Source: Times of India
Thirty-two of India’s top universities and institutions of higher learning have together filled up barely 16% of the minimum quota for people with disabilities.
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International Students Entering Canada Up 22%
Source: The PIE
IRCC reported there were 414,946 study visa holders in the country as of December 2016, up from just over 351,000 students the year before.
India’s MBA Crisis
Source: Economic Times
The biggest reason for the decline in job offers to recent MBA graduates.
Schools Up the ‘Anti’ on Bullying
Source: Indian Express
It’s important to make students understand bullying.
IIT-B Breaks into Top 10 BRICS List
Source: Times of India
The latest ranking of BRICS universities brought a mixed bag of news for India.
Canada’s International Student Enrolment Surged in 2016
Source: ICEF
The number of foreign students in Canada increased by 17.5% and India was among the fastest-growing source markets.
India’s Universities Are Falling Terribly Short on Addressing Caste Discrimination
Source: TheWire.IN
Physical exclusion and indifference of the faculty towards the plight of marginisalised students is pushing many to suicide, and despite measures being in place, administrations are doing little address the issues.
India’s Education System Needs to Be Far Better Than It Is
Source: Times of India
Bill Gates believes there is a need to reform the Indian education system and has ideas on how to do it.
Oxford Uni Press are looking for ‘Hindi Word of the Year’
Source: Study International
Are you a Hindi afficionado? If yes, and you have a love for the Hindi language there is a task ahead.
Indian Prof Builds App to Block ‘Vulgar’ Sites
Source: Study International
The app will block pornography, violent and vulgar content from the Internet while playing religious songs in the process.
IIM Bangalore Implements Reservation Quotas
Source: TheWire.in
Disregarding appeals for implementing reservation quotas, other IIMs have issued admission notices not in compliance with the law.
How IITS Turned from Nehru’s Vision of Tech to Catering Engineers for MNCs
Source: TheWire.in
While the IITs have been in decline for many years now, some of the HRD ministry’s exclusivist policies are poised to drive them further into the ground.
Ruling Cracks Down on Rogue Distance or Open Courses
Source: University World News
The Supreme Court of India has issued a restraint on all deemed universities preventing them from conducting distance or correspondence degree courses from 2018-19 without specific permission and inspection.
UGC Asks Deemed-to-Be Varsities to Drop ‘University’ from Names
Source: Times of India
UGC secretary PK Thakur requested that 123 soon-to-be varsities remove the word ‘University’ from their names.
Union Cabinet Approves Creation of National Testing Agency
Source: Times of India
Establishment of NTA will benefit about 40 lakh students appearing in various entrance examinations.
Record Number of Indians in Canadian Universities
Source: Study International
Indian students are flocking to Canadian colleges and universities like never before as the US grows more unwelcoming to foreign nationals.
Harassment, Silences & Indian Academica
Source: TheWire.In
A single-handed focus on due process creates a false binary, failing to notice the limits of processes and the urgency of transformations being voiced in the claims made by victims of sexual harassment.
Row Over List Shaming Academics for Sexual Harassment
Source: University World News
Raya Sarkar has accused 60 academics from top institutions all over India of sexually harassing students, naming and shaming them in her controversial Facebook post. But some feminists say the naming is unfair and due process should be followed.
Cyber-Bullying More Rampant Among Indian Students
Source: Study International
Indian students face more online and offline bullying compared to their peers in some western countries.