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New Delhi, Nov 4: UGC has asked universities across the country to earmark funds to ensure a barrier-free environment for physically challenged students, seeking a status report within a fortnight. The move comes against the backdrop of the ...

Mumbai, Oct 30: Scottish Development International said that Scottish and Indian Universities have signed strategic agreements for research in life sciences and marine biotechnology. Agreements were signed between University of Dundee and Bangalore Bio Cluster and Scottish Association ...

Lucknow, Oct 30: The Uttar Pradesh government has requested National Informatics Centre to provide high-speed internet connectivity to state universities and colleges. "The NIC has been requested to provide high-speed National Knowledge Network (NKN) connectivity to 14 state ...

The Department of Technical Education and Training (DTET), Odisha has formed a 4 member committee to award university status to College of Engineering and Technology (CET), Bhubaneswar and Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology (IGIT), Sarang. The committee members ...

CBSE is all set to conduct National Eligibility Test (NET) 2014 on December 28, on behalf of UGC. NET December 2014 exam is conducted for determining the eligibility of Indian nationals for the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and ...

The delay in the appointment of Vice-chancellor's for universities in Karnataka has put the state government in trouble and students are facing problems. As per the reports, state government has directed UGC to appoint the VC's for these ...

Chennai, Oct 16: As part of attracting more Indian students to universities in the United Kingdom in the backdrop of falling numbers, the British government would add 400 more students under its scholarship programme, a cabinet Minister said. ...

According to the 'India Employability Survey 2014' launched by the British Council, 39% of graduates from the foreign universities are more employable than 14% of graduates from Indian universities. The survey says that graduates from Indian universities have ...

Washington, October 9: Rockford University in Illinois has announced the creation of the Puri Business School (PBS) in recognition of a $5 million contribution to the University by a Mumbai-born Indian-American alumnus. Sunil Puri, first Rockford Group founder ...

Berhampur, Sept 15: Odisha government is planning to set up a university dedicated to fisheries and veterinary science studies, with a view to boosting research in the subjects. "The colleges under the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology ...

Patna, September 15: Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi Friday on September 12, announced the development of Vikramshila University, an ancient seat of Buddhist learning, on the lines of the revived Nalanda University. "We will try to develop and ...

Raipur, Sept 10: The Centre has given its nod for setting up a National Tribal University in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Bastar region to facilitate research and development of tribal culture and dialects. "The Central government approved the proposal of ...

Under the Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students, students who are above 80th percentile of successful candidates in the relevant stream from a particular Board of Examination, in class XII of 10+2 pattern or equivalent, ...

Social work is a unique profession that has the means and the power to make a difference in the lives of others. Social work course can be taken up by students who prefer to commit their lives to helping people and ...