Source: The Economic Times
CEOs on government wish list to pick India’s ‘institutes of eminence’.
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Indian Capital to Livestream Classrooms
Source: Study International
Some have raised concerns on privacy and the psychological impact non-stop surveillance may have on children & teachers.
Progress In Higher Ed Hampered by Poor Schools
Source: University World News
Students are entering Indian higher education are not adequately prepared or motivated to benefit from degree-level education.
India Tops In Producing Bachelors in Science & Engineering
Source: The Hindu
India accounts for one-fourth of the bachelor in science and engineering degrees awarded across the world.
Clarion Call to Modi to Increase Funding for Science
Source: Times of India
A recent clarion call to the Union Government aimed to increase funding for science and education in the upcoming budget.
1 in 4 Teens In Rural India Can’t Read Their Own Language
Source: Study International
The good news is that a steadily increasing number of Indian young people from rural areas are choosing to continue their studies.
India Will Allow 15% of Unis to Offer Online Degrees
Source: Mint
India will allow nearly 15% of universities to offer online degrees allowing students and executives to learn anywhere, anytime.
Indian Flagship Program to Retain Young Scientists Hits Rough Patch
Source: The Wire
About 35% of the initial batches of INSPIRE faculty fellows now find themselves at the end of the road, with neither a job in hand nor any encouraging prospects.
How One Student Scored 100% in Their CAT Exam
Source: Study International
Thought it was possible to get 100 percent in the infamous CAT exam? Turns out, it is achievable.
Why Are Indian Institutes So Lacking in Their Outreach Efforts?
Source: The Wire
In a free society, scientists funded by tax-based sources should obligate themselves to celebrate their discoveries with the public.
College Enrolments Rise But Employability Concerns Remain
Source: Mint
Between 2014-15 and 2016-17, gross enrolment ratio improved to 25.2, meaning around 25 of every 100 eligible students are pursuing higher education.
How Modi’s Big Announcement Will Improve Higher Education
Source: The Economic Times
Funding for education is only a small percentage of India’s GDP compared with nations.
Chalo Canada
Source: Little India
Why are Indian students increasingly choosing to study in Canada? “I chose Canada for more practical reasons,” says Meera Patel.
Budget Allocation for Education Increasing Up to 14%
Source: Mint
Innovation in schools, mapping of learning outcomes and school assessments are expected to find mentions in the 2018 budget.
Panel’s Draft National Education Policy To Be Submitted By March
Source: NDTV
The HRD Ministry-appointed panel tasked with drafting a new National Education Policy will submit its report in March next year.
Tenacious Student Selling Parathas to Complete PhD
Source: Study International
“There are lots of things to worry about, but I will complete my education by working hard.”
How Indian B-Schools are Training Students to Be Socially Conscious
Source: Mint
Students are made aware of the innate potential of businesses to positively impact on society.
Gov Set to Give More Autonomy to B-Schools
Source: Mint
The Indian government has also abandoned its plan to mandate states to fix fees and conduct admission tests for management schools offering post graduate diploma in management.
It’s Time We Look At Foreign Assistance for Indian Unis Differently
Source: The Wire
We are not accustomed to thinking of foreign assistance in terms of brain gain but it is just that in many ways.
Top B-Schools in India 2017-18
Source: Mint
IIM Ahmedabad with an overall score of 931 out of 1000 tops the table in the Mint-MBA Universe B-school rankings 2017-18, followed by IIM Calcutta and XLRI Jamshedpur.
What Ails Higher Education in India?
Source: Live Mint
While the desired levels of research and internationalization of Indian campuses remain weak points, Indian higher education also suffers from a lack of funds and little focus on specialization.
What Explains The Sorry State of India’s Education Sector
Source: The Wire
Economic research shows that interventions aimed at improving cognitive skills rather than mere enrolment rates are required to boost economic growth.
Let ‘Institutions of Eminence’ All Be IITs
Source: The Wire
100 institutions, including some ordinary central and state universities, submitted their claims for ’eminence’ status when no more than 30 of them should have bothered to apply.
MEA Launches SAMEEP to Take Indian Foreign Policy to Students
Source: Times of India
This is how MEA brings students into its universe.
Justin Trudeau to Visit India In February
Source: National Newswatch
The Canadian Prime Minister is planning a trip to India in 2018.
South India Launches Education Programme for Learning Disabilities
Source: Study International
The programme will focus on teacher empowerment, vision and insight development among government decision-makers; leadership skills for education administration; management skills for principals and finally participation of school management committees which represent parents and the community.
Education Agents Searching for GST Solutions After Tax Code Shake-up
Source: The PIE
Can passing on GST on to institutions and pleas for tax exemption be solutions for Indian education agents’ increased tax bills?
100 Indian Institutions Vying for ‘Eminence’
Source: University World News
100 of India’s top educational institutions are vying to be named ‘institutions of eminence’ as part of the country’s higher education reforms to upgrade around 20 institutions into ‘world-class’ universities.
Cabinet May Discuss Plan for New Medical Education Regulator
Source: LiveMint
A proposal to replace Medical Council of India with the National Medical Commission is likely to come up in the cabinet soon.
Uttarakhand Teacher Among Contenders for Global Teacher Prize
Source: Economic Times
The Global Teacher Prize was set up to recognise one exceptional teacher every year who has made an outstanding contribution to the profession.
Intel, Microsoft Among Recruiters Who Hired 500 Students This Week
Source: Study International
“Placements had started on a very optimistic note this year. We hope that this trend continues for the rest of the placement season.”
Why Campus Placement Season Is A Harrowing Time for IIT Students
Source: Scroll
One student gets a job on the first day of campus placement, their roommate goes into depression.
84% of Seats for Disabled Unfilled at Top Universities
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.
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.
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.
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.
High-Stakes Tests, Private Tuition Harmful to Students
Source: Times of India
Two pillars of education in India have been denounced by UNESCO as harmful to students.
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.
The Menace of Academic Inbreeding is Ubiquitous
Source: University World News
Academic inbreeding, which is common in India, accentuates existing biases in university hiring policies and means that it is not always the best staff who get posts.