NEW DELHI: IIT Madras has secured the top spot in the overall category for the seventh year in a row in the National Institutional Ranking […]
Category: Education
The humanities find a home in IITs
These shifts raise more fundamental questions. What do we mean by ‘valuable’ knowledge? Who has the privilege to decide what counts as literature, or art, […]
How Indian universities can catch up with the future
AI is still far from gaining a definite form. Therefore, the crying need of the hour is to transform our students into innovators and risk-takers. […]
Why economics graduates struggle to secure high-paying jobs
Bridging the gap: A road map to reform The problem requires a collective effort from all the stakeholders such as policy makers and higher education […]
Indian scholar Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak awarded 2025 Holberg Prize
Indian scholar and literary critic Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak has been named the 2025 Holberg Laureate, the Holberg Committee announced on Thursday. The award, among the […]
Scale of national level exams will increase manifold, predicts UGC Chairman Prof M Jagadesh Kumar
Speaking at the ThinkEdu Conclave 2025, presented by Sastra University, Prof Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar, Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC), reiterated the need for […]
Educators highlight need for mental resilience among youth in medical, engineering fields
Reviving general medicine Dr Seshayyan emphasised the challenges concerning medical education, particularly the decline of general medicine in favor of specialisations. “We’ve lost the culture […]
Want your resume to stand out? Here are eight sureshot tips that will help
I have had the luxury, as an entrepreneur, of not having had to update my resume since 2009. Some would rightly call it shortsighted, as […]
13,35,878 Indian students studying abroad, Canada tops the list
NEW DELHI: A total of 1,335,878 Indian students are currently studying in various international institutions, the Ministry of External Affairs informed Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. […]
NET score to be used for PhD admission, UGC Chairman
“We strongly encourage all universities to adopt NET exam scores for PhD admissions starting from the 2024-2025 academic session,” Prof Kumar said. “This will undoubtedly […]
A Mini City
Sitting pretty at the foothills of Bouluvanpatty ranges of Western Ghats in Ettimadai is the 430-acre campus of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, headquarters of Amrita University, […]
Experts seek an edu-revolution in Kerala
KOCHI: A silver linings in the recent Kerala Budget, which overall seemed insipid, was the thrust on the education sector. The government has earmarked Rs […]
Promotion and Marketing
Sales management is an essential part of marketing. Students will study Sales Management, Sales and Organised Retail, Techniques in Sales, Selling methods, Management of resources […]
Career Decisions
Career aptitude tests — There are a battery of tests which will help you do a self assessment of skills, interests and personality traits. These […]
Life Lessons and a Little of Academics
Nicole Faria was the first Indian to win the Miss Earth title in 2010. Since then, the supermodel and actor, based in Bangalore, has been […]
Doctorate degree in Clinical Immunology to come up soon at Cuttack's SCB Medical College
CUTTACK: SCB Medical College and Hospital will offer a three-year Doctorate of National Board (DrNB) degree course on Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology from the current academic […]
‘Pathshala’ helps underprivileged kids memorise their lessons during pandemic
According to the founder of ASHA, though, the children living in the urban areas were attending online classes regularly, poor and underprivileged children living in […]
Doctors after SC verdict on NEET pattern
“Wrong pattern was implemented at the 11th hour, just ten months before the exam. They have been working in the departments where they wanted to […]
TNIE Webinar | ‘Think of personal development while choosing A varsity abroad’
The processes that students had to go through to study abroad two decades ago are very different from what it is today, said Dr Raju Balakrishnan, […]
PVKN Govt College emerges as centre of market-oriented, skill-based education
Founded in 1961 as Government Arts and Science College, the college was accredited with “A” Grade by NAAC on March 28, 2017 with 3.02 CGPA. […]
Mridul Agarwal from Delhi zone bags top rank; Kavya Chopra topper among women
Education A total of 41,862 candidates have qualified in JEE-Advanced this year, of whom 6,452 are female candidates, according to officials. Among the female candidates, […]
IIM-Udaipur ranked among country's top 100 B-schools in FT-MIM ranking for third consecutive year
UDAIPUR: Indian Institute of Management, Udaipur has been ranked among the top 100 business schools in the Financial Times (FT) Master in Management (MIM) global […]
Course designed for emotional learning
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Achyuta Samanta, MP and Founder, KIIT & KISS said, “KIIT & KISS are based on the ethos of Compassion, Kindness […]
Former UGC chairman Sukhadeo Thorat alleges lack of equity as NEP 2020 guns for quality
BENGALURU: Access to quality education suggested in the National Education Policy 2020, will happen at the cost of denial of access to large majority of […]
Owls ‘prey’ to be rescued from trafficking
Talking about the gravity of the situation, Sohail Madan, Center Manager, CEC-Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary (ABWLS) Delhi, BNHS, concludes, “All types of owls are traded, […]
Every additional year of education in India increases person's average income by about 6.7 per cent: Study
NEW DELHI: Every additional year of education in India increases a person’s average income by about 6.7 per cent, according to a new study which […]
