| Enrollment ratio in higher education might see a rise by 2020 The enrollment ratio in higher education is likely to grow to 30 per cent by 2020 because of an increase in the investment in the sector and economic growth, said Higher education secretary Ashok Thakur... |
| IIM Calcutta gets AMBA accreditation The Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM-C) has bagged a global accreditation status by the Association of MBAs (AMBA) for its PGPEX (MBA) and PGP (MBM) programs for five years. |
| 21% dip in study visas to Indians in UK in 2013 United Kingdom saw a 21 per cent dip in study visas issued to Indians in 2013. UK issued only 13,608 study visas to Indian nationals in 2013, which is 21 per cent lower than the earlier year. |
| Indian degrees to get recognised globally soon Indian degrees will get recognised globally soon as India is set to get full-fledged membership status of the Washington Accord by June. |
| Eight colleges in Pune secure NAAC grade In the latest round of assessment and accreditation process conducted by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), 283 colleges in the country including 50 from Maharashtra secured the NAAC grade. Of these, eight colleges are located in the University of Pune. |
| One entrance test for MBA and MCA in Karnataka The Karnataka government and college managements have agreed to conduct only one entrance test for CMAT and KMAT, the two entrance tests for MBA and MCA. |
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| Aerospace MBA launched by IIM Bangalore and Toulouse Business School The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM B) and Toulouse Business School are launching a new executive general management program in aerospace and aviation management. |
| Reputation of Indian institutes takes a beating In the latest World Reputation Rankings 2014 by Times Higher Education (THE) magazine for the top 100 prestigious universities, India is the only BRIC nation absent from the list. |
| India in the list of 30 countries where education attacked most often India is among the top 30 countries where education – teachers, institutions, students – has been the target of violence. |
| VGF and Dubai Cares to train 250,000 teachers worldwide The Varkey GEMS Foundation (VGF), and the UAE-based philanthropic organisation, Dubai Cares, will be training around 250,000 teachers for the next 10 years. |
| Robotic education in Bangalore government schools A Japanese company in collaboration with a Bangalore firm is introducing robotic education to government schools in the city. |
| Child mapping exercise begins The UT education department began a child mapping survey to identify children who are yet to be enrolled in schools. |
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