In the past couple of years, India reached an all-time high in sending out students for international enrollment as more students are seeking better overseas education opportunities to enhance their career prospects globally. There are over 1.5 million Indian students currently studying in various foreign education destinations, and the number is expected to increase constantly in coming years. Therefore, it …

Apprenticeships articulate the multi-stakeholder demand for higher collaboration between employers, universities, and skills, including 1/3rd college, 1/3rd employment exchange, and 1/3rd ITI. We can reap significant rewards if we can cultivate support and agency via the budget to make this a vehicle fit for reaping our demographic potential says Ramesh Alluri Reddy, CEO at TeamLease Degree Apprenticeship  The upcoming budget for 2024-25 is expected …

Budget 2024-25 is anticipated to be reform-oriented and immensely crucial for India to compete and adapt amid significant global political and economic shifts. Therefore, a lot of industry leaders wish for suitable budgetary measures that would help the country to navigate the challenges. According to Anish Srikrishna, CEO, TimesPro, the current GST rate of 18% on education, comparable to that on …

Under the aegis of the Ministry of Education’s Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan Projects, IIT Guwahati, in collaboration with Samagra Shiksha Meghalaya, has undertaken multiple state-level initiatives to enhance STEM education, foster innovation, and build capacity among students and teachers in Meghalaya. These initiatives include: Establishing 50 Tinkering Labs in Secondary Schools IIT Guwahati set up 50 tinkering labs, trained over 70 …

Vadodara’s Navrachana University celebrated its 15th foundation day on July 14 with a knowledge lecture by eminent linguist and semiotician Dr Seema Khanwalkar and by honouring its faculty and other staff who have remained loyal through the university’s journey from 2009. As many as 30 professors to assistant professors and staff members from assistant librarian to lab assistants who have …

On AI Appreciation Day, Coursera (NYSE: COUR), a leading online learning platform, has announced several new initiatives aimed at empowering individuals and institutions with mission-critical GenAI skills, equipping them to harness the transformative power of AI technology. These initiatives include new GenAI-focused content and credentials, enhancements to the existing Professional Certificate portfolio with GenAI-specific updates, upgrades to Coursera Coach, and …