IIT-Madras launches 5 courses in AI through SWAYAM PlusIndian Institute of Technology-Madras introduces five artificial intelligence courses. These courses are available through the SWAYAM Plus ...
05 May, 2025, 02.08 PM IST
IIT-Madras revamps B Tech degree programme to offer flexibilityIndian Institute of Technology, Madras has overhauled its B.Tech degree program to offer flexibility and entrepreneurship exploration, base...
11 Jun, 2024, 05.20 PM IST
IIT-Madras aims to incubate 100 startups in 2024IIT Madras’ Incubation Cell – recognised as one of India's top deep-tech start-up ecosystems – is the institute’s umbrella body for cultiva...
02 Jan, 2024, 05.06 PM IST
DU, AMU, Visva Bharti among 105 varsities introducing 4-year UG courses from new session: UGCThe Central universities opting for the four-year UG courses are -- Delhi University, Aligarh Muslim University, Viswa Bharti university, A...
14 Jun, 2023, 05.10 PM IST
Students with four-year undergraduate degree can directly pursue Ph.D, says UGC chairmanUGC chairman Jagadesh Kumar on Wednesday said students with four-year undergraduate degree can directly pursue Ph.D programmes. The chairma...
14 Dec, 2022, 05.24 PM IST
University Grants Commission to issue new rule book on 4-year UG, PhD coursesIn the works are the long-awaited guidelines for four-year undergraduate programmes - strongly advocated in the new Education policy.
16 Mar, 2022, 11.52 PM IST
Skill-Lync raises $17.5 million from Iron Pillar, othersEdtech startup Skill-Lync will use the funding to increase the number of engineering courses it offers, as well as build its management tea...
03 Aug, 2021, 12.16 PM IST
Science should be solution-based, people-centric: Harsh Vardhan"We have to make sure that the science that we do...of course, the fundamental science is important, translational science is important (bu...
28 Feb, 2021, 04.00 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Ayurveda research & teaching institute in GujaratThe newly formed Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda (ITRA), which the PM inaugurated through video conferencing, has been accor...
13 Nov, 2020, 04.18 PM IST
How private universities are reviving liberal arts education in IndiaThe vice-chancellor of Ashoka University, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, hopes the focus on liberal arts will help break into better global ranking in...
25 Jan, 2018, 06.15 PM IST
IITs tweaking seats for programmes in line with demandIIT Kanpur is also reducing the number of seats in metallurgical engineering, which is not seen to be so popular, and offering as many seat...
05 May, 2017, 01.01 AM IST
K J Somaiya Center for Buddhist Studies introduces course in PaliThe courses offered are Certificate courses in Elementary Pali, Pali Textual Study (Duration 10 months) and Advanced Diploma in Pali (Durat...
12 Aug, 2015, 02.41 PM IST
Jamia Millia Islamia to introduce four new coursesThe online application process for the admissions to various undergraduate, postgraduate and diploma courses being offered by the varsity w...
12 Apr, 2015, 05.22 PM IST
Choice-based credit system will foster interdisciplinary educationThe lack of an interdisciplinary approach is one reason why we are losing many of our brightest students to universities abroad.
19 Feb, 2015, 01.45 PM IST
Beyond MBAs: Niche and interdisciplinary master’s courses finding more takersJindal School and Mumbai’s Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) and the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore offer public policy p...
01 Dec, 2013, 01.48 PM IST
Delhi University must not rush its four-year undergraduate programmeForcing innovation in higher education can have unpleasant consequences.
26 Apr, 2013, 04.31 PM IST
- TISS to recruit faculty on contractual basis
Something fundamental is changing in public universities of India that have always provided their teachers job security & comfort of fixed ...
11 Jul, 2011, 01.00 PM IST