Author Archives: Mayank Arora

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore has become the first Indian educational institution to make it to the top 10 of a global ranking for universities. IISc has been ranked eighth in the Times Higher Education or THE Rankings, 2017 in the “best small universities” category. It thus joins the elite list that […]

Students aspiring to pursue law graduation for the coming academic session will now be able to apply for the admission irrespective of their age. Yes, you heard it right–the Supreme Court has stayed Bar Council of India’s (BCI’s) decision to fix upper age limit of 22 years for the five-year LLB course and 45 years […]

A plea suggesting making Urdu as a medium for NEET 2017, led the Supreme Court to seek responses from the Centre and Medical Council of India (MCI). NEET is the common entrance test for admissions in MBBS and BDS courses across the country. Supreme Court’s Directives “Issue notice,” a bench comprising Justices Kurian Joseph and […]

    In an exclusive conversation with DNA, Chancellor Vijay Bhatkar of Nalanda University (NU) reiterated the significance of research and listed the commencement of research programmes as immediate priorities of the University. The newly appointed Chancellor also highlighted the need for regular consultations with professors and students for success in academics.   New Campus […]

The Indian Institute of Technology (Delhi) is going to host the 12th ‘TechTop National Innovation Challenge’ for all engineering students on July 14 and 15, 2017. The contest will be held at the Institute Campus in New Delhi and will be organized by the TechTop Charitable Trust, featuring attractive cash prices to the tune of […]

Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) system of learning will now onwards be implemented in the curriculum of Higher Secondary schools in Kerala. The permission for the same was granted by the curriculum committee as the school education in the state has completed absolute migration to FOSS. According to Anvar Sadath K, Executive Director of […]

Poet, literary critic and professor of English at the JNU, Delhi, Makarand Paranjape has emerged as frontrunner to be the director of the Indian Institute of Advance Studies (IIAS), Shimla. IIAS was established in 1964 Sources in the HRD ministry inform that Paranjape’s name has been considered to provide an environment suitable for academic research […]

It could be easier to get permission to start a law college in India than to get a law degree. A list of law colleges across the country prepared by the Bar Council of India shows that UP has the largest number of 350 law colleges. Lets just take a look at the tip of […]

Despite the HRD ministry’s proactive involvement, digital payments at educational institutions failed to gather steam as per a recent report for the year 2016-17. Higher education institutions were asked to go cashless, however the report submitted by Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) shows that digital transactions as well as volunteership did not take place […]

Central Govt to carry our reforms in ‘Challenge-Mode’ The Central Government is carrying out reforms in higher education sector. The main focus is on strengthening the base for promoting innovation. This was informed by the Union HRD Minister, Prakash Javadekar at Higher Education Summit of the ASSOCHAM, New Delhi. HRD Ministry’s Thrust “Innovation is the […]