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  • FIITJEE slammed for ad 'belittling' student who quit institute and got 99.99 in JEE-Mains: 'Disgusting' March 18, 2024 01:29 PM IST

    FIITJEE slammed for ad 'belittling' student who quit institute and got 99.99 in JEE-Mains: 'Disgusting'

    The FIITJEE advertisement published on the front page of a national newspaper claimed that the ex-student could have secured a 100 NTA score in JEE-Mains 2024 and not 99.99 if she remained with them and not shifted to an 'EVIL Institute from Kota with a history of suicides'.

  • Education Roundup: India's first Metaverse & AI0based admission process; Inlaks Shivdasani Scholarship; Duolingo English test accepted in 5,000 universities; Canada's postgrad work permit update March 14, 2024 06:45 PM IST

    Education Roundup: India's first Metaverse & AI0based admission process; Inlaks Shivdasani Scholarship; Duolingo English test accepted in 5,000 universities; Canada's postgrad work permit update

    Here's a roundup of the whirl of news in education, from best study destinations, joint ventures to scholarships, student visas, university fees, and a lot more. Stay tuned for more from the world of the academics at home and in the world.

  • Education Roundup: Ericsson & DoT to offer 5G courses; Switzerland tops best education destination; Univ of Birmingham tie-up with Maha Guv; British Council announces GREAT scholarships March 14, 2024 06:32 PM IST

    Education Roundup: Ericsson & DoT to offer 5G courses; Switzerland tops best education destination; Univ of Birmingham tie-up with Maha Guv; British Council announces GREAT scholarships

    Here's a roundup of the whirl of news in education, from best study destinations, joint ventures to scholarships, student visas, university fees, and a lot more. Stay tuned for more from the world of the academics at home and in the world.

  • Will Britain let China browbeat its universities? March 13, 2024 12:19 PM IST

    Will Britain let China browbeat its universities?

    A recent incident of a University College London lecturer being barred from teaching a research module after Chinese students complained that it was “provocative” has kicked off a debate on academic ideals and commercial pragmatism. Overseas students in the UK pay on average 2.4 times more tuition fees than domestic counterparts, providing a critical revenue stream that any administrator would be loath to jeopardise

  • Ericsson and DoT collaborate to offer accredited courses on 5G March 12, 2024 03:23 PM IST

    Ericsson and DoT collaborate to offer accredited courses on 5G

    Ericsson and Department of Telecommunications (DoT) collaborate to offer accredited courses on 5G for DoT’s initiative on 100 5G use case labs.

  • FIITJEE holds employee salaries for second month in a row, calls it "wake-up call" to make them work harder March 13, 2024 11:01 AM IST

    FIITJEE holds employee salaries for second month in a row, calls it "wake-up call" to make them work harder

    In multiple e-mails over the past few weeks, the company, backed by Matrix Venture Partners, told employees that while FIITJEE does not face an immediate liquidity crisis, it has deliberately suspended salaries to give them a "wakeup call" to work harder.

  • Most Indian women want to study in the US: MSM Unify’s survey report March 11, 2024 06:20 PM IST

    Most Indian women want to study in the US: MSM Unify’s survey report

    Among the survey respondents, 67% female respondents said that finances could come in the way of their study abroad planning.

  • New Zealand improves student visa processing March 10, 2024 09:22 PM IST

    New Zealand improves student visa processing

    Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has improved the process for deciding student visa applications by giving their staff more efficient assessment tools and letter templates.

  • International staff and students feel unwelcome in the Netherlands: Survey March 10, 2024 09:12 PM IST

    International staff and students feel unwelcome in the Netherlands: Survey

    Most international students and staff in Dutch universities feel less welcome today than they did when they first arrived in the country.

  • Switzerland tops leaderboard of best education destinations for mobile HNW March 08, 2024 04:04 PM IST

    Switzerland tops leaderboard of best education destinations for mobile HNW

    Switzerland has topped the list of the best education destinations for young HNWs, according to Henley & Partners

  • Canva to train CBSE teachers in visual communication, GenAI tools March 07, 2024 05:25 PM IST

    Canva to train CBSE teachers in visual communication, GenAI tools

    The programme is aimed at enhancing digital creativity skills amongst principals and teachers and is expected to benefit over 8.4 lakh teachers and over 2.5 crore students across CBSE schools in India, Canva said in a statement.

