The government has proposed outsourcing non-academic jobs in higher education institutions to specialised agencies in view of rapid expansion and emerging complexities in this sector.
It is of the view that higher education sector is in need of professionals to manage the administrative affairs of ..
When a 16-member delegation from KwaZulu-Natal Legislature in South Africa will return back home after a week’s visit to the State, its to-do list includes plans to try out some of the successful education schemes of the State.
The team was impressed by the system of education here, and felt ..
National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI) Chairman M.S.A.Siddiqui on Tuesday came down heavily on the State Government for issuing temporary minority status certificates to educational institutions.
Addressing a conference on ‘Rights and opportunities for minority ..
The lack of interest shown by people in education, especially higher education is the biggest challenge we face today, said MLC Captain Ganesh Karnik after inaugurating a conference on 'Higher Education - Challenges Ahead' at Canara College on Wednesday, January 23.
The two-day UGC sponsored ..
A weak job market and the dream of pursuing higher education abroad prompted more candidates to take the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) in 2012. There was a 30% increase in the number of candidates taking the test across India compared to the year before. Close to 85,000 candidates took the test in 2012, compared to 65,000 ..
From 2013-14 academic session, Delhi University students will have to spend more time in the classrooms. The university is planning to replace its present three-year undergraduate degree with a four year programme with multiple degree options. At present, an undergraduate student attends 30 to 34 classes per week, ..
The 20-day Winter School on 'High Energy Physics' organised by the department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University (BHU) began on Wednesday. The programme has been organised under UGC Networking Programme, and BHU's is the only physics department in the country to have this facility.
The inaugural ..
Manipal University has once again been ranked at number two overall and first in suburban category among Indian universities in the Universitas Indonesia's Green Metric Ranking for world universities 2012.
The results are computed from information provided by universities online. The information ..
Heavy school bags are likely to go off from the back of school children if the state child rights panel has its way. State commission for protection of child rights (SCPCR) has written to the district administration to ensure that only NCERT text books are followed by all private schools. This would lessen the ..
Closing of a bachelor's degree in Music and Mathematics in a city college and approval for the same by the director, higher education and Panjab University senate has evoked concern about waning of interest in these subjects.
Prolonged absence of takers for the BA (music) and BA (maths) courses led to the ..