Long-due reforms, devil lies in details: NEP evokes mixed reactions from academiciansJamia Millia Islamia vice-chancellor called the NEP "groundbreaking" and said higher education in India will now be holistic and multi-disc...
Women entrepreneurs key to India achieving 9-10% growth: Amitabh KantDrawing attention to India being one of the largest markets for digital consumers with over 600 million internet users, second only to Chin...
HUA launches 'Angikaar campaign', to bring PMAY(U) beneficiaries into Ujjawala, Ayushman Bharat foldAccording to the ministry, around 88 lakh houses have so far been approved against the demand of 1.12 crore.
Infosys offers e-courses for engineering studentsStudents signing up on the platform get access to proprietary courseware to deploy knowledge gained on live projects. Infosys will provide ...
Tech executives pick internet of things, artificial intelligence most to upskillAI, which seems to be becoming a mainstay in almost every form of technology, is going to pop up in all new platforms, devices or apps more...
Women sign up for online tech courses to upgrade skills“I know this role will be redundant soon. The clamour for up-skilling continues and while my employer is proactive with in-house L&D (learn...
In a first, AICTE gives credits for new tech coursesRecruiters are happy with the move as it would give them access to a larger talent pool from in areas like artificial intelligence & Intern...
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.
Aadhaar may be made must for e-coursesAs per the draft regulations, online courses will be as per UGC's guidelines on choice-based credit system scheme for conventional colleges...
Arianna Huffington launches wellness platform in partnership with Times BridgeThrive Global, which focuses on reducing employee burnout and stress, plans to hire a team in India, Huffington told ET.
An app to help all mothers going on maternity leave at MindtreeThe MiLady app has sections related to policies and benefits, organisational news and updates, maternity coaching and advice related to mot...
E-courses benefit 90% of Indian online students: SurveyCoursera, one of the largest purveyors of MOOCs, has conducted the first survey of its impact on professional andor academic careers of lea...
100 KAUSHAL centres to be opened in the new academic year: UGC OfficialAs part of its effort to meet the increasing demand for skilled hands, the UGC has decided to set up 100 KAUSHAL Centres across the country.
- Colleges seek help from e-Course platform EdX
BITS Pilani has invested Rs 2 cr to offer 10 courses on the edX platform, available only to on-campus students while other institutions inc...
Indians No 2 users of MIT-Harvard e-coursesOver 2.5 lakh Indians registered for courses on edX, massive open online course platform founded by MIT and Harvard University in May 2012 ...
Vote on Account 2014: Technology as enabler- Some ideas for the next governmentIndia is technically still a developing nation, it has access to transformative technology that, if leveraged properly, can catapult it int...