Kolhapur based Shivaji University has been awarded a 20 Crore Maharashtra state Government grant. This was announced by Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan at a function organized to mark the inauguration of the varsity’s golden jubilee year. The Government has already sanctioned Rs 50 crore as grant for the university’s golden jubilee year projects. The...
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According to a news report in Economic Times, the number of US students in India has seen a huge increase. As per Anand Krishna, Information Officer with the US Consulate General in Chennai, Quality Indian Education which is also less expensive has attracted more American students to Indian universities, a US official said today....
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Pearson Education Services (PES) has appointed former Indian test cricket team captain, Anil Kumble as its brand ambassador. The legendary cricketer will endorse Pearson’s education products starting with DigiClass, a world-class teaching tool. Apart from signing up Anil Kumble, PES has also launched an integrated advertising campaign including television, print and digital media to...
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Brilliant Tutorials (BT), the Chennai based leading test preparation company, has signed up with CL Educate (Career Launcher) as a platform partner for the North and East India including about 20 states of the country according to a press statement issued by the companies. BT currently has over 8000 students from this geography undertaking...
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Universities and Science Minister of the United Kingdom David Willetts has announced the signing of an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between University of Oxford and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore on the Oxford-IISc Axis on Affordable Healthcare. The MOU will harness complementary scientific capabilities of Oxford and IISc in biology and...
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Taking note of the continuing malpractices in the higher education which unfairly affect students the Govt. of India is strengthening the legislation to prevent the same. To prevent educational institutions from demanding capitation fee for admission, the government wants to double the proposed penalty in the bill to Rs. 1 crore from the original...
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Education support services firm Edserv has partnered with Aircel, to provide access to educational content to mobile subscribers. The company expects 2 million students to access educational content through its application ‘HumThum’ in the next year with revenues of around Rs. 40 Crore through this agreement, EdServ said in a statement. “Aircel has over...
According to a news report in Times of India, Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) are considering conducting their joint entrance examination (JEE) for admission to the IITs online on the lines of the Indian Institutes of Management. While the common admission test (CAT) for entry into IIMs went online three years ago and there...
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After being in news for all the controversies for some time, an ambitious Nalanda University revival project got 1st boost in the form of funding from China. This funding will be utilized for the purpose of building a Chinese-type library. Today Chinese ambassador to India, Zhang Yan formally handed over the cheque of USD...
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