Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, has distanced himself from the controversy over Dr Gopa Sabharwal’s appointment as Vice Chancellor of Nalanda University. He said that President Pratibha Patil in her capacity as the Visitor of the Nalanda International University would look into any complaint about competence of its Vice-Chancellor .”The Visitor is the competent authority...
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The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has demanded easier Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) norms for Indian Higher Education. It said that FDI in a Section 25 company against equity subscription should not come under the purview of the Foreign Currency Regulation Act (FCRA) at a Higher Education Summit hosted by it . In higher...
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“The Government of India plans to increase research and development (R&D) positions to hire at least 10,000 PhDs every year during the 12th Plan to prevent brain drain while boosting reasearch in the country”, said Ashwini Kumar, Minister of State. Additionally at least 2,500 high value employment will be generated in private sector per...
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The Government of Tamilnadu has notified the the much-awaited Tamil Nadu Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2011. This will pave the way for the implementation of the Right to Education Act of 2009 that entitles every child to free and compulsory education till he/she completes the age of 14. According to...
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It seems like none of Prime Minister’s advisers are happy with state of education in the country. Sam Pitroda, Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations adviser has expressed his unhappiness with the delay in implementation of higher education reforms at the FICCI Higher Education Summit. A few days back economic adviser Raghuram Rajan had slammed...
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Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, planning commission has supported changing laws to allow universities to hire foreign faculty. Addressing the FICCI Higher Education Summit he said, “Indian universities must have an international flavour, international students, international staff. This would not happen unless the government removes the restriction on employment of international faculty. “ Under the current...
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Scotland’s University of Strathclyde business school has opened its maiden campus in India in Noida, Delhi NCR. It has partnered with SKIL, an infrastructure development company that recently forayed into the education sector, for the same. The campus was inaugurated by Scotland’s Education Minister Michael Russell who termed it as a move which will...
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Get ready for the biggest Indian MBA entrance test yet. The HRD ministry has supposedly given its approval to All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) ‘s proposal for a single entrance exam Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) for management aspirants, on the lines of Common Admission Test (CAT). The CMAT is supposed to...
At the all IIM council meet headed by Kapil Sibal, union minister of human resource development, and attended by the directors of 12 IIMs, Minister of State for HRD Dr D Purandeshwari and key administrative officials of the ministry, several important decisions were agreed upon. The IIM Council comprising IIM Directors, the HRD Minister...
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