Alberto Acereda, Associate Vice President, Global Higher Education, ETS was on a visit to India recently and spoke to Autar Nehru, Editor, Curriculum and Education21 on the growing demand for GRE in India, preparation strategy for test takers and how GRE supports diversity Tell us about GRE’s acceptance with Indian test-takers and Institutions? India is a top growth market for …
With India’s century of independence 25 years away, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), in partnership with McKinsey & Company, has launched ‘India’s Century – Achieving sustainable, inclusive growth,’ a multi-stakeholder initiative aimed at catalyzing actions to achieve the country’s full economic potential. A launch paper for the initiative, released on Dec 16, outlines a roadmap for what India can …
After the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) signed an MoU to upskill technical employees at the Department of Space (ISRO), the ISRO Technical Training Programme was established with this collaboration. Now the National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs) under MSDE have initiated the ISRO Technical Training Programme in Bangalore, Mumbai, and Trivandrum …
In accordance with the NEP 2020, University Grants Commission (UGC)—the higher education regulating agency in India, has formulated a new student-centric revised “Curriculum and Credit Framework for Undergraduate Programmes (CCFUP)” incorporating a flexible choice-based credit system (CBCS), multidisciplinary approach, and multiple entry and exit options for Undergraduate Programs. This will facilitate students to pursue their career path by choosing the …
NetApp, a global cloud-led, data-centric software company with interest in student curiosity is inviting students in India aged 10-18 to share their ideas for transforming education so that their voices can be represented in a global survey of students called the Transforming Education Survey. In 2023 the results will be shared in a report co-authored by children. In this quest, the …
The Global Indian International School (GIIS), a chain of international schools and a member of Global School Foundation (GSF), has launched its 7th Smart Campus in India in Nagpur (Maharashtra). The campus to be operational by February 2023 is spread across 6.5 acres. The other existing six campuses are in Ahmedabad, Bangalore-Whitefield, Noida, Bangalore Bannerghatta, Pune Balewadi and Pune Hadapsar. Overall the …
