Union human resource development ministry’s order mandating constitutions of ombudsman in all private higher educational institutions has drawn mixed reaction from administrators of the institutions, stating that HRD should not link approvals and recognitions with ombudsman orders which have no legal binding.<br ..
The Delhi High Court issued notices to the government and the UPSC on a petition challenging the new pattern for an English paper in the preliminary examination for civil services.
The petitioner said that the pattern deprived a vast majority of Indians who had studied in Hindi or any Indian language from ..
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), a premier national professional body established by an Act of Parliament to develop and regulate the profession of company secretaries, has launched a new syllabus for the CS foundation programme. Under the new syllabus, Optical Marks Recognition (OMR)-based ..
In an era where success of several teaching methodologies is on the controversy, Gemba School of human resources have come out to reach students on subject matters with a novel approach – "Management Theatre".
"Management theatre" is a pioneering concept of teaching management ..
Indian Institute of Management- Bangalore (IIM-B) announced a sports-based executive education programme for middle and senior managers with an aim to help to them face challenges in their domain.
This is the first ever programme that leverages the experiences of sportspersons to develop a learning ..
The government and various sector regulators are working towards formulating a national policy on financial education and a draft of the project is ready, Sebi Chairman U K Sinha has said.
Speaking at the two-day Sebi-OECD International Conference on Investor Education held in Goa last ..
Observing that quality research in social sciences is crucial for sound policy decisions, Union HRD Minister Kapil Sibal today proposed a social science innovation research centre besides a fellowship scheme for young scholars to spur growth in this field.
He also announced annual awards in social ..
More than a quarter of employees in India are willing to relocate overseas for two to three years even if they get a 10 per cent pay hike, says a survey.
"About 28 per cent of employees in India strongly desire to relocate overseas for a full-time job for two to three years with a ..
The low-cost Aakash tablet PC will be made completely indigenous and its production base diversified, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal said.
"We are now going to diversify production base and indigenise Aakash tablet. We are planning to create eco-system for end to end development of Aakash in India. ..
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said there was need for a comprehensive vision document for development of higher education in the state in a balanced and scientific manner.
Addressing the first meeting of J&K State Advisory Council for Higher Education (ACHE) here, ..