George Yeo is Nalanda Varsity Chancellor
Amartya Sen will be replaced by former foreign minister of Singapore George Yeo Yong-Boon as the next chancellor of Nalanda University. Sen quit earlier this year, blaming it on the delay in approval to his second More...
President calls universities to support grass root innovations
The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee has said that there are several grass root innovations that have the potential for development into viable products. Our Universities should support such micro initiatives. “Innovators More...
Nalanda University to start its first Academic Session from 2014
Nalanda University came into existence November 2010. The University was formed by a special Act of the Indian Parliament . The university has approved 26 faculty positions, 13 each for school of historical studies More...
Amartya Sen takes charge of Nalanda University as Chancellor
Amartya Sen, a Nobel laureate and renowed educationist has been appointed as the first chancellor of the proposed Nalanda University (NU). He is also the chairman of the NU governing body. According to his latest More...
Nalanda University revival project gets 1st donation – Made in China
Zhang Yan handing over cheque to Nalanda VC 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 More...
President Pratibha Patil to look into complaints on Nalanda University VC’s competence
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 More...
New Nalanda University gets Cabinets approval
The Union Cabinet has cleared a Bill that aims to revive the ancient Nalanda University in Bihar as a global centre of learning. Pegged as a symbol of global cooperation in education, the Nalanda University, proposed More...