The reduced number of Indian students this year has led to concerns in some British universities over the financial viability of courses and departments particularly in the subjects of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics(STEM).
As universities report a drop of between 20 and 30 per cent of ..
Scientists across South Asia decided to work closely in research initiatives and advise decision makers in offering solutions to problems ranging from healthcare to energy security.
The Science Academies of South Asia, at their first-ever summit meeting here, also decided to create a network and meet ..
Pakistan has evinced keen interest in having distance learning courses from IITs to be beamed across its universities through video conferencing facilities, enabling access to quality lectures to students.
"Absolutely, we will be interested in having IIT courses in Pakistan through distance learning. ..
The country's first medical college established by Employees State Insurance Corporation was declared open here today, marking the organisation's foray into the education sector, apart from health care.
Minister for Labour and Emloyment M Mallikarjun Kharge said, ESIC plans to set up in all eight medical ..
Maharashtra government has decided to start 101 primary schools in the border areas of the state.
The decision comes amid reports that there were not enough educational facilities to impart education in Marathi medium in certain parts of the state, especially in border areas. "State government has ..
Chief General Manager, RBI, Alpana Killawala said, "As a new initiative in promoting financial literacy among school children, RBI will launch an All India Inter-School Quiz at school level across the country". Called RBIQ the quiz will be conducted among students in classes 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th, she ..
The safety of question papers at examination centres continues to haunt Odisha's Board of Secondary Education (BSE) authorities who are working on war-footing to ensure smooth conduct of the scheduled High School Certificate (HSC) supplementary examinations this month.
The supplementary examinations are ..
Complaining that education sector in India is "pretty rigid", tech czar Sam Pitroda advocated the need for students to take up jobs along with studies, saying one cannot move ahead with a "19th century mindset".
"In India that flexibility is needed. We can't carry forward ..
The percentage of hotel management students can be hired for a hospitality job is quite low at just 6-18 per cent, says a study.
According to the National Employability Report for Hotel Management Graduates released by employability solutions firm Aspiring Minds, only 6-18 per cent of ..
Vellore Institute of Technology has partnered with IBM to incorporate advanced IT related concepts into the existing B.Tech courses offered at VIT.
This initiative will not only provide the technical knowhow, but also make the syllabi more tuned to real-world problems and solutions, thus ensuring ..