Author Archives: Mayank Arora

Going by the government’s move it is being assumed that it will be end of the road for The University Grants Commission (UGC) and the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) with the government deciding to replace them with a single higher education regulator because these 2 regulatory bodies have resulted in excessive and […]

The Jawaharlal Nehru University will start its own incubation centre within three months. The aim is to translate the research projects of its faculty members into commercial ventures and startups are born out of it. Why Commercialise Projects 30 proposals were received by the university from its faculty members. Out of these eight projects have […]

Jamia Milia Islamia just got its new Councellor. And it is none other than the Manipur Governor and former Minority Affairs Minister Dr Najma Heptulla. Infast she has been unanimously elected as Chancellor or as they call it at Jamia–‘The Amir-e-Jamia’–of Jamia Millia Islamia by the University’s Court – Anjuman in a special meeting held […]

India has fastened its seat belts to usher in the new era of soaring success. It has taken a firm step forward for setting up 20 world-class educational institutions, which will be known as Institutions of Eminence, with the Human Resource Development forwarding this proposal to the Union Cabinet for go ahead signal. With the approval from […]

Transformation is the need of the hour, a process to improve and add more benefits to our kitty. Education is no different. It too undergoes a change as per the demands and needs. The Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) which offer skill education will soon have a transformation. They will function, as approved schools like those affiliated to CBSE […]

There may be pot-holes or hurdles on your way ahead but they stand no threat in front of a strong determination. And this was proved right by IIM Amritsar’s first batch. It earned 100% placement (for all 44 students) which was mentioned in the report submitted by the institute to the Punjab Govt. IIM Amritsar […]

The HRD Ministry has named scientist and former DRDO chief Vijay Kumar Saraswat as the next chancellor of JNU. A full-time member of NITI Aayog, Saraswat will be replacing ISRO chief Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan  who showed much interest in language, literature and cultural studies and whose five-year term ended on March 30. Though Saraswat is yet to receive official communication, his name […]

  Padma Shri Dr Bala V Balachandran in conversation with DNA reiterated growing importance of management in today’s increasingly global business environment. Balachandran is the Dean – Chairman and Founder of the Great Lakes Institute of Management, and also the  J. L. Kellogg Emeritus Professor of Accounting and Information Management, in Illinois in the Northwestern […]

IIT-Kanpur is the first IIT institute to have begun Economic Sciences department. Students clearing JEE (Advanced) 2017 and willing to pursue Bachelor of Science (BS – Economic Sciences) program would be given admission in it. Director of IIT-Kanpur, Prof. Indranil Manna said that, after the beginning of Earth Sciences Department in the previous academic session, this year it […]

For the first time an IIT has set up Economic Sciences department. What-more, IIT Kanpur’s new department is already funcitional. Students clearing JEE Advanced 2017 and also willing to pursue Bachelor of Science (BS – Economic Sciences) programme can apply for the same. Director IIT-Kanpur, Prof Indranil Manna informed, “Economics was taught as a subject […]