Tag Archives: higher education

Indian Supreme Court ‘Doubts’ Whether World’s Biggest Democracy, India, Is Really A Democratic Country

Indian Supreme Court ‘Doubts’

The Indian Supreme Court has virtually killed the concept of separation of powers and made the executive and the legislature accountable to the Supreme Court, not the people of India. And ironically, all this the Supreme Court is doing in the name of the people of India! The Supreme Court seems to have insulted many […]

NAAC Awards A++ Grade To GITAM

NAAC Awards A++ Grade To GITAM

GITAM (Deemed to be University), a  premier higher education institution with campuses in Visakhapatnam, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru has been accredited with a highly coveted  A++ grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), which was set up by the University Grants Commission (UGC) as an autonomous and independent entity. Following peer team visits in […]

India Leads Top 10 Most Important Source Countries of International Students to Canada

India Lead International Students to Canada

India, China, and the Philippines are the top three most important sources of international students to Canada, the latest Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) data reveals. Last year, India’s importance as a source of international students grew yet again, by 33.6 percent, as 226,450 Indian students got study permits to come to Canadian colleges and universities, […]

India, Australia Sign Pact To Ease Mobility Of Students, Professionals Either Way

India, Australia Sign Pact To Ease Mobility

India and Australia on Thursday signed a Framework Mechanism for Mutual Recognition of Qualifications that will help ease the mobility of students and professionals between the two countries. While the two countries will recognise the degrees, professional registrations of engineering, medicine, and law pass-outs will remain outside the framework’s ambit. The agreement was signed following […]

Fee Hike By IIM Ahmedabad Sparks Controversy; Institute Charges 200% More Than Required

IIM Ahmedabad Sparks Controversy

Master of Business Administration (MBA) is one of the most in-demand career paths in India. However, the cost of attending an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) has risen dramatically in recent years. IIM Ahmedabad’s fees have increased by 575% in the last 15 years, from Rs four lakh in 2007 to Rs 27 lakh now, […]

India-Aided IT Centre Opens at Battambang Buddhist University

Opens at Battambang Buddhist University

A brand new IT Centre funded by the Government of India was opened at the Preah Sihanouk Raja Buddhist University, Battambang (SBUBB), on Wednesday. Dr Devyani Khobragade, Ambassador of India to Cambodia, inaugurated the centre which was built with a donation from India’s Quick Impact Project (QIP) under the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC). The MGC is […]

IIM Ahmedabad Fee Hike Sparks Controversy; Institute Charges 200% Above Requirement  

Sparks Controversy; Institute Charges

Master of Business Administration (MBA) is among one the most sought-after career options in India. However, the cost of studying at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in recent years has increased manifold. In the last 15 years, IIM Ahmedabad has hiked its fees by 575% from Rs four lakh in 2007 to Rs 27 […]

NEP To Set India On Path Of Becoming ‘Greatest Economic Superpower: Australian Minister

India On Path Of Becoming

The National Education Policy (NEP) will set India on the path of becoming one of the “greatest economic superpowers” of the world as it will transform the country and skill up its younger generation, said Australian Education Minister Jason Clare here on Wednesday. Clare is on a visit to India from February 28 to March […]

5 UP Districts Have No Government College; Ayodhya College Runs With 3 Contract Teachers

5 UP Districts Have No Government College

During the ongoing budget session of the Uttar Pradesh assembly, higher education minister Yogendra Upadhyaya informed the UP Vidhan Sabha that Government Women’s College in Paraswan village of Ayodhya, a constituent college of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, is running with only three contractual teachers. A total of 59 students are enrolled, spread across […]

AlCUEF Demands Implementation Of UGC Special Scheme For Non-Teaching Staff

AlCUEF Demands Implementation Of UGC Special Scheme For Non-Teaching Staff

The national council meeting of the All India College and University Employees Federation (AlCUEF) has demanded that the Centre implement the University Grants Commission (UGC) special scheme for all non-teaching staff of colleges in the country. The meeting held at Farook College here recently also expressed concern over the adverse impact of the National Pension […]