dL Weekly Newsletter: March 1, 2013    Volume 10, Issue 9    Budget 2013-14 has good share for education sector Rs. 65,867 crore has ben allocated to the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MoHRD) – an increase of 17 % from the funds allocated last year Pearson announces 100% acquisition of TutorVista In 2009, Pearson had acquired a minority stake in TutorVista, increasing its holding in 2011 to a controlling position of 80 percent LPU wins Shiksha Ratna Award at SES Punjab LPU got this honour for best IT practices in Higher Education for its product "University Management System" Private varsities alleged for tax evasion The Central Revenue Department which has launched the probe with support from UGC estimates tax evasion of several crores from these varsities UPSC to focus on General Studies UPSC is introducing this change with the aim to judge candidates on their knowledge and understanding rather than last moment rote learning "Learning-by-Doing and Learning-while-Earning are the Ways to Bridge the Gap" Although India's higher education system contributes about 350,000 engineers and 2.5 million university graduates annually to our workforce, yet, at any given time, about five million graduates remain unemployed, says Neeti Sharma, Vice President, TeamLease – IIJT "Manage Industry-Academic Alliances like an Investment Portfolio" India faces two basic educational systemic problems at different levels: achieiving quantity along with quality, writes Lokesh Mehra, Director-Education Advocacy, Microsoft Corporation (India) Pvt Ltd "The Principle is Buyer Beware" Higher education, though its purpose is still considered a contestable issue, should aim at equipping the learners to be practical and hence, 'employable', asserts TR Shastri, Dean, ICICI Manipal Academy Latest Videos Dr Manoj Bhatia Director, Sanghvi Institute of Management & Science

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