digitalLEARNING Weekly Newsletter: April 10, 2014   Volume 11, Issue 15

  
PG diploma in urban planning and development to begin soon in Ignou
Indira Gandhi National Open University (Ignou) is launching a postgraduate diploma programme in urban planning and development in the admission season. It is a distance learning programme which will be imparted in English initially through Ignou regional centres.
New PhD programme to boost quality research
In order to boost the quality of research, new PhD programme is launched. It is the Intel PhD sponsorship programme which is being supported by the government of India.
No new technical institution for a year
In the guidelines issued recently, UGC has decided to suspend approval and regulation of new technical institutes for a year.
UGC grants JNU Rs 60 Cr for research
Granting Jawaharlal Nehru University, the status of University with Potential for Excellence (UPE), UGC has given grant of Rs 60 crore to the university for research and infrastructure development.
Schools ask weak students to leave
To secure 100 percent results in the board examination and to maintain a reputation, some of the schools of Chennai have gone to the extent of asking students who perform poorly in class 9 and class 11 to leave immediately and join another school with a pass certificate.
New post graduate programme in IIM- Trichy
IIM-Trichy has launched a post graduate programme in human resource management (PGPHRM) for the working professionals in the city.
Unique way to check impersonation by UP Technical University
The Uttar Pradesh Technical University (UPTU) has found out a unique way to check impersonation. They have introduced some changes in the state entrance examination -2014 for admission to technical colleges.
MBA Craze Tumbles Down: Where Lies the Canker?
A tête-à-tête with aspirants on 'Why MBA' often draws out some of the most diverse answers. In recent times, not only has the B-schools witnessed a dip in placement figures; reports also suggest a nearly 10 percent dip in takers of CAT 2013.
Relevance of Sports Education in Schools
Whether it be high performance sports at the Olympics or the development of sports locally, sports education is becoming increasingly important in the modern world.
  
Experience – A vital key for moulding business skills
MBA needs to be re-imagined, rebuild, redelivered and reinvented for working professionals, opine Rajul Garg, Director, Sunstone Business School in an interaction with Veena Kurup.
   
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