Page 10 - Higher Education

JEE Advanced top rank holders want to study at IIT Bombay

Mridul Agarwal from Delhi zone, who has bagged the top rank, wants to pursue B Tech in Computer Science at IIT Bombay.

Over 41,000 candidates crack 2021 JEE-Advanced exam

A total of 1,41,699 candidates appeared in both paper 1 and 2 of the JEE (Advanced) Exam 2021

Indian students mull other options as Australia, Canada reject visas

The US is back in favour along with the UK for overseas admissions in Spring semester of January 2022

Backdoor entry in colleges should stop, students work hard to get in: HC

It is high time that backdoor entries, including in medical colleges, should stop, the Delhi High Court has said

Sikkim orders reopening of institutions of higher learning from Tuesday

All government, private, private-aided and unaided schools will, however, remain close till October 31 as per a circular issued two days ago.

Higher education institutions to open for final year students from Oct 4

All higher education institutions, including technical, polytechnic and medical, will be allowed to operate from October 4 onwards for final year students, Pinarayi Vijayan said on Tuesday

J-K among country's one of best in education infrastructure: LG Sinha

Manoj Sinha said the government is bringing reforms for the transformation of the education ecosystem by bridging the gaps and opening up new opportunities for the younger generation

EdForAll, Enabling Access to Higher Education

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Emeritus' value tops $3.2 bn with $650 mn funding from SoftBank, Accel

Capital would help the edtech startup create new products and industry verticals, expand its business serving govts and enterprises, double down on new geographies and fund acquisitions

Byju's on an acquisition spree, buys Great Learning for $600 mn

The edtech decacorn has now spent over $2 billion for acquisitions over the last six months

In the middle of drafting bill for Higher Education Commission: Pradhan

The information was shared by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in the lower house.

Capital India to invest $25 million in education loan company Credenc

Credenc gives loans for schooling, online upskilling and higher education; it plans to scale up its finances

PM Modi interacts with over 100 directors of premier tech institutions

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday interacted with directors of centrally-funded technical institutions and stressed on the need to adapt higher and technical education to the changing environment and emerging challenges. According to the Prime Minister's Office, Modi noted that technological and R&D institutions will play a major role in the upcoming decade, which, he added, is also being called as "India's Techade". Interacting with over 100 heads of institutions via video-conferencing, Modi highlighted the need to focus on developing futuristic solutions in the fields of education, healthcare, agriculture, defense, and cyber technologies. He also lauded the research and development work done by these institutions towards meeting the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and appreciated the efforts of young innovators towards providing quick technological solutions. In a tweet, Modi later said, "Had an enriching interaction with Directors of leading IITs and ...

K'taka to consider opening higher education institutions on experts advice

This comes following recommendations from the Dr Devi Shetty-led expert committee on possible Covid-19 third wave.

Indian students to benefit from UK post-study visa deadline extension

Indian students are one of the largest groups of international students enrolling at UK universities over the past year

'India's gross enrolment in higher education rose marginally in 2019-20'

According to data, total enrolment improved on a year-on-year basis, but the pupil teacher ratio in universities and colleges fell from 29 in 2018-19 to 28 in 2019-20

CET entrance examinations to be held on August 28, 29 in Karnataka

The Karnataka Common Entrance Test for various vocational courses, including engineering, is scheduled to be conducted on August 28 and 29.

Class 12 boards: Challenge to decide fair evaluation criteria, say experts

The experts hailed the decision to cancel the board exams which were earlier postponed

JNU entrance exam will be conducted whenever it is safe for students: VC

The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) entrance exam will be conducted whenever it is safe for the students to write it, assured JNU Vice-Chancellor Jagadesh Kumar on Wednesday.

Uttar Pradesh universities to promote first-year students owing to Covid

All first-year students in undergraduate and postgraduate classes in the Uttar Pradesh universities will be promoted to the second year