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  Times Higher Education (THE) has released the ranking for Law Universities around the world. The list is topped by Duke University in United States. The top ten Law Universities around the world are rounded off by four more universities form United States, three from United Kingdom and one each from Australia and Canada. BASIS […]

Agricultural education in India has registered huge expansion in quantitative terms during the last two decades. At the start of this century, there were about 35 agricultural universities. That number has more than doubled to 75, of which 15 are exclusively dedicated to veterinary and animal sciences, five to horticulture and forestry, three to fisheries […]

  This is a decision that could impact thousands of law students studying in colleges affiliated to the Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU). The varsity officials are considering a proposal to lower the cut-off percentage for passing, among other things. What The V-C Says  Speaking to media-persons, Vice-Chancellor Dr N R Karmalkar said that a […]

There’s good news for students. The CIC in an order has ruled that educational institutions that are public authorities cannot refuse to provide exam answer sheets if asked by the student for review. This will apply to all under the RTI Act. The Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi had refused to part with […]

Over the span of one, there has been a rise in demand of engineering and tech courses. It was seen that the rise was 390 per cent. WHAT HAS CHANGED Number of colleges permitted by the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) which offered undergraduate and postgraduate engineering and technology courses rose from 1,503 […]

A government audit of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has recommended that the selection process of its Vice-Chancellor (V-C) should be tweaked to align with the appointment procedure followed by other central universities. HOW AMU Picks ITS V-C Unlike other centrally-funded varsities, AMU has a unique process to select its head. The university’s Executive Council shortlists a panel […]

The Delhi High Court has been approached by several students residing in North Delhi. Their plea to the court is to reconsider its decision to shut down coaching centres which were running in residential properties. The students pointed out that any decision on this regard would lead to consequences in their careers. The application was […]

Given the layoffs in IT industry, it’s important to keep in mind  and understand skills that are becoming outdated and being replaced by new skills which are highly in-demand. Jobs in fields such as manual testing, tech support, system administration have become outdated and are being effected by the developments in the field of A.I, […]

As many as nine Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) out of the total 23 are functioning without a Chairperson. Out of the 20 Indian Institutes of Management (IIM), four do not have full-time Directors. 15 out of 18 Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) are without a Director. And 12 of the 31 National Institutes […]

“Inbreeding” at Aligarh Muslim University is affecting diversity on the campus”. This comes as an observation or claim, whatever you make of it, from a committee set up by the University Grants Commission (UGC). It has been surprisingly stated in its report. WHAT COMMITTEE REPORT SAYS The report is recommending that the vice chancellor’s quota […]