Kolkata: In 2008, any question about job offers drew grim looks from B-school students and professors. This year, the smiles are back.
The premier Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and other prominent B-schools like XLRI Jamshedpur are confident that 2009 will be much better than 2008.
Their ..
Chennai: UGC will soon direct the Tamil Nadu higher education department to close doors for distance mode of education in technical universities
According to sources, the government has taken a serious view in this regard, as the education imparted through distance mode was not of good quality and it need to ..
Chennai: The Madras HC today prohibited the TN Govt from insisting minority institutions to secure a declaration of their status each year.
Justice N Paul Vasanthakumar, allowing a petition by a minority association running an educational institution, said Article 30(i) was a fundamental right under the ..
Bhubaneswar: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Bombay will conduct an event in Orissa's Rourkela this year to promote new generation technologies.
The "Nexus-2009" will be held Oct 10 in the National Institute of Technology (NIT) campus in Rourkela, an official statement said today.
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The reported decision of the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) not to allow any teachers’ training colleges for the 2010-11 sessions in 12 States including Kerala is being viewed here with relief in government circles.
Alarmed over the exponential growth of B.Ed. colleges in Kerala, the State ..
•JIPMER, Puducherry, has invited applications for D.M. courses and fellowships in diabetology. Download application form and prospectus from www.ipmer.edu and apply before September 12.
•The Kerala Institute of Tourism and Travel Studies (KITTS) ..
Education Times recently organised a seminar, ‘Road to Reforms: Rethinking the Curriculum,’ providing a platform for educationists, policy-makers
and industry leaders to share their views and chalk out the roadmap for education.
With India poised to become a knowledge economy, the focus is on ..
Empowering higher education
India needs to find a way to advance its higher-education sector. A McKinsey study reports that only 25% of India-trained engineers and 15% of finance and accounting professionals have the skill sets to work for multinational companies. The report also highlighted the dismal quality ..
With the changing face of economy and education
, there is a growing need for stronger industry-academia interface. Praveen Vishakantaiah,
president, Intel India, talks to Proyashi Barua on how it can be achieved.
Is there a gap between classroom teaching and industry requirements?
There is ..