Government has an ambitious plan to scale up skill training in the country and has decided to cover at least 1.5 crore people during 2016-2017. A Central Board for Skills Certification will be set up by September 2016 to infuse quality into India’s skill development ecosystem. These decisions were taken up in the first meeting of the Governing Council of …
Summer holidays at school have thrown open a vast array of opportunities for “Summer Schools”. In an overly competitive international environment, these courses have gained popularity world-wide offering innovative academic and non-academic courses that span a variety of fields and interests says Vanita Uppal OBE, Director,The British School, Delhi Students experience student life on campus, explore and develop leadership and communication …
The IIHMR Board, which governs the Jaipur-based Indian Institute of Health Management Research University (IIHMR, esb 1984) has appointed Dr. S D Gupta as the Chairman of the university from June 1, this year. Dr. SD Gupta has done pioneering work of creating and establishing new discipline of health management, and promoting research in health policy and health systems and programme …
The phase two of NEET for those who couldn’t sit in NEET-1 is scheduled on July 24. NEET-1 was held on May 1. The combined result would be declared on August 17 so that the admission process can be completed by September 30. The window for online application would be open between May 21 and June 20. After recalling its …
Online tutoring platform, Eduwizards.com, has been recognized as the ‘Best Online Tutoring’ in India. The company, which provides online tutoring globally and additionally face to face tutoring in India, was honored at the Indian Education Congress Awards – 2016 held on May 27. The award recognizes and felicitates organisations who have achieved excellence in the education sector. Eduwizards.com technology platform, …
The killing of Masonda Ketada Oliviea, a Congolese national teaching French at a private institute in Delhi a few days ago by a group of ‘criminals’ on a minor provocation has generated a debate if indeed Africans in India are facing racism and the ugly incident was only part of a pattern. While minor aberrations on account of misplaced perceptions …
