Open / Distance Education

Distance Education Needs an Improvement

Aiming for higher enrolment in distance education in India, a panel investigated its present status and has recommended to the HRD Ministry that an independent legislation must be passed on the lines of UGC. According to Prof N R Madhava Menon, the legal educator and founder-director of National Law School of India University (NLSIU)...
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Online MBA: A New Wave

Online management programmes have shown a great response among companies. While more and more companies want their executives to take up an online MBA because of the time factor, many institutes such as Glion Institute of Higher Education, Switzerland, Indian Institute of Management, IIM-C, UNC Kenan Flagler Business School and U21 Global have found...
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ALIET Join Hands with US Varsity

Andhra Loyola Institute of Engineering and Technology (ALIET), Vijayawada was established by the Society of Jesus. ALIET is approved by AICTE and New Delhi. It is recognized by the Government of Andhra Pradesh and affiliated to JNTU, Kakinada. Andhra Loyola Institute of Engineering and Technology is a sister institution of the reputable Andhra Loyola...
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Scholarships to Indian Students

Washington based Sikh Human Development Foundation (SHDF) has given scholarships amounting $210,000 to 504 needy students who pursuing higher education in 159 institutions in North Indian States in general and Punjab in particular for the 2011-12 academic year. The number of total scholarships has increased from 412 to 504 as compared to the last...
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Higher Education in Singapore: A Favoured Destination of Indian Aspirants

Singapore, a small island with an area of 682 square km is on a verge of becoming a hot destination of Indian aspirants for education in management. As per the Siew Kheng Kang, Regional Director, Singapore Tourism Board, there are 70,000 international students in Singapore. Out of which, about 3000 Indian students go every...
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Better Education for Young Indians: US

The Education Secretary of United States, Arne Duncan while a attending a conference at White House said that there is chance to provide a much better education for thousands of young people in India. US want to be a great partner in building the next system of community colleges and to set up American...
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UGC: New Guidelines for the Foreign Universities entering India

University Grants Commission (UGC) approves a new set of guidelines that only global top 500 universities by the Times Higher Education World University Ranking or by Shanghai Jiaotong University will be allowed to start their operation in India. The new guidelines set the norms for the foreign universities aspiring to enter into agreement with...
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E-Education by global Bschool creates threat to indian management Institutions

The developments in the field of higher education have grown remarkably. Experts are of opinion that these developments have come up with threats as well as opportunities to enhance the quality of Indian Management Education. One of the developments is the Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) which can have a far-reaching effect on institutions...
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Delhi University to test ‘meta college’ idea – students to choose courses from multiple colleges

Starting from this July, 20 undergraduate students handpicked by Delhi University (DU) will design their course curriculum by choosing courses from multiple colleges of Delhi University, as the varsity prepares to host the country’s first meta college. The meta college will serve as a collaborative platform for all of DU’s affiliated institutions and will...
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Using ‘University’ tag by unrecognized institution punishable: HC

Upholding a lower court order of imposing a fine of Rs 500 on an unrecognised institution for using word “University” for itself, the Delhi High Court said such a move violates the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act. Rejecting the plea of JK Soni who is running an institute with the name of “Commercial University...
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