Universities’ association mulls consortium to attract foreign students to India
The AIU also plans to bring out a journal on public policy and research, which will have editorial experts from different countries. The initiative is […]
Online education may become mainstay of post-pandemic world, says education expert
Rajesh Bhatia, Educationist and the man behind TreeHouse, a pioneering chain of online preschools, says, “In the ongoing uncertainty about how safe schools are especially […]
how wandering bodies in interstellar space ended up on their own
While about half of stars and brown dwarfs exist in isolation, with the rest in multiple star systems, we typically think of planets as subordinate […]
‘Preschool students missing out on peer interaction due to online classes’, warn experts
“Preschool period is very crucial as it is when the foundation for socio-emotional learning is laid. Their interaction with peers helps language stimulation and offline […]
Schools reopened, kids need to learn to converse again
Some students, especially those whose parents are working, find it hard to make conversation, say teachers. “Many people returned to their offices after the second […]
Indian MBBS students need practicals, online won’t do
While the Indian embassy is trying to get in touch with the universities and ask them to take online classes for the Indians, the students […]
Let's piece the pi together
Larry Shaw was a technical curator at the San Francisco Exploratorium. During a staff retreat in 1988, he came up with the idea of linking […]
Yuva Talks: ‘Education in future at least should build confidence in students’
Anisha Priyadarshini R "Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today." – Malcolm X Education […]
Pragnya IAS Academy prepares UPSC aspirants for outstanding performance
At present, the academy operates from its branches located in Hyderabad and Bangalore, and has till date trained numerous aspirants. Speaking about striking it right […]
For the future of finance
School of Management, DDGD Vaishnav College, in association with NSE, recently conducted their annual finance conclave FIN-BETA 2022 on May 5. At the event, U […]
Vineet Gupta, founder Ashoka University
Apprenticeship and Internships: “Apprenticeship and Internships should be a part of every university program in today’s age. Often students are confused on what professional organisation […]
ThinkEdu Conclave | Haryana to Harvard: Unbound classrooms and why ‘real’ schools matter
“This is because the song lingers in your memory, facilitated by the audio-visual experience of witnessing the actors you enjoy and hearing the beautiful voices […]
Women in STEM must be resilient and pursue their dreams: Experts at ThinkEdu
CHENNAI: A panel of accomplished women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) emphasised the need for resilience and determination among women […]
Kerala governor levels serious conflict of interest charge against ex-SC judge who pulled him up
CHENNAI: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Wednesday levelled a serious ‘ conflict of interest’ allegation against ex- Supreme Court judge Rohinton Nariman since his […]
‘Many foreign universities want to come to India, but are cautious since it’s election year’
CHENNAI: Coimbatore holds the potential to attract foreign universities, especially from African countries, owing to the welcoming atmosphere for international students in Tamil Nadu, said […]
Foldscope lets youth get mystified by world of microbes
“We’ve been training at least 30 people, both faculty and students, per week on foldscope. The DBT is providing foldscope only for Rs 100. It […]
How edtech is helping reform school education across rural sector
This has shifted the focus of education towards the ‘Human centred learning’ i.e. to bring about creativity, critical thinking and entrepreneurship, that centres to be […]
TISS-Hyderabad, National Institute of Urban Affairs launch PG programmes
HYDERABAD: The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Hyderabad, in collaboration with the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), New Delhi, has launched two new […]
CUET-UG to be held from July 15, applications to reopen from Thursday
NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) as an entry gateway for admission to top colleges across […]
VIT announces scholarships for toppers of non-engineering programmes
VIJAYAWADA: Dr G Viswanathan, founder and chancellor of VIT, has announced GV Merit Scholarship and Rajeswari Ammal Merit Scholarship aimed at supporting students of non-engineering […]
'NEET-UG 2022 easier than previous year's', say students in Karnataka
BENGALURU: Following the NEET-UG exam on Sunday, the general consensus among the candidates seems to be that the paper was student-friendly. The exam was held […]
PESCE secures 137th rank in NIRF-2022
MYSURU: In a new feather to its cap, PES College of Engineering (PESCE) secured 137th rank at National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)-2022 among engineering institutions […]
NCERT gets ETS on board for establishing India’s first national assessment regulator ‘PARAKH’
“NCERT on behalf of Ministry of Education, is in the process of setting up PARAKH, as mandated by the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and […]
Career Success: Why technical knowledge and communication skills are not enough
One of the oft-repeated complaints from employers today is that their new recruits are not even close to employment ready when they join them. Hence, […]
Why should it be a necessity for students to know rules of a foreign land?
Don’t ignore theseSushant who had completed his BA LLB (Honours) from the National Law University, Delhi, reasons that compliance with immigration laws, visa conditions, work […]
Why technical knowledge and communication skills are not enough- The New Indian Express
One of the oft-repeated complaints from employers today is that their new recruits are not even close to employment ready when they join them. Hence, […]
