In a significant boost to Ashoka University’s future plans, the Harish & Bina Shah Foundation (HBSF) has made a donation of INR 250 crores, the single largest such contribution received by the university in its 10-year history. The unrestricted grant is especially focused on driving teaching and research excellence in the humanities disciplines (typically including languages, literature, history and philosophy) …

Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences in Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India’s top private university will introduce the subject of direct selling as a part of its online Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA). Today, the direct selling industry offers individuals the chance to become entrepreneurs and benefit from personal and career development. Skill enhancement …

NIIT University (NU), hosted its 15th Annual Lecture at the university campus at Neemrana on Nov 26, which was delivered by Chess  legend Vishwanathan Anand in presence of Rajendra Pawar, founder and Vijay Thadani, Co-founder along with Prof Prakash Gopalan, President, NIIT University. The 15th Annual Lecture stressed upon promoting intellectual growth and inspiring learners to pursue excellence in all facets of life. …

Being the institution exclusively dedicated to the creative fields, the World University of Design, Sonipat, every year marks the National Design Guru Day on the birth anniversary (Nov 16) of Prof. M P Ranjan, a name that pioneered design education as part of mainstream curriculum and helped it percolate it through generations of students of design. While observing this day …

The ongoing collaboration between O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) based in Sonipat (Haryana) and Pace University, New York is being upgraded with the introduction of joint programs between the two. A delegation of the Pace led by President, Professor Marvin Krislov, after visiting JGU campus and holding talks with their counterparts, decided to improve further on existing student exchange programmes. …

Lovely Professional University (LPU) Jalandhar and ETS India has signed an Institutional Memorandum of Understanding (I-MoU) with LPU for a dedicated TOEFL and GRE test centre within the university campus, poised to serve a multitude of students from the university and the neighbouring regions. The collaboration will focus on the university’s efforts to facilitate preparation and assessment of high-stakes tests such …