Need over ₹2 crore for foreign education? From scholarships to SIPs - know the smart ways parents can plan for expensive foreign degreesThe escalating cost of foreign education, often underestimated by Indian parents, necessitates early financial planning. Beyond tuition, ac...
14 May, 2026, 05.28 PM IST
Social justice ministry spends Rs 2,042 crore on educational schemes in FY-26The Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has allocated over Rs 2,000 crore for educational initiatives benefiting OBC, EBC, and...
29 Apr, 2026, 09.34 PM IST
10 retirement mistakes you must avoid for a safe and stress-free futureMany people make simple retirement mistakes without knowing the risk. Poor planning, late saving, scams, and wrong money decisions can crea...
24 Apr, 2026, 11.58 PM IST
Sudha Murty shares parenting advice, reveals how she stopped son from wasting money on his birthday: ‘Just because your father has money, you’re not….’Sudha Murty shared a powerful parenting lesson. She taught her son Rohan about financial awareness and empathy by declining an extravagant ...
18 Apr, 2026, 02.03 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi writes to PM Modi, flags delay in scholarships for students from marginalised communitiesRahul Gandhi has addressed Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding critical issues. He highlighted the poor state of hostels for Dalit, ST, ...
11 Jun, 2025, 11.02 AM IST
Parliamentary panel urges Centre to boost SC, ST & OBC scholarshipsA parliamentary panel directs the Centre to enhance and review scholarships for Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes due to insuffic...
02 Apr, 2025, 12.30 AM IST
LIC Golden Jubilee Scholarship Scheme 2024: Scholarship amount hiked up to 100% this year; know which courses get highest fundsLIC Golden Jubilee Scholarship Scheme 2024: Now Life Insurance Coporation of India (LIC) has increased the scholarship amount under this sc...
11 Dec, 2024, 05.11 PM IST
Centre set to rationalize 3 cr scholarships for SC/ST/OBC and minoritiesThe government, faces a difficult task when it undertakes rationalisation of scholarships – it cannot reduce the monetary amount to bring a...
19 Oct, 2021, 10.48 AM IST
More Indian students are getting scholarships at top B-schoolsOne of the major reasons for the sharp spike is that top b-schools have started giving out more scholarships to attract students after they...
10 Dec, 2020, 10.20 AM IST
HRD Ministry clears backlog of scholarships with special grant of Rs 250 croreThe University Grants Commission (UGC) and the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) offer various scholarships to students.
26 Dec, 2018, 07.34 PM IST
From 2019, national talent search exam to have OBC quotaJavadekar said the government has already increased the rates of scholarships and is also planning to double the number of scholarships fro...
01 Nov, 2017, 12.21 PM IST
Government mulling hike in maintenance amount for senior citizensIt also intends to put in place minimum standards and a rating mechanism for organisations providing home care services to senior citizens.
09 Feb, 2017, 06.58 PM IST
Becoming an MBA gets tougher as fees rise, scholarships ebbThe increases come even as almost one in every three freshmen is unable to pay the fees and needs loans or scholarships, said a faculty mem...
27 May, 2016, 02.24 PM IST
Odisha govt announces hike in pre-matric scholarship to SC/STOdisha government announced a hike in pre-matriculation scholarships for students belonging to Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Scheduled Caste (SC...
22 May, 2015, 03.33 PM IST
UGC hikes basic fellowship amount, scholarshipsThe PG scholarships for Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering qualified students will be raised from Rs 8000 to Rs 12,400 per month.
01 Dec, 2014, 09.56 PM IST
Weak rupee: Rush for scholarships as cost of foreign education soarsSeeing the huge rise in applications, some foundations have increased scholarship amounts by 33%, or roughly Rs 1 lakh per student.
15 Jul, 2013, 05.06 AM IST
- Railway Budget 2011: To extend more facilities to employees, families
The Railway Budget also included proposal for expansion of the scope of liberalised active retirement scheme guaranteed for safety category...
25 Feb, 2011, 05.52 PM IST