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Does Harvard have a racial bias in admissions? US top court to decide

Harvard, the oldest and richest college in the US, is fighting a claim that it illegally limits the number of Asian-Americans it accepts.

Delhi University likely to conduct entrance exams for UG students from 2019

Although the details of the entrance-based system are yet to be out, the chances of its implementation are high

Delhi to get special curriculum to train students become entrepreneurs

Sisodia said students need to become job providers and this curriculum will train them before they begin college

Less than 60% engineers, MBA grads get campus placements: Parliament told

'To encourage 100% placements to the graduates, AICTE has launched outcome-based model curriculum for UG and PG level courses'

School's over…. what next? Antarang helps you navigate the plethora options

Antarang has more recently started a post college employment programme - spread over 20 centres in Mumbai - which provides the last mile connectivity

Goyal, Rupani to dedicate first railway university to India on Saturday

Approximately 110 acres of land at Pipaliya village in District Vadodara has been identified for the university

West Bengal board Class X question papers to be opened before students

The new measure was aimed at ensuring that exams were conducted in a transparent manner

New record for IIT Madras year-end placement: 195 firms make 888 job offers

IIT-Madras's previous best was in the 2014-15 academic year when it got 1,019 offers, including for MBA.

IIT Kharagpur sets record: 1,000 offers in 6 days; 20% more than last year

Of the 112 companies visiting IIT Kharagpur, IT/ITeS firms comprised the highest share at 40%, followed by core sector at 20%, analytics 15%, e-commerce 15% and finance 10%

From 2019, ICSE, ISC students can take compartment exam in one subject only

For ICSE examination, the council will also provide paper-wise marks in addition to the subject-wise marks for History, Civics, Geography, English and Science on the marksheet

NIT-Uttarakhand students demand 'safer' campus, to be shifted to Jaipur

The decision in this regard was taken by the ministry following protests by students of NIT in Uttarakhand demanding a 'safer' campus

Offers rise 46%, average pay packages up 10% in week 1 of placements at ISB

The number of companies visiting the campuses in the first week of placements has also risen by 29% to 172 firms this year

Job offers on the rise? Placements at IIT Madras see a 30% uptick

During the academic year 2017-18, 106 companies made 526 offers at the end of day three

Jobs aplenty as IT and finance companies lead third day of hirings at IITs

IIT Roorkee saw recruitments by Citi Bank, Cisco, Fractal Analytics, GE, Math Works, Mercari, OYO Rooms, Paytm, and Razorpay. IIT Kanpur had prominent recruiters like Caterpillar, Taiwan Semiconductor

Certification programme that promises better job prospects for teachers

In education, the only certifications teachers are familiar with are the Bachelor's degree in education- a largely broken system since it is available countrywide for a price

36% teachers' posts vacant at 8 IITs, Varanasi centre worst hit: RTI reply

With 2,269 vacancies, these IITs currently have one teacher for every 16 students

Teach creativity: How a change in education model can cultivate imagination

For education to cultivate creativity and imagination, we need to stop asking students anxiously to follow demonstrable proofs of learning for which imagination is a liability

With Rs 15-million package, Microsoft top recruiter at IITs on Day 1

Other tech and consulting majors at IITs include Google, Apple, BCG, McKinsey

Supreme Court allows aspirants above 25 years to appear for NEET 2019

However, the top court bench, headed by Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri, stated that admission to the courses will be based on the final verdict of the top court

326 companies register for first phase of IIT Madras's recruitment season

Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, BCG, Intel, Citibank, Qualcomm, Bajaj, General Electric will be on the campus,