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Former President Pranab Mukherjee while delivering his address after inaugurating a 3-day international conference at the O P Jindal Global University, here, emphasised on the need for better “quality of instruction, faculty, research and capacity building for Indian universities. Speaking at the inauguration of an international conference on ‘Universities of the Future,’ Mukherjee added, “Knowledge […]

The Alamuri Ratnamala Institute in Thane, has been for the past two years conducting exams for all its faculty members for making sure that they’re well updated and informed with their subjects. Teachers who cannot pass the exams either in December or May, with 80 per cent or more, are to be posted on side […]

As digitisation surges in popularity across various sectors in the country, the coaching classes in Mumbai have also embraced the power of digitization at helping students with exam preparations. Mobile apps and video-recorded lectures keep the students company as they burn the midnight oil during exam season. Atharva Datar, who is currently busy with his […]

  An international group of book publishers including Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press and Taylor and Franci that had filed an infringement copyright suit back in 2012 against Rameshwari Photocopy, for distributing parts of international books have decided to withdraw as plaintiffs from the case. The decision is one that brings major relief to […]

  The Aligarh Muslim University has again embroiled itself in controversy- this time over the appointment of its new Vice Chancellor. As per trusted sources, AMU presented the names to HRD Ministry that has in turn recently forwarded them to the Visitor, the President of India. And of the applicants, Professor Tariq Mansoor is suspected […]

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc.) has earned a big distinction in its favor. It stands in the top 10 of Times Higher Education’s (THE) Best Small Universities-2017 international rankings which considers universities, having less than 5,000 students. Standing at 8, IISc. In the world, it is the only Indian university to be ranked as […]

  A move that will address the problem of lack of doctors: PM Modi Uncontrolled population and atop that lack of doctors is a common feature in India, especially in the rural areas. No wonder thousands of deaths are reported or at times go unreported in this scenario. In a move to solve the problem […]

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 […]