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Business Standard
Indian education has only regulatory bodies such as the All India Council of Technical Education. It also needs rating agencies like Crisil that can rank colleges by performance, said Union minister of state for higher education, D Purandeswari.
- Sify
Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal on Saturday said the Government was planning to set up over 2,500 model and 200 central schools on public-private- partnership (PPP) basis in the country in next two years
– Live Mint
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is looking to help students who finish school find jobs. The CBSE plans to hand out vocational degrees to students finishing class XII in its affiliate schools, a first in the history of the school education system in India. Vocational courses taught at the school level will come attached with a certificate jointly awarded by the board and an industry partner to enhance the job prospects of students and make them employable.
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– The Times of India
To strengthen its research activities and partnerships in India, Deakin University, Australia, recently announced the launch of the Deakin India Research Initiative (DIRI).
– Express Buzz
Initiating the Virtual University project, University of Madras vice-chancellor Prof S Ramachandran opened the Rs 13.5-crore tech-savvy forum at the Institute of Distance Education’s building on its Chepauk premises in the city. Prof Ramachandran said that the Virtual University would open the doors of world-class education to about three lakh aspiring students and subscribing colleges.
The Economic Times
The number of Indian students in Canada has increased considerably because of less educational expenses there, a Canadian recruitment.official said today. About 3,300 Indian students enrolled in Canadian educational institutes last year to pursue various undergraduate courses. The number was far above than the previous year, the official, Ginette Sanfacon, said.
The Times of India
It is for the first time that a collaborative effort has been made with Israel wherein bilateral research will be carried out for the benefit of the two countries in the India Israel Institute for Industrial Research and Development, AK Sood, who was representing department of science and technology (DST) at IIT-K, said.
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Pearson has announced the launch of Pearson Test of English Academic, the company's computer-based academic test of English language proficiency. The test measures the English language skills of non-native English speakers who are seeking admission to institutions where English is the language of instruction, and will be available to test takers from October 26. The test, which Pearson officials say "has been already recognized, or is in the process of being recognized, by more than 770 programs around the globe," uses Pearson's automated scoring technologies to measure the English-language listening, reading, speaking and writing abilities of non-native speakers. According to Pearson, there's "a mounting number of test takers from China and India." The test was developed through field tests involving more than 10,400 international students.
The Economic Times
Foreign lender, Barclays Bank today launched Barclays NRI Dual Account, enabling Indian students studying in UK to avail a host of banking services. This will enable students to get access to an international students account in UK and a NRE savings account in India at the same time, the bank said in a press release.
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Hindustan Times
Delhi, Bangalore and greater Mumbai have been named as the top three most affluent cities in India, based on lifestyle and consumption habits of people residing there, found a survey by The Nielsen. The Nielsen Upper Middle and Rich survey ranked Delhi at the top of the chart of 10 most affluent cities, followed by Bangalore at second place and Greater Mumbai at third. It defined ‘affluence’ according to lifestyle and consumer durables’ ownership of a household and not income and education.
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