships for 2012.
To instill traffic awareness among adult road users, the government has decided to follow the footsteps of developed countries such as the UK and US to catch them young and teach road norms in schools itself.
At a time when everyone is looking westwards, the Indian Institute of Management, Shillong (IIM-S) is adopting a 'Look-East' policy even as it braces to start new Executive Post Graduate Programme (PGP-Ex) in international business with special focus on China.
Normally, confident and chirpy, Shubham Lamba, a Class 12 student from Ahlcon Public School in Mayur Vihar, was not his usual self when he came out of the examination centre on Saturday. Reason: an error in the Engineering Graphics paper, which disappointed most Board examinees. Hema Rawat reports.
A parallel education system—of coaching classes after school hours—is flourishing despite the no-fail policy that dictates no student can be made to repeat a year up to Class 8.
Delay in government policy over entrance tests has put students in a fix over what to prepare for. Kiran Wadhwa writes.
Prof Indiresan taught for 40 years in the IITs and was the director of IIT Madras. He is a past president of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers and of the Indian National Academy of Engineering.
To make up for the errors carried in the Class 12 board exam in Engineering Graphics (EG) subject, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to award full marks to those who attempted question number 3 that created confusion among the students.