New Age Gurukul: Auronya College Pondicherry If the vision of Auronya College coming up in Pondicherry on a land of 15 acres with an investment of over Rs 100 Cr translates into a reality in next a few years, we could well be looking at a ‘future ready’ model of higher education in India. The college has been launched to take …
Well a child may ask: Where are basic facilities in my school? Where are my teachers? Why my teachers are not able to help me? Will I be failed? To answer these questions, one has to really to evaluate the implementation of Right to Education Act, 2009. And alas, it is a patchy story of ‘failure’. On March 30, RTE …
By Simon Birmingham, Minister for Education and Training, Australia THE DEMAND FOR SKILLS … I mention this because of course the history of building in India is rich, but the demand for such skills today is very much perhaps at the top of India’s immediate capabilities and demands. Research by KPMG India found that the number of people working in …
When Prakash Javadekar took charge of country’s human resource development (read education) ministry in July 2016, there was a general consensus among opinion leaders if not celebration that India’s education is in safe and detectors hands. The delay in announcement of the New Education Policy was seen an attempt by him to broaden its consultation in the first place bureaucratically …
Hyderabad-based Univariety was established in 2012, to solve the most fundamental problem high school students face – lack of proper college guidance and counseling. It endeavours to empower students in making informed career decisions. This year it has brought Oxford Summer Courses to India. Curriculum magazine spoke with Jaideep Gupta, Founder and CEO, Univariety and . Harry Hoare, Course Director, …
World Health Day, celebrated on 7 April every year to mark the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization, provides us with a unique opportunity to mobilize action around a specific health topic of concern to people all over the world. The theme of 2017 World Health Day campaign is depression. In this competitive age where artificial intelligence …
