Source: Mint
The National Council for Teacher Education promises drastic action against teacher training colleges, 3000 of which could be barred from taking admissions for the next academic year.
V. 17 I. 6 – Jun 2017
Violence Closed Kashmir Colleges for Most of Last Year
Source: University World News
With violent incidents, shutdowns and curfews making a return to Indian-administered Kashmir, police data and a government survey have revealed that the colleges and universities in the restive state were closed for around 65% of the time in 2016.
How A Village of Weavers Became a Factory of IITians
Source: Economic Times
In the past two and a half decades, small weavers’ village Patwa Toli in Bihar has produced more than 300 engineering graduates. A third of them are IITians.
Kasturirangan Heads Panel on National Education Policy
Source: The Statesman
The Prakash Javadekar-led HRD ministry has chosen experts and educationists from wide-ranging backgrounds to be part of the panel that is expected to recast India’s education policy.
NASA Launches World’s Lightest Satellite Built By Indian Student
Source: Study International
Rifath Sharook makes history for India with kalamsat satellite!
Indian Charity Partners with Uni to Track Human Trafficking
Source: Study International
Texas Christian University joins forces with SHAKTI VAHINI, an Indian charity to beat traffickers at their own game.
India’s Student Startup Founders Get Opportunity in Silicon Valley
Source: Study International
“World-class global exposure” for India’s student startup founders visiting Silicon Valley.
Indian Education System Unable to Respond to Society’s Changing Needs
Source: Economic Times
Indian executives surveyed said that the quality and quantity of skills in the Indian workforce are at least comparable to those of other countries.
Indian Gov Plans Joint Degrees With Foreign Unis
Source: Economic Times
Academic collaboration to be permitted only with foreign institutions that are in the top 500 world rankings.
Disney-esque App BYJU’s Hungry to Take Over Online Learning
Source: Study International
“I want to do for education what Walt Disney did for entertainment”
NEPTL Offers 116 New Certification Courses
Source: Times of India
The National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning will offer 116 new courses for its July-November 2017 session.
Indian Gov to Rework World-Class Unis Plan
Source: Mint
The Union government has formed an inter-ministerial group to rework a cabinet proposal that aimed to establish 20 world-class universities in India.
South India Spends Most on Higher Education
Source: Economic Times
Education may be priceless, but the promise of a degree has seen parents across India foot large bills.
Canada An Increasingly Desired Destination for International Business Students
Source: Globe & Mail
GMAC indicated Canada now among the top five countries while friendly postgraduate work policies are seen as a reason.
India’s Top Schools Intensify Focus on Research-Oriented Faculty
Source: Economic Times
The teaching load at the university is lesser at about eight to ten hours a week, giving high-profile faculty members time to work on their own research.
DU Ranked Among Top 10 in India
Source: Times of India
University of Delhi has been ranked among the top ten varsities in the country by a global ranking company in its list released for 2018.
Government Won’t Allow Cash Fee Payments in Unis, Colleges
Source: The Economic Times
No cash fee payment in colleges, varsities anymore.
Modi’s Next Bing-Bang Reform Will Make UGC History
Source: The Economic Times
The Modi government is set to replace the UGC and AICTE with a single higher education regulator.
More Middle-Class Students From India Go To Canadian Unis
Source: Study International
Canada is outpacing other countries in taking post-seconday students into its higher education institutions.
Can India Build 20 Harvards In 20 Years?
Source: Mint
Can the proposed ‘institutions of eminence’ reinvigorate higher education in India?