| MeritTrac plans to invest Rs 20-cr to up offerings | 20-NOV-09 |
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| When the IIMs decided to award the contract to Prometric for conducting the Common Admission Test (CAT) online, and Pearson bringing its assessment brand to India, it must have been a wake up call for MeritTrac, a large assessment company. But, the company is not losing sleep. |
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| Fixing higher education | 15-NOV-09 |
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| The burgeoning demand for graduates as economic growth accelerates has been encouraging Minister for Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal to examine more innovative ways of involving the private sector, especially in higher and technical education. This is sensible in as much as the government lacks the financial wherewithal to focus on this sector when the claims from primary education are much more pressing. |
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| IIT-Jee reform not a new idea | 02-NOV-09 |
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| Union Human Resources Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal recently hinted that Class XII students may require more than 60 per cent (the current percentage requirement) to appear for the IIT-JEE exam. Notwithstanding the fact that the suggestion raised a major debate, after which Sibal backtracked, this is not the first instance of the HRD ministry floating an idea to reform the JEE system. |
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| Sibal keen to forge alliance with US universities | 27-OCT-09 |
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| With the government deciding to set up 14 innovation universities, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal on Monday said he hoped India could forge an alliance with leading US universities to shape the structure of the proposed institutes. Sibal will visit US universities and discuss partnership and collaboration with Indian institutions. |
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| Committee to examine fee structure of IITs | 25-OCT-09 |
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| A high level committee appointed by the IIT Council will revisit the fee structure as part of its mandate to assess how the revenue could be increased for the premier institutes. |
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| Accept pay scale, IIT federation tells members | 25-OCT-09 |
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| The All India IIT Faculty Federation (AIIITFF) President M Thenmozhi today urged faculty members of all the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) to accept and implement the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission. |
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| Mayawati writes to Sibal over entrance issue | 21-OCT-09 |
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| Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has reacted strongly to media reports regarding the central government decision of making 80 per cent marks in intermediate level as cut-off for the IIT entrance test. |
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| IIMs' glo-cal dilemma | 21-OCT-09 |
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| Last week's decision by Minister of Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal to allow the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) to go global is a good idea, provided it does not draw on the manpower and financial resources of IIMs in India. The concept generated heated debate two years ago when Sibal’s predecessor Arjun Singh turned down IIM, Bangalore’s proposal to set up a campus in Singapore at the suggestion of that country's government. Singh’s argument then was that the IIMs should first concentrate on meeting domestic demand. Sibal has since reversed that stand, saying the IIMs would be free to go abroad provided they amended their memoranda of association. Rather than set up foreign campuses, IIMs should look at the franchise option to build their brand globally. |
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| Policy to attract overseas students to IITs | 19-OCT-09 |
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| The first IIT Council meeting under the chairmanship of HRD Minister Kapil Sibal tomorrow is expected to frame a multi-pronged policy, including introducing scholarships and reduction in fee, to attract more foreign students at the post-graduate level in the institutes. |
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| Govt says it is open to IIMs going abroad | 17-OCT-09 |
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| The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) today said it was open "in principle" to the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) setting up campuses abroad. |
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| IIM directors, board to be appointed through collegium | 16-OCT-09 |
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| Appointment of directors and board members of the Indian Institute of Managements (IIMs) will be done through an independent collegium from now on, a move that will make the process broad-based, the government said today. |
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| Common entrance test for new central varsities mooted | 14-OCT-09 |
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| Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal has asked 15 new central universities to look at conducting a common entrance test for admission to their courses. This will enable common counselling so that students and their families are saved from the trouble of going to various locations for tests and counselling. |
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