Page 22 - Higher Education
Last date to apply for SAMS Odisha +3 Admissions; click here to know more
The list for first merit selection will be released on July 18, 2019
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The government and its universities: Ensuring teachers' accountability
Ensuring attendance is important but the govt must not curb voices from the teaching community that are critical of the govt
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The challenges of higher education
If India wants to satisfy the aspirations of its youth, it will have to revamp the higher education system without ifs and buts
Indian parents work overtime and borrow to put their children in varsities
Indian parents spend an average of $ 5,560 on their child's education over a typical university course, the report says
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India's higher education struggling with dwindling teacher headcount
Teacher strength declines for second straight year, pupil-teacher ratio deteriorates
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Rebooting higher education
Skilling and improving the employability of India's graduating workforce remains the country's biggest challenge, as well as its greatest opportunity
The case for autonomy in higher education
Establishing new universities that are progressive, innovative and quick to adapt to a changing world needs careful planning and an understanding of the weaknesses of the current system
Disrupting higher education
The mental conception of a university for most rich people is Harvard or Oxford
Higher education in India: Does the quality match rising expectations?
Universities in US, UK or Europe & even China fare much better than Indian in world ranking index
 "Higher education in India: Does the quality match rising expectations?")
Check out Canada, Australia: Look beyond US for higher education options
Students and IT workers are worried that changes in the US could turn sour
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Changing face of higher education on private campuses
New centres of excellence have come up in north India in the past 5-6 years. They promise flexible curricula, international faculty and research-based education
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Govt rates seats of higher learning
Ranking methods have been worked out for six categories of institutions - engineering, management, pharmacy, architecture, universities and colleges
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