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IIITs set up in Public Private Partnership mode may get degree awarding powers soon
The Ministry of Human Resource Development has prepared a draft bill in this regard which has already been sent for consideration by the Cabinet.
14 Mar 2017
I am the only Nobel laureate who will ask you to be angry: Kailash Satyarthi
It was decidedly unusual to hear a Nobel Laureate advocating anger. Stranger still when that comes from a person who has won the Nobel Peace Prize.
05 Mar 2017
4.5 days of military spending can fuel education dreams of 260 million kids a year: Kailash Satyarthi
The Nobel laureate said that educating every single child in the world was not a pipe dream, seeing as how it would cost a fraction of what America smokes and Europe powder puffs.
05 Mar 2017
'Shut incompetent colleges, make law courses practical'
With institutions mushrooming around the country, quality of law education has been hit.
05 Mar 2017
Want leaders to create self-reliance, not dependence, says Kiran Bedi
During an open and outspoken session at TNIE’s ThinkEdu Conclave, the incumbent Puducherry Lieutenant Governor said that what we really needed was more more leaders and not politicians.
05 Mar 2017
'Keep religious education out of schools, explore moral values'
Religious education must have no place in schools, said former Union minister and senior Congress leader Manish Tewari.
05 Mar 2017
'Bridge gap between ancient wisdom, modern knowledge'
Modern knowledge is often identified with the scientific method. Whereas, when it comes to human activities, concerned with problem-solving, it should involve both the ancient and modern practices.
05 Mar 2017
Need to invest in doctors willing to work in government hospitals in India
We have five-star hospitals that offer the best treatment for the rich but what about the aam admi? A panel of experts at the ThinkEdu Conclave harped on improving nutrition and sanitation in India.
05 Mar 2017
‘Don’t miss aim in pursuit of profit’
Thought-provoking debates, insightful discourse marked the inaugural day of the ThinkEdu Conclave’s fifth edition, aimed at igniting bright minds.
04 Mar 2017
'Design thinking way to beat colonial hangover'
India’s education system is still stuck making clerks and blue-collar workers, pointed out Shourya Doval, Director of India Foundation.
04 Mar 2017
65% children will do jobs that do not yet exist: Tata Sons Chairman Chandrasekaran
Delivering the keynote address at The New Indian Express’ ThinkEdu Conclave, the Chairman shot out a combination of digital and cultural solutions to fast-track changes that the system needs.
04 Mar 2017
I don’t have to react to every campus protest: HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar
Javadekar was responding to questions after delivering the inaugural address at the fifth edition of ThinkEdu Conclave, an annual education summit, organised by The New Indian Express.
04 Mar 2017
Overhaul needed to make geniuses in India
A panel discussion around this trending topic - ‘How Can a Make in India education be made Aspirational?’ happened at the ThinkEdu Conclave’s first day.
04 Mar 2017
Need of the hour: Creative educational institutions
Something as simple as loosening the rigid structure of our academic institutes can go a long way in promoting creativity in students.
04 Mar 2017
'Education, healthcare need to bow to technological disruption'
Technological development and innovation are the key to country’s prosperity, Union Human Resource Minister Prakash Javedakar said.
04 Mar 2017
'Education, healthcare need to bow to technology disruption'
Chairman of Tata Sons bats for overhauling the system through digital enterprise; says leveraging existing physical assets by adding digital muscle would allow the existing system.
04 Mar 2017
The New Indian Express ThinkEdu Conclave is back for the fifth time
This time too, heavy-weights from the fields of politics, academics and social activism will weigh in on the present and the future of education in our country.
02 Mar 2017
IIMs declared as ‘Institutions of National Importance’
Apart from this, the management of the Institution would be Board driven and the Chairperson and Director of an Institution will be selected by the Board.
24 Jan 2017
Anna University planning major syllabus revamp
According to government norms, the curricula and syllabi should be revised every four years for both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
03 Jan 2017
This school in the cloud is really small
Sugata Mitra of Newcastle University, UK opens the smallest school in the Cloud research lab in India, finds Mathew Joy Mathew
10 Oct 2016
Cosmology is not rocket science for this teenager
A 16-year-old makes mysterious outer space concepts simple, finds Seema Rajpal
10 Oct 2016
