digitalLEARNING Weekly Newsletter: March 13, 2014   Volume 11, Issue 11

  
Time for India to take leadership position in higher education, says President
The higher education institutes of India are not ranked among the best institutions across the world, says the President of India Pranab Mukherjee.
UPTU to establish finishing schools to serve as employment cells
The Uttar Pradesh Technical University (UPTU) has started a project in which finishing schools are being established in engineering colleges affiliated to the university.
Mumbai University exams rescheduled due to polls
A fresh list of dates has been released by the Mumbai University for the 476 exams affected due to general elections this year.
UGC to re-implement PG scholarship for GATE qualified students
The UGC executive body has given approval to the proposal to re-implement PG scholarship to all colleges and universities for master of engineering (ME) and master of technology (MTech) for all the engineering graduates who have qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE).
Two certificates courses launched in competition policy and law
The National Law University Delhi (NLUD) and CUTS Institute for Regulation and Competition (CIRC) have come together to launch two certificate courses in competition policy and law.
Banaras Hindu University to start MSc in forensic science
Banaras Hindu University in collaboration with a Hydrabad-based laboratory and two foreign universities will introduce a master’s course in forensic science.
Achieving literacy of young women to take more than half a century
The Unesco Education for All Global Monitoring Report data says there is gender imbalance in global education and the gender summary, which analyses the data from the report, says achieving female youth literacy...
Pearson India collaborates with IBM to expand its Digital Classroom business
Pearson has collaborated with IBM as its strategic technology partner to deliver customised e-learning solutions to more than 22,000 classrooms across India.
Rise in stipends for summer internships at IIM Trichy
The average stipends for the interns of Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli (IIM-T) have risen during the summer placement for the 2013-15 batch compared to previous years.
High court issues notices to 13 IIMs over CAT irregularities
A group of IIM aspirants from Indore have sought for a stay on the entire admission process this year alleging irregularities in the Common Admission Test (CAT), for the admission in 13 Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) last year.
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.
  
Ensuring Better Education in Rural Areas
“In order to ensure teacher availability in backward district of Mewat, a separate teacher cadre has been created . Teachers recruited for Mewat will not be transferable to other parts of Haryana,” says Surina Rajan. In conversation with Ankush Kumar of Elets News Network (ENN)
   
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