  • University of Chicago's Center in Delhi marks a decade in India March 06, 2024 07:04 PM IST

    University of Chicago's Center in Delhi marks a decade in India

    Established in 2014 as a hub for teaching, research, and dialogue, the University of Chicago Center in Delhi has completed 10 years.

  • UniCreds launches Rs 50 lakh scholarship March 06, 2024 06:51 PM IST

    UniCreds launches Rs 50 lakh scholarship

    UniCreds launches scholarship across three categories for students who aspire to pursue higher education in the UK, the US, Canada, and Australia. This scholarship grants Rs 15 lakh to women who aim to pursue STEM careers.

  • Psychometric tests, higher score, hand-written codes: Tech companies make freshers sweat for an offer March 04, 2024 10:26 AM IST

    Psychometric tests, higher score, hand-written codes: Tech companies make freshers sweat for an offer

    Placement officials told Moneycontrol that companies are demanding expert-level skills and coding flair from college graduates.

  • Japan to expand financial aid to non-Japanese students March 03, 2024 11:08 AM IST

    Japan to expand financial aid to non-Japanese students

    Japan's Ministry of Education is expanding the scope of its financial aid provisions for non-Japanese students' university education.

  • Manchester University invites applications from Indians for LLM in Security and International Law February 29, 2024 04:28 PM IST

    Manchester University invites applications from Indians for LLM in Security and International Law

    Candidates who have completed a minimum of a three-year degree and who have obtained First Class from a reputable university are considered for postgraduate study in Law.

  • Nigerian students flee war-torn Sudan to study in India February 25, 2024 12:20 PM IST

    Nigerian students flee war-torn Sudan to study in India

    194 Nigerian students studying in Sudan have fled to India and Northern Cyrus to continue education.

  • Indian students are top first-year international students driving Germany’s enrolment growth February 25, 2024 11:39 AM IST

    Indian students are top first-year international students driving Germany’s enrolment growth

    Indian students top enrolment in German universities, with most of the new students hailing from India at 11,733, followed by China at 5,661.

  • PM Modi inaugurates 200-acre IIM-Jammu campus February 25, 2024 09:20 AM IST

    PM Modi inaugurates 200-acre IIM-Jammu campus

    A Rs 500-crore, 200-acre state-of-the-art campus of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) was inaugurated by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

  • FM Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates BITS Pilani campus in Mumbai's Kalyan February 24, 2024 07:15 PM IST

    FM Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates BITS Pilani campus in Mumbai's Kalyan

    The Rs 1,600-crore campus spread across 60 acres will accommodate 5,000 students on full capacity

  • In the age of AI, make sure your brain has a diverse portfolio too February 23, 2024 01:12 PM IST

    In the age of AI, make sure your brain has a diverse portfolio too

    Students find shelter from the AI storm by taking joint degrees that help make them adaptable to a shifting jobs market

  • Why India’s attempt to regulate coaching schools is doomed to fail February 23, 2024 09:50 AM IST

    Why India’s attempt to regulate coaching schools is doomed to fail

    What is needed is a holistic approach aimed at improving the quality of school education across the board

  • Pearson and University Living collaborate to offer accommodation & financial services to students February 22, 2024 06:43 PM IST

    Pearson and University Living collaborate to offer accommodation & financial services to students

    Pearson has partnered with University Living (UL) to facilitate foreign accommodation, financial services, and logistics support for study-abroad aspirants in India.

  • University of Birmingham tie-up with Government of Maharashtra February 22, 2024 06:34 PM IST

    University of Birmingham tie-up with Government of Maharashtra

    The University of Birmingham is partnering with the government of Maharashtra to set up a specialist Research and Innovation Hub.

  • Samsung Innovation Campus inaugurated in Hubli February 22, 2024 06:08 PM IST

    Samsung Innovation Campus inaugurated in Hubli

    Samsung R&D Institute Bengaluru (SRI-B) has inaugurated the Samsung Innovation Campus programme at the KLE Institute of Technology (KLEIT), Hubli to upskill youth in future technology domains.

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