On June 22, the union ministry of human resource development (HRD) announced that UGC has brought in new set of regulations to supersede the ‘Promotion and Maintenance of Standards of Academic Collaborations between Indian and Foreign Educational Institutes Regulations 2012’, the only rudimentary legal framework in the country that governs working of Foreign Educational Institutions (FEIs) in India. Under the …
295 degrees were awarded in a hi tech well-attended show made special by inspiring convocation addresses by Arvind Subramanian, Chief Economic Advisor, Government of India and Dr Raj Reddy, Professor of Computer Science and Robotics at Carnegie Mellon University. Shiv Nadar also sat through the whole event lasting over 3 hours In words of Arvind Subramanian, Chief Economic Advisor, Shiv …
In April 2016, India will publish its first-ever national rankings of institutions of higher education after the ministry of human resources development announced the national institutional ranking frameworks for engineering & management streams. In a related development, which may raise interest level in rankings further, Times Higher Education World University Rankings, London will publish BRICS university rankings, which would be …
Pearson India to administer Cornell-ILR Experienced Managers Program in India: Pearson India, the Indian arm of global education major. Pearson. has joined hands with Cornell University a globally praised Ivy league University, to launch a high-potential driven program CEMP (the Cornell-ILR Experienced Program), which is specifically designed to impart skills onto experienced managers and entrepreneurs who seek to become better …
Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) will institute an annual Distinguished Indologist award for promoting Indology aboard. This was said by President Pranab Mukherjee on his visit to Russia and announced that ICCR will organize a regional conference on Sanskrit and Indology in Russia. Support for the Indian Chair in the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Social …
The India-specific Law School Admission Test (LSAT) an online standardized test administered by US-based Law School Admission Council (LSAC) via Pearson Vue India online platform is increasingly being accepted by law colleges in India. According to PearsonVue sources, about 61 institutions in India have started recognizing and accepting LSAT score. Last year 3960 candidates appeared for the test. The next …
