Opinion
Study Abroad: Indian students are regarded as valuable contributors to the advancement of science and technology research in international campuses.
Transnational education can be useful for fostering direct connections and collaborations between higher education institutions of India and the UK.
Prof Arun C Mehta points out that the rise in GER could at least in part be attributed to the decline in total population of children. Also, 6.34 million children left private schools.
English Learning: English has perceived economic and social value as being 'a language of opportunity, prosperity and social mobility'.
MDU Rohtak is launching two RCI-approved diploma courses on Indian Sign Language interpretation, teaching, a field with great career prospects.
ICAI’s proposed changes in the CA Foundation, Inter and Final courses include greater focus on IT in accounting, shorter articleship, exam reforms.
While science and tech get attention, social sciences and humanities are neglected when it comes to fellowships, skills training, new job avenues
UDISE Plus: Claim that over 39 lakh children shifted to government schools may be false, says academic who built UDISE in analysis of latest data.
BTech in ECE or EEE opens up career avenues in power, computer science, even the armed forces, say Manipal Institute of Technology professors.
Education ministry’s NIRF ranking parameters “arbitrary”, give “undue advantage” to some institutions, writes Pramod Yadava of JNU, IISER Berhampur.
