Page 11 - Higher Education

Medical courses at IITs? UGC draft guidelines get a thumbs up

Higher education centres say multidisciplinary learning could aid research, resolve faculty crunch

Tech upskilling start-up Scaler completes $55-million funding

With this fresh round of funding, the total capital raised by Scaler Academy since January 2020 stands at $76.5 million with a valuation of $710 million

upGrad appoints Vikram Vyas as VP Growth, International Sales

Edtech major upGrad on Friday said it has appointed Vikram Vyas as Vice President - Growth, International Sales for the Asia Pacific and EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) regions.

TN farmer's girl receives Rs 3 cr US scholarship for bachelors study

Swega Swaminathan from Kasipalayam village in Erode district, who is the daughter of a farmer has received a full scholarship of Rs 3 crore to pursue a bachelor's degree in Chicago University

Bigger, better: Average salary up 20% in phase 1 of IIT placements

While most of the campuses are yet to wrap up the first phase of placements, which began on December 1, some of the older IITs have witnessed a significant jump in salary packages

Delhi University to hold entrance exams for admissions from 2022: Officials

The executive council (EC) is the highest decision-making body of the university and despite dissent by some members of the council, it approved the proposal to hold entrance tests

Manipal launches digital learning resource MedAce for medical undergrads

With about 540 medical colleges absorbing 80,000 students a year, Manipal aims to help medical undergraduates revise their formal education at colleges, apart from helping them with university exams

CollegeDekho closes $35mn Series B round led by Winter Capital, ETS

Firm will boost investment in products and tech while growing new verticals like Ed-Fin-Tech, student accommodation and coaching for higher education

CollegeDekho raises $35-mn funding from QIC, Disrupt ADQ and others

CollegeDekho, an online college admissions and higher education services platform, on Wednesday said it has raised USD 35 million (about Rs 260 crore)

Fall 2021 sees 4% uptick in international student enrollments in the US

Fall 2021 semester admissions mostly took place in August-September when international student influx resumed after the second Covid-19 wave began subsiding in several nations

BS Number Wise: There are no NEET solutions

Tamil Nadu has no faith in the test to select students for medical colleges, data shows there is little reason to chuck out the system

IISc is India's best university in 'Times Higher Education' list

Saveetha University (166th) sees biggest climb after featuring in the 501+ band previously

4-yr undergrad course likely to be implemented in all central universities

While the UGC is in discussion with the universities, the Education Ministry has also asked the vice-chancellors of all central universities to plan the implementation of FYUP.

JEE Advanced top rank holders want to study at IIT Bombay

Mridul Agarwal from Delhi zone, who has bagged the top rank, wants to pursue B Tech in Computer Science at IIT Bombay.

Over 41,000 candidates crack 2021 JEE-Advanced exam

A total of 1,41,699 candidates appeared in both paper 1 and 2 of the JEE (Advanced) Exam 2021

Indian students mull other options as Australia, Canada reject visas

The US is back in favour along with the UK for overseas admissions in Spring semester of January 2022

Backdoor entry in colleges should stop, students work hard to get in: HC

It is high time that backdoor entries, including in medical colleges, should stop, the Delhi High Court has said

Sikkim orders reopening of institutions of higher learning from Tuesday

All government, private, private-aided and unaided schools will, however, remain close till October 31 as per a circular issued two days ago.

Higher education institutions to open for final year students from Oct 4

All higher education institutions, including technical, polytechnic and medical, will be allowed to operate from October 4 onwards for final year students, Pinarayi Vijayan said on Tuesday

J-K among country's one of best in education infrastructure: LG Sinha

Manoj Sinha said the government is bringing reforms for the transformation of the education ecosystem by bridging the gaps and opening up new opportunities for the younger generation