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 …
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 …
Around 13,000 students from India go to study in the UK annually, and an increasing number choose BATH SPA UNIVERSITY. The location is convenient – its just an hour-and-a-half from London, and just about an hour or two away from most major European cities like Paris. India is the second largest source of non-EU students for British universities after China. …
PTE (Academic), ETS accepted by the Australian Government for visa applications Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) has been approved by the Australian Government Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) as proof of English language proficiency for a range of visa categories. The decision means that for the first time in thirteen years, visa applicants will have a …
While there is clearly a growing clamour for rolling back the four-year university undergraduate programme (FYUP) of the university of Delhi (DU) introduced only last year after a controversial courtship of nearly two years, the reasons for scrapping be it the electoral politics of Delhi state assembly where elections are likely to be held later this year or ensuring ideological …
