NPTEL, IIT Madras collaborate with Glass Academy FoundationNPTEL in partnership with Indian Institute of Technology Madras, aims to take this course to 1,600 colleges and educational institutions in...
23 Feb, 2018, 05.49 PM IST
1/3rd desi developers self-taught: SurveyAs high as 70% of around 3,700 Indian developers surveyed said they had taught themselves how to code, either exclusively, or in addition t...
25 Jan, 2018, 11.14 AM IST
Re-skilling: Education-technology platforms vying to cash in on opportunities in IndiaOnline education was a somewhat nondescript industry in India until a few months ago when a report by consulting firm McKinsey & Co created...
30 Jun, 2017, 01.09 AM IST
Only IISc, IIMB join India's official online platformThis academic year, IISc will offer nine courses and IIMB, which is also the national MOOCs coordinator for management programmes, will off...
29 Jun, 2017, 11.37 AM IST
Government rolls out Pradhan Mantri Yuva Yojana for entrepreneurs"The scheme spans over five years (2016-17 to 2020-21) with a project cost of Rs 499.94 crore and will provide entrepreneurship education a...
09 Nov, 2016, 08.19 PM IST
NIIT acquires EdTech startup, PerceptronPerceptron's acquisition will further look at building the multi-modal learning platform and 360 degree learning eco-system.
27 Sep, 2016, 02.17 PM IST
Plan for more IIM graduates: Prakash Javadekar at IIM Directors' meetThe IIMs are expected to submit plans on expansion keeping in mind their capacity and infrastructure capabilities.
20 Sep, 2016, 08.01 PM IST
Guidelines framed for transfer of online credits to regular coursesThe guidelines have been framed for the HRD Ministry's massive open online courses (MOOC) platform Swayam.
24 Jun, 2016, 08.04 PM IST
Guidelines framed for transfer of online credits to regular courses: UGCThe guidelines have been framed keeping in mind the HRD Ministry's massive open online courses (MOOC) platform 'Swayam'.
24 Jun, 2016, 04.45 PM IST
Third eye: Tapping skills offshoreWhile HRD ministry plans its own IPR-backed online MOOCs portal, the National Skill Development Council is looking at foreign shores.
02 Jun, 2016, 02.02 AM IST
SWAYAM platform: Modi government set to make online courses count towards college degreeIt will also allow students across institutions in India to take up courses which may not be available at their institute and also win cred...
24 May, 2016, 01.06 AM IST
How business schools are fostering social impactFrom the broad themes such as ‘women’, ‘physically challenged’, ‘education’ and ‘healthcare’, IIMK now has a wide array of projects.
17 May, 2016, 02.25 AM IST
California-based University of the People planning collaboration with India for online educationUniversity of the People, the world’s first non-profit tuition-free varsity, is looking at India as a major destination for students.
29 Dec, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
IGNOU asked to restart e-Gyankosh programmeWhen discontinued, the e-GyanKosh platform was receiving on an average 1000 visits per day from across the world and by November 2013 had r...
26 Jun, 2015, 04.23 PM IST
India to explore US assistance in setting up IIT campusThe two countries also decided to focus on developing vocational skills by augmenting their cooperation in the field of community colleges.
17 Nov, 2014, 09.58 PM IST
How Lovleen Bhatia turned Edureka into a Rs 30 crore venture in 4 yearsEdureka broke even in April 2013 and went on to increase our customer base 20 times in 2013-14, clocking a turnover of Rs 30 crore.
30 Jun, 2014, 09.29 AM IST
Virtual classes bring visibility to universities, and also help sharpen teaching skillsOver the past year at the University of Rochester, we have taught this type of online course in partnership with Coursera
18 Mar, 2014, 06.00 AM IST