Japan keen to invest in education sector in Uttarakhand: Govt
According to an official representative of the Uttarakhand state government, a Japanese education society, Hi-No-De’s representatives met Chief Minister Harish Rawat and expressed interest in investing in the More...
‘Skill up India’ online education portal launched in Gujarat
In Gujarat, a free education portal ‘Skill Up India’ (SUI) has been launched, by ‘Code for India’ (CFI) based at Silicon Valley, it’s a network of Indian-origin technology professionals. CFI is the coming More...
Delhi Government Outlines Education Goals
The Delhi government announced that it has plans to develop the Capital as the country’s premier knowledge hub with an aim for 20 per cent growth that could be achieved by accumulating knowledge-based resources, More...
HRD’s ordinance to undo SC order on MBA courses
NEW DELHI: The HRD ministry has moved an ordinance to amend the All India Council for Technical Education Act to undo the recent Supreme Court judgment which said AICTE approval was not required for obtaining permission More...
Indian education market demands USD 100 billion investments: report
“India is the one of the most emerging education market especially due to the upcoming generation who is willing to explore more and secondly due to the demographic dividends. However there exist certain gaps More...
Central Universities will grant vocational education degrees from 2013 onwards
The central universities with an affiliation of University Grants Commission (UGC) will soon be awarding bachelor’s degree in vocational education from academic year 2013-14. The aim of the decision is to create More...
Vocational Education & the year passed by…
Surekha Sridhar Surekha Sridhar is Director – India Operations at Academic Skill Builders and an analyst on Vocational Education in India. She holds fifteen years of experience in the fields of education, More...
Founder of Shoppers stop retail, BS Nagesh enters vocational education
B S Nagesh has set up Trrain BS Nagesh, the pioneer of modern retail in India with Shoppers Stop has now started TRRAIN Foundation to train retail staff. TRRAIN (Trust for Retailers and Retail Associates of India) has More...
HDFC to enter education sector with investment of 100 crore
HDFC One of India’s premier financial institution Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (HDFC) has announced strategic plans to enter the Education Sector. Right now the HDFC board has approved investment More...