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‘Acad’ Lead Stories
GER in Indian higher education estimated to be about 12.4%
July 28, 2009 India Education Diary.com
New Delhi: The Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Indian higher education is estimated to be about 12.4%, as compared to estimated world average of 26%. In order to achieve the targeted GER of an additional five per cent by the end of the XI Plan, a substantial increase in Plan allocation has been made for the expansion of higher education.
India No. 2 in sending students abroad
July 24, 2009 The Economic Times
New Delhi: More students than ever before are leaving their homeland to pursue higher studies abroad. The number of these mobile students increased two-and-a-half times between 1975 and 2007, to reach 2.8 million. Two-thirds of these foreign students make a beeline for six countries - the US, UK, France, Australia, Germany and Japan in that order.
India plans to welcome foreign universities: Report
July 23, 2009 The Economic Times
New Delhi: The world's leading universities such as Harvard and Yale could soon be allowed to open colleges in India under new legislation proposed by the government. Human resources development minister Kapil Sibal said that inviting foreign universities into the country could help provide some of the millions of young people with skills needed in the fast-growing economy.
Plan budget for higher education increased by Rs 2000 crore
July 12, 2009 The Economic Times
New Delhi: Government has proposed to hike the overall plan budget for higher education for the next fiscal by Rs 2,000 crore. Taking forward the government's intent of having one Central University in each of the uncovered state, an amount of Rs 827 crore has been allocated in the Budget for the purpose. IITs and NITs have been allocated Rs 2,113 crore which includes a provision of Rs 450 crore for new institutes.
RS passes landmark Right to Education Bill
July 20, 2009 The Times of India
New Delhi:A landmark bill providing for free and compulsory education as a fundamental right of children in the 6-14 age group - one of the flagship programmes in the 100-day agenda of the UPA government - was passed by RajyaSabha.
June 14, 2009 The Times of India
New Delhi: The Delhi University is now working on a project to provide video-graphed lectures of teachers from several colleges on-line. For the purpose, the DU is setting up a modern studio at its Institute of Life Long Learning (ILL), where lectures of popular teachers and experts of various disciplines will be recorded and put on its portal.
SPEED-IT to enhance quality techie numbers
July 03, 2009 The Economic Times
Thiruvananthapuram: The irony of a strong demand for highly qualified personnel alongside a lack of employment in the tech sector for engineering and other graduates has prompted Kerala to announce a Special Post graduate Education Expansion Drive in IT (SPEED-IT).
Pune University to get 'smart‘
June 19, 2009 The Hindustan Times
Pune: In its quest to become completely tech-friendly, the University of Pune is all set to train its faculty members to adapt to the new technologies. Dr. Narendra Jadhav, Vice Chancellor, said: "The university believes that the future of education lies in using technology in innovative ways and preparing students to meet the requirements of the industry.”
Guru Jambeshwar University operates helpline for admission seekers
July 02, 2009 India EduNews
Hisar: A helpline and helpdesk will be operated in the campus of Guru Jambeshwar University of Science and Technology for guiding admission seekers for the admission and counselling process.
Deemed Universities to come under RTI
July 02, 2009 India EduNews
Mumbai: The Central Information Commission (CIC) in a noteworthy decision has stated that deemed universities will have to come under the realm of the Right to Information (RTI) Act. This will include their accounting books, the process in which they admit students to the fees being charged by them, everything will then be under the public scrutiny.
‘Acad’ National
Crisil-type agency to rate higher education?
27-Jun-09
Every 2nd student in India enrolls in private college
21-Jun-09
IGNOU starts 'learning revolution' through 100 community colleges
04-Jul-09
India to contribute USD 239.390 million to South Asian University
03-Jul-09
AMU joins hands with British varsities
08-Jun-09
CATE - Common test for English to unite colleges
22-Jun-09
Tougher norms on fee, admissions in deemed universities soon
12-Jun-09
Sibal considers scrapping class 10 board exam
25-Jun-09
IITs plan to hold job fairs abroad to get quality faculty
05-Jul-09
Lovely Professional Univ. (LPU) and SFSU (US) ink MoU for Strategic Partnership in Higher Education
‘Acad’ International
Harvard at home? It’s possible
June 26th, 2009 The Hindustan Times
In the last few years, world’s premiere educational institutes, including Oxford and Yale, explored the possibilities of entering India, but regulatory hurdles forced them to retreat. The proposed law on foreign education providers (FEPs) will change that.
India to provide online education to students in Lesotho
July 02nd, 2009 India EduNews
New Delhi: India on Wednesday inked an agreement with Lesotho to provide online education to students of the southern African country, the government said in a statement.
OECD: On-line "education lighthouse“
July 05th, 2009 University World News
An online collaborative platform to inform education professionals and other interested stakeholders on latest developments in the education sector, called ‘educationtoday”, was launched by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
June 21st, 2009 The Economic Times
