Need for Quality Education in Logistics Stressed

The world is witnessing a revolution wherein Logistics Technology is moving ahead of Information Technology, said Garry Jacobs, chairman and CEO of the World University Consortium. He was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a function organised for granting World University Consortium membership to Kochi-based Global Institute of Integral Management Studies (GIIMS) on Thursday. According to Garry, the modern world is all about ‘speed,’ which makes execution of jobs faster.  That is where logistics…

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‘Higher Education needs to be more Accessible’

“About 14 crore children are eligible for higher education in the country but only 3 crore have access to it.  We have a serious shortage here,” G. Viswanathan, chancellor of VIT University, said. Speaking at the silver jubilee celebrations of M.O.P. Vaishnav College for Women on Wednesday, he said that though there has been a demand to allocate six per cent of the GDP for education, only four per cent has been given so far….

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Children’s Education: Parents taking to Debt Route

For many parents in India, funding their child’s education is more important than contributing to their own retirement savings. A study by HSBC found that seven out of 10 parents were willing to go into debt to fund their children’s university education. About 65% parents in the survey said that paying for their child’s education made it more difficult to keep up with other financial commitments. Parents with a child at university or college were…

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HRD Ministry to Launch Swayam MOOCs Platform on August 15

The HRD Ministry is mulling launching its Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) platform ‘Swayam’ that will host over 2,000 courses for up to 3 crore students across the country on August 15. “The preparations for the project are on in full swing. The project has the capacity to revolutionise the education system. It is expected to be launched by the prime minister on August 15,” a source in the ministry said. SWAYAM is an Information…

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Ayurveda Courses a Big Hit among Foreign Students

Degree and diploma courses in ayurveda in Rajasthan are drawing students from SAARC nations, Europe and USA.  The National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA), Jaipur, run by the ministry of Ayush, has received ‘expression of interest’ from foreign students to study ayurveda. Shankar Rao, director of NIA, said, “This year again, we have received a phenomenal response from foreign students.  The popularity of ayurveda has been increasing.  Students are making a beeline for its courses because…

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Govt takes DTH Route, to Launch 32 Education Channels

The Union HRD ministry has approved a scheme allowing 32 direct-to-home (DTH) television channels to telecast content prepared by experts for school and university students from August. Called Swayam Prabha, the scheme was approved by HRD minister Smriti Irani and is likely to be launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.  The ministry hopes that the telecast will help students in the countryside. A toll-free helpline will also be available to answer queries of students after…

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UGC Amends Norms for tie-ups with Foreign Institutes

Indian educational institutions which enter into academic tie-ups with foreign institutes will have to ensure that students who opt for these courses will study at least one semester for post-graduate degrees and two semesters for under-graduate degrees abroad. At a meeting held on Wednesday, the University Grants Commission decided to amend the existing guidelines. As per the decisions, Indian institutes which get top accreditations will now be able to approach the UGC to seek its…

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THE Asia University Rankings 2016: Indian Institute of Science at 27th position

Bengaluru’s Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is among the top 30 Asian universities in the 2016 Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings. In fact, this is the first time an Indian university has made it to the top 30, with IISc in 27th place. Eight Indian institutions are among the top 100 on the list and India has the most institutions overall among the top 200 South Asian universities list of THE. The other…

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Aspirants in a Fix Over NEET-1 Answer Key Delay

With registration for national eligibility-cum-entrance test (NEET-2) ending on June 25 and CBSE not releasing the answer keys of NEET-1, students are in a fix and unable to decide whether to apply for NEET-2 or not.  This because applying to NEET-2 will mean surrendering the marks scored in NEET-1. Parents and academicians have started writing to the CBSE through e-mails, requesting them to display the answer key so that it enables students to calculate their…

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Coming Soon: A TV Channel Dedicated Towards Education

In a bid to enhance education and boost learning by incorporating different routes to education, a dedicated TV channel showing educational content will soon be launched, Punjab Education Minister Daljit Singh Cheema said on Monday. The work on Vidya TV is in its last stage and it would be likely to be launched in a month’s time, he said after laying foundation stone of a government school. It would be a round-the-clock education channel and…

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