India and Iran collaboration in skill development National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) recently signed an MoU with the Technical and Vocational Training Organization (TVTO), Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour and Social Welfare, Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for collaborations in skill development between India and Iran. Under this MoU, the two countries will be able to initiate work in …
Ashoka University appoints chancellor, VC The upcoming Ashoka University situated in Sonepat (Haryana) has appointed noted sociologist, Prof Andre Beteille as its Chancellor, and historian-journaluist Prof Rudrangshu Mukherjee, as the founder Vice Chancellor of the University. Professor Beteille (National Research Professor and Professor Emeritus of Sociology, Delhi School of Economics) will head the Ashoka University’s Governing Body, its highest authority, …
On June 13, 2014, the engineering education in country crossed a major milestone as India became the 17th country to join the select group of countries of Washington Accord (WA), an agreement that recognizes the substantial equivalency of professional engineering degree programs between the accrediting bodies of such programs in these countries. THIS STATUS was granted to National Board of …
OP JINDAL UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE ON HIGHER EDUCATION Education Reforms in education must confer to Indian expectations and needs It is critical to examine the different global education models and experiences in the Indian context before implementing any of them in India. Also a student centric education would be the next step in the growth ladder of Indian education system. These …
More or Less a ‘UPA’ standardized continuum But Good on attracting girls to schools, promoting Entrepreneurships, Research The union budget 2014-15 presented in the parliament on July 10 has given Rs 83,771 crore for HRD ministry (an increase of 12.3% from last year), The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, which is the programme for the implementation of the Right to Education …
Anglo Schools International Services (ASIS), which manages a Federation of a dozen top British Boarding Schools to recruit Indian pupils, has been engaged here for over a year now. Autar Nehru in an interview with David Boddy, founder & principal partner ASIS, a former Headmaster of St James Senior Boys School in London and also a former Chairman of the …
