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digitalLEARNING Weekly Newsletter: January 02, 2014 Volume 11, Issue 1
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UGC declares June 1 deadline for institutions to seek accreditation
In a public notice issued to the eligible higher education institutions and universities across the country, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has made it mandatory for them to apply for accreditation from an accrediting agency before June 1, 2014, if they are desirous of getting development funds from academic year 2015-16 onwards. |
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President asks private sector to contribute to higher education
Even as India had grown in leaps and bounds in terms of infrastructure in the higher education sector, there was a still a gap that needed to be bridged, both in material and non-material terms, said the President Pranab Mukherjee as part of his inaugural address at the School of Commerce and Economics at the Loyola College in Nungambakkam. |
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UGC to set up interim regulator for distance education
University Grants Commission (UGC) has been instructed by a committee formed by Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) to set up an interim regulator and monitor the country's distance education sector. |
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Need to strengthen university-industry interface: PM
Expressing concern about the quality of higher education in the country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that even Indian premier institutions do not figure among the best in the world. |
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IIM A's Agri-Business programme ranked best in the world
The Post Graduate Programme in Agri-Business Management (PGP-ABM) of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) has been ranked at the top position for the third consecutive year in the Best Master's Ranking in Agribusiness/ Food Industry Management. |
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IIT Kharagpur sets a record with more than 1,000 students placed in first phase
IIT Kharagpur creates record with maximum number of students getting jobs in the first phase of campus placements. Among all IITs, IIT Kharagpur is the only institute to have more than a thousand of its students already placed in the first phase of placements. |
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47% of graduates of 2013 unemployable for any job: Study by Aspiring Minds
Putting the education in India under scanner, a study concluded that nearly half of the graduates of this year are not employable for any job. |
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A plea for the common admission forms for Nursery
The All-India Parents' Association wrote to the Delhi Education Department to issue a common nursery admission form for the general category. |
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Why RUSA Might Fall Short on Hope
Against the backdrop of nation’s optimism with Rashtriya Ucchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) as a game-changer for its higher education sector, several state universities are skeptical about implementation... |
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How Foolproof are Placement Reports?
More often than not stories of fudged placement reports have been a part of our discussions with acquaintances studying in B-schools. We all have heard of false claims made by institutes to attract students, one of them being 100 percent placement. |
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Art of Giving
An MBA with distinction from Harvard University and a dual bachelor’s (BS/BA) holder with Magna Cum Laude honours from Yale University, Ashish Dhawan ran one of India’s leading private equity funds, ChrysCapital. In June 2012, he left his full-time job. |
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