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EU backing for higher education in Europe

Planning to pursue your master's and doctoral programmes in Europe and that too with liberal funding to boot, then Erasmus Mundus programme should set one on their way. A flagship programme of the European Union (EU), it supports academic excellence an... Read >

Comp-based JEE hits hurdle with no archived question bank

With two major entrance tests-the Common Admission Test and the All India Engineering Entrance Exam-graduating to the computer mode, it was only a matter of time before the Joint Admission Board, which comprises all the JEE chairmen, decided to follow sui... Read >

Hong Kong locate education centre in India

A delegation from Hong Kong comprising luminaries from the field of education was recently in Delhi to announce the opening of their country office and build deeper ties with India. It also met HRD minister Kapil Sibal. “The setting up of the India off... Read >

1000 institutes crave to stop IT course

About a decade ago, engineering colleges across the country were falling over one another to pitch their information technology departments. Students queued up and companies lapped up virtually every graduate, making the new millennium the golden age for ... Read >

Certificate programme in Anti-Human Trafficking set up at IGNOU

Indira Gandhi National Open University’s (IGNOU) School of Law has started a certificate programme in Anti-Human Trafficking (CAHT) in collaboration with the Ministry of Home Affairs from the January 2011 session. Admission for this programme are open up ... Read >

DU gears up for semesters in arts, business

Semester system is again being talked about in the campus. After being introduced across 13 undergraduate science programmes with enormous difficulty, Delhi University (DU) is now silently gearing up for doing the same in the humanities and commerce cours... Read >

Cool CAT has candidates centres comforted

Apart from minor glitches in a few centres, this year's Common Admission Test (CAT) has been more or less uneventful, with candidates finding the papers not-so-tough. But it may be a little early to call it a successful exam this year as figures show that... Read >

For St Xaviers College Obama stay once in a lifetime opportunity

The excitement is palpable. The 130-year-old St Xavier's College here is waiting with baited breath for US President Barack Obama to address 300 students  on its premises on November 7 and can't help but feel a sense of pride for being the chosen one. ... Read >

Is India A Pioneer In MBA Education?

The name of the game is ‘B-Schools.’ This is not an over-hyped statement anymore considering the fact that management gurus around the world still unanimously nod their head in agreement. At the turn of the twenty-first century, the Indian management educ... Read >

Financial Times Ranks Exec MBA Program in Top 25

New rankings of the top 100 executive MBA programs by the Financial Times shows the UT Dallas School of Management retains a commanding position among its peers, placing 22nd among U.S. public and private schools. This is the third year the Executive MBA ... Read >

Distance learning: Solution to schools' budget crisis?

High-tech classrooms may sound pricey but they're part of a financial solution for school/colleges districts facing a budget crunch. By using video cameras and televisions screens, students in one school district can take a course that's being offered in ... Read >

UNC system looks to develop online, distance-learning programs

With extensive budget cuts looming, members of the UNC-system Board of Governors want universities to move toward a less traditional form of education. Administrators say they want to expand the already growing online and   distance learning programs o... Read >

Cite India and China, Obama condemns plan to cut education aid

Weeks ahead of his trip to India, U.S. President Barack Obama has said America is in fight for future with countries like India and China who are spending massively on education, while his country has been cutting its budget on the sector. “Think about i... Read >

IIM-A in top 10 of B-school List

The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) has, for the first time, been ranked number eight for its two-year Postgraduate Programme (PGP). According to the latest Financial Times (FT) Business School rankings for its Masters in Management prog... Read >

IT pros get the fastest salary rise in 2010

A job portal for MBAs from first business schools in India released the answer of second MBA Salary review. Salaries grow fastest at 12.7 percent for professionals running in IT sector, taking them closer to their group mates work in Finance and Consultin... Read >