Education News in India

China donates USD one million for Nalanda University revival 16/Nov/2011
Efforts to revive the Nalanda University got a major boost today when China gave a cheque of USD 1 million for building a Chinese-type library, marking the first donation for the ambitious project. Piloted by the Ministry of External Affairs, the Nalanda University revival project has been gaining steam ..
Virginia tech plans R&D centre 15/Nov/2011
Irked over the inadvertent delay in the clearance of the Foreign Education Providers’ Bill, some of the global varsities are keen to set up their base in India through innovation centres. These centres, which aim to provide the necessary base for research and development activity in the country, are ..
More varsities need to be set up 15/Nov/2011
In June 2011, Union HRD Minister Mr Kapil Sibal, outlining the measures for expanding Higher Education, had told the Central Advisory Board for Education (CABE) that “We need to increase the Gross Enrolment Ratio (the ratio of the college age population to that enrolled in higher education) to 30 per cent”...
IIT-M to reschedule tech, cultural festivals 15/Nov/2011
Continuing its reforms to help first year students excel well in examinations Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has decided to reschedule Shaastra, IITM’s annual technical festival and Saarang, institute’s annual cultural extravaganza to August and January first week respectively. ..
Fewer desi students in US, but more Americans here 15/Nov/2011
For the first time in many years, fewer Indian students are going to the US for higher studies, while the number of Chinese students has jumped. However, also for the first time, the number of American students in India has soared—by over 44%. According to the Open Doors annual survey by the ..
Govt spend behind rising Chinese nos? 15/Nov/2011
According to the Open Doors survey by the International Institute of Education, China has increased its student population in the US by 23% to about 158,000, pushing it to the top of foreign sources of students in the US in 2010-11. Interestingly, India has jumped to 14th place as a destination for US ..
46,000 more IT jobs likely 15/Nov/2011
The state government approved 18 IT projects in the past one year alone and has created 48,500 jobs across the sector. The government plans to approve 21 more IT projects, parks across the state next year. This could create as many as 46,500 more jobs in the state. Industries minister Narayan Rane is ..
Bond with the Best 15/Nov/2011
Sikkim Manipal University, one of the largest providers of higher education in East India, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Edinburgh Napier University (ENU), a premier state-owned, government university in Edinburgh and one of UK’s largest universities. ..
Leading the Pack 15/Nov/2011
The Center for Global Management and Responsible Leadership along with the Ensemble team at XLRI conducted a ‘National Convention for Sharing Case Studies of Responsible Leadership’ at the campus recently. In order to advance responsible leadership, the centre felt a need to draw lessons ..
Honouring the Best 14/Nov/2011
For the third consecutive year, Educational Testing Service (ETS) announces the launch of the TOEFL Scholarship Program in India. Created specifically for Indian students, the 2012 TOEFL Scholarship Program will award 10 scholarships valued at approximately $70,000, an increase of $10,000 in award funding ..

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