Every educational institution is reflecting with its faculty members and other stakeholders on how to arrive at a balanced blend between online and offline modes of teaching-learning and evaluation pr...

The double goal of education creates some paradoxical situations. In principle, education should offer equal opportunities to all, and it should also represent the pursuit of excellence. But neither i...

Participation, it is often argued, consolidates the democratic spirit. Theoretically, it should enable participants with stakes in processes and institutions to arrive at a consensus. This pursuit of ...

India’s oldest seven IITs have decided to boycott the global rankings done by Times Higher Education, arguing the London-based agency’s process of grading educational institutions is opaque.The In...

The Confederation of Indian Industry has submitted a proposal to the government to allow private investors in higher education to make profits and distribute the same. If foreign investors come into t...

India and Norway on Tuesday signed four memorandums of understanding (MoUs) in the field of research and higher education to strengthen their bilateral partnership.The agreements were signed in New De...

Market capitalism suffers from, what psychiatrists describe as, bipolar disorder. The affliction leads to alternate periods of elation and depression. This ailment can be controlled and managed by tre...

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The Gauhati University has jeopardised the career prospects of nearly 74,000 students and collected Rs 39 crore as enrolment fees from them by offering 21 unapproved courses through its distance learn...

Jawaharlal Nehru University authorities on Wednesday announced a partial “rollback” of a hostel fee hike that has roiled the campus for a fortnight now but the agitating students remained dissatis...