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Racial attacks and changes in the United State’s immigration policy, and stringent visa policies for the United Kingdom (UK) has hit hard on Indian students’ aspirations and decision to study in these two countries. According to a recent study by the Open Doors 2016, US universities have witnessed a 26% decline in undergraduate applications from […]

National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) the common entrance exam for medical and dental colleges was introduced last year. It has garnered much flak from the classes and the masses who feel it give less chances for the child to find a seat in a desired college. Whether the government was compelled by this reason or some […]

Director of premier B-school Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A), has resigned citing personal reasons.  Professor Ashish Nanda was a serving director for around 3.5 years. He vacates the post in September. It is noteworthy here that he had quit his post at Harvard Law School to return to India and his alma mater IIM-A […]

In its endeavor to surge further and provide the best in education which can match the requirement of today’s industry, Khalsa College for Women made it a point to part ways. The college shifted gears from Guru Nanak Dev University to the new Khalsa University. But the Congress Government of Punjab had something different in […]

It melts hearts to see the disabled students to struggle at colleges to reach out to their basic needs without proper amenities. But now a news of cheer…a joy for them! Central government has decided to set up a Central University which will cater to the needs of the disabled students across the country Barrier-free […]

Oxford University students who avoid making eye contact with their peers should be perhaps ready to face the music! The prestigious varsity’s Equality and Diversity Unit has advised undergraduate students that “not speaking directly to people” could be deemed a “racial micro-aggression” which can lead to “mental ill-health.” The newsletter was issued at the start […]

Now, startups will have the backing of a reputed institute to boost their growth because it was found that lack of resources, mentoring, market reach and early stage funding seriously jeopardised and limited the growth of many startup founders with great ideas. They will be enriched from Accelerator programmes to be run by Centre for […]

Education cannot be confined, the more it spreads, better is the growth and healthy is the environment. Vellore Institute of Technology has taken a step forward in benefitting Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh after signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in this regard during the Global Investors Summit. It is the first university in the […]

The Haryana Government has taken a big step in spreading quality education in the state, saving the students opting for higher education to travel to other states. It has proposed to set up a university at an estimated cost of Rs.700 crore in this regard in Gurugram which is a known place for having the […]

You cannot be a “well-rounded architect” unless you have learnt the basics of Vastu Shastra. This Shastra or Knowledge is believed to be the  foundation on which traditional Indian architecture study rests, believes IIT-Kharagpur. Thus, country’s oldest and largest IIT will introduce the basics of Vast Shastra to first and second-year undergraduate architecture students this […]