Over 23,000 higher education courses to be made available for free on new portal: UGCOver 23,000 higher education courses, including programmes on Artificial Intelligence, cyber security and early childhood care, will now be...
28 Jul, 2022, 08.26 PM IST
Online courses for school kids: Which courses are available, how much do these costIn line with the new job avenues and career options that have replaced traditional jobs, a wide range of massive open online courses (MOOC)...
02 May, 2022, 06.30 AM IST
How Union Budget 2022 has helped reduce friction for study abroad aspirantsIn 2016, the Union Education Ministry came up with the SWAYAM portal, an IIT Madras operated MOOC platform that delivers pre-recorded lesso...
12 Feb, 2022, 10.29 PM IST
Can you pursue a Master’s in Computer Science without an Undergraduate Degree in it?With the big data boom, the need for analytical skills is at an all time high. This is where a degree in Computer Science helps one develop...
10 Feb, 2022, 04.38 PM IST
Ahead of Children's Day, Centre to launch ARPIT and LEAP to train India's teachersThe move, the Human Resources Development (HRD) ministry feels, will prod and incentivise teachers to improve upon their skills.
12 Nov, 2018, 08.04 PM IST
Government to offer 300+ eCourses in Hindi, local languagesThe HRD ministry has decided to offer nearly 300 online courses in Hindi and 10 other Indian languages on its online course portal Swayam.
25 Dec, 2017, 11.11 PM IST
Arvind Subramanian aided online course on economy may give HRD’s Swayam the much-needed pushHe will conduct a 40-hour course on economy, focussing on major economic trends, possibly even the demonetisation issue, which will subsequ...
10 May, 2017, 12.52 AM 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
HRD ministry to develop IIT-Pal app to help JEE aspirants in preparationTo reduce the menace of the coaching centres, HRD ministry plans to build IIT-Pal app which will provide study material to JEE aspirants in...
29 May, 2016, 12.19 PM IST
AISECT Launches MOOC Portal, Ropes in ALISON of IrelandAISECT has launched a MOOC portal, aisectmoocs.com, to offer 2,000 free courses ranging from those based on school curriculum to skills dev...
19 May, 2016, 06.30 PM IST
HRD ministry for IPR status to massive open online course,to make it global brandIndia’s much-awaited free top-level online courses are set to be backed with intellectual property rights (IPR) to ensure exclusivity.
21 Apr, 2016, 05.50 AM IST
Future Group launches 18-month course in design management with MISB BocconiCalled the‘International Executive Masters in Business Design Management’, the programme will include components like retail channels, desi...
07 Jul, 2015, 03.53 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
HRD ministry to launch e-education courses from top institutes like IIT and IIMCentral universities, Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) will soon start offering massive op...
12 Sep, 2014, 04.20 AM IST
Liqvid e-Learning Services: Vivek Agarwal's Rs 15 crore firm cashes in on demand for EnglishIn spreading the use of this language, the Rs 15 crore Liqvid has struck a chord with the masses.
28 Jul, 2014, 08.26 AM IST
IT industry to reskill staff as newer technology reshapes businessNew and specialist skills are becoming critical for the Indian IT and business process management (BPM) sectors.
18 Sep, 2013, 11.43 AM IST
Seven IITs, Infosys, TCS, Cognizant and Nasscom team up to provide free online coursesThe courses will be offered using the model of massive open online courses, which is globally creating an upheaval in the world of higher e...
19 Jul, 2013, 06.02 AM IST