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'My mission is to bridge skilling gap in workforce,' says Eruditus CEO

The start-up, which closed $650 million funding at $3.2 billion valuation from Softbank and Accel, operates in the re-skilling space

Byju's in talks to acquire US target, likely to bid for Chegg or 2U

The Indian education pioneer is the country's most valuable startup, with a valuation of $22 billion

All universities should provide education from KG to PG, says Khattar

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar Saturday said all universities in the state should make education available from kindergarten level to postgraduation.

Portuguese CPI records inflation rise of 1.9% points from March-April' 22

"Since the beginning of 2022, the year-on-year rate of change of the CPI has shown a significant acceleration," the INE was quoted by Xinhua news agency as saying

IIM-Shillong signs an MoU with NIFT to promote professional growth

Indian Institute of Management - Shillong on Thursday signed an MoU with National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) for facilitating collaboration in areas like students exchange programmes

Aid delivery to Afghan people has not been efficient under Taliban: Report

The report informs that international humanitarian aid to the tune of USD 1.88 billion pledged since mid-2021 has not been distributed efficiently and more than half of all Afghans go hungry

Bodhi Tree to invest Rs 4,500cr in ALLEN, build biggest Indian test-prep co

Deal likely to close in three months

Shitij Kapur on why India offers opportunities in educational partnerships

'Drink' with BS: Meet Shitij Kapur, president & principal of King's College London

Delhi, Punjab govts sign knowledge-sharing agreement for better infra

Mann said that education, health and power were a priority of his government and Punjab can learn from Delhi where a lot of work was done in these fields

Punjab CM to see 'Delhi model' of education, health services tomorrow

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), before coming to power, had promised to improve the condition of schools and hospitals in Punjab

Institutions soon can offer joint degrees, twinning programmes: UGC

Indian and foreign higher education institutions may soon be able to offer joint or dual degrees and twinning programmes with the University Grants Commission (UGC) approving the regulations for these

NEET protests turn murkier, black flags waved at Tamil Nadu Governor

The Dalit outfit Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) and Dravida Kazhagam (DK) activists along with the CPI and CPI-M workers staged a black flag demonstration against Tamil Nadu Governor

UN envoy calls for representative governance, education in Afghanistan

During the meeting with Muslimyar, UNAMA's deputy head discussed representative governance and the need for dialogue at all levels

'Dual-use' learning

UGC's two-degree proposal is a progressive move

Court cannot act as expert in field of education: Supreme Court

Court should leave the institutions to determine whether a candidate possesses requisite qualification or not, says the Supreme Court

Two-degree choice under new UGC guidelines gets thumbs-up from experts

New UGC guidelines will help fast-track National Education Policy in higher education, they say

Andhra Pradesh aims at outcome-oriented education to transform students

'Child is not the reason for his or her low performance' will be the mantra for the teachers and the headmasters to follow to achieve the set objectives in tune with the National Education Policy-2020

Tamil Nadu to open 10 new arts and science colleges

The state government has already announced Rs 1,000 per month for girls as an incentive to pursue higher education

India, US to bolster cooperation in fields of education, skill development

The US thanked India for its support for the "Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)" missions in India and the ministers reiterated their commitment to future DPAA missions.

Himachal emerges as best performing state in education sector: CM Thakur

There are 1,878 senior secondary schools, 931 high schools, 131 degree colleges, 5 engineering colleges, four pharmacy colleges, 16 polytechnic colleges, 138 industrial training institutes in Himachal