By Charu Bahri Despite almost trebling in the decade ending 2010 — from 5.2 per cent to 13.8 percent — the rate of Muslim enrolment in higher education trailed the national figure of 23.6 per…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The country’s higher education policy should be directed towards ensuring quality education for all, greater incentives for research and also be made attractive to bring in more foreign students, HRD…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research (Amendment) Bill, 2016 with the new HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar asserting that the NDA government…
By Charu Bahri Over the decade ending 2010, the enrolment rate of other backward classes (OBCs) — a loose definition of lower castes, a level above scheduled castes and tribes — in higher education had…
New York, July 21 (IANS) Is your toddler finding it difficult to learn new words? Be careful, it may be because of the presence of noisy distractions such as TV, radio and people talking in…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) India has five institutions in the top 50 and nine in the top 100 among the top 350 Universities across 17 countries, as per the QS University Rankings Asia 2016,…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) In a subtle swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday cautioned his deputy Manish Sisodia, who inaugurated a newly constructed college building, to “be…
Hyderabad, July 20 (IANS) The Telangana police chief on Wednesday ordered a CID probe into alleged leakage of question paper of TS EAMCET-II, conducted for admissions to medical courses. Director General of Police (DGP) Anurag…
Nagpur (Maharashtra), July 20 (IANS) A publisher tendered an unconditional apology for publishing certain blasphemous comments on Prophet Mohammed in a Class 5 CBSE approved Marathi textbook here on Wednesday. The proprietor of Emkay &…
By Charu Bahri As many as 26 per cent male and 35 per cent female students from Indias most disadvantaged castes and tribes in 245 engineering colleges would not be there without reservations, according to…
Ankara, July 20 (IANS) Turkey suspended 15,200 Education Ministry personnel from duty on Tuesday amid a nationwide purge of state officials suspected of having links to the Fethullahist Terrorist Organisation (FETÖ), which Turkey blames for…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed by a voice vote after discussion, The Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill and The Dentists (Amendment) Bill, which seek to amend the Indian Medical…
Lucknow, July 19 (IANS) Panic prevailed among people on Tuesday after a rumour of a bomb being found in two prominent schools – City Montessori and Seth Jaipuria – spread like wild fire, and hundreds…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed The Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill and The Dentists (Amendment) Bill by a voice vote after discussion. The bills seek to replace the National…
Shimla, July 19 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Tuesday sought a status report within two weeks regarding shortage of teachers in Himachal Pradesh University here. Taking suo motu notice of a newspaper report…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Challenging claims of India being the world’s third largest stock-house of technicians and scientists, an expert has urged on the need for incorporating science and technology while drafting policies. “If…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the city police to file its reply on pleas seeking the cancellation of bail granted to JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar. Justice P.S….
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Advay Ramesh, a 14-year-old student from Chennai, has won the prestigious Google Community Impact Award from Asia for creating a device that enhances fishermen’s safety and productivity, Google India announced…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) In a bid to foster curiosity, creativity and imagination among young innovators, NITI Aayog on Tuesday signed a two-year statement of intent (SOI) with tech giant Intel India to set…
By IndiaSpend Team About 200,000 Indian students stream out of the country seeking a foreign education, but no more than 31,126 foreign students sought an Indian education in 2013-14, according to ministry of human resource…