Many universities are teaching shops: Chidambaram

Last Updated: Sunday, December 2, 2012, 21:25

Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Sunday regretted that many universities in the country were just teaching shops.

No consensus on common test for admission to central universities

Last Updated: Thursday, October 25, 2012, 20:19

With University of Delhi and Jawaharlal Nehru University still dithering from it, the next round of deliberation has been fixed for November, said HRD Ministry officials.

Nitish thanks Sibal for two central universities

Last Updated: Thursday, September 20, 2012, 23:21

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday thanked Union HRD Minister Kapil Sibal for sanctioning two central universities at Motihari and Gaya.

President rues no Indian varsity in world`s top 200

Last Updated: Sunday, September 16, 2012, 09:16

Welcoming IIT-Kharagpur`s `Vision 2020` - to be in top 20 global education institutes by the year 2020, Pranab Mukherjee urged other premier Indian educational institutes to follow suit.

UK universities take 4 of six top global rankings

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 11, 2012, 19:31

UK universities have taken four of the six top slots in a global university "league table" for 2011-12.

Varsities should give up 19th Century mindset: Pitroda

Last Updated: Thursday, September 6, 2012, 20:52

Tech czar Sam Pitroda on Thursday complained that education sector in India is "pretty rigid".

Huge capacity constraints in higher education: Assocham

Last Updated: Monday, September 3, 2012, 22:25

"Most of students go abroad as they do not get seat in quality institutions within the country," Assocham said in a study.

India-born UK academic faces deportation

Last Updated: Sunday, September 2, 2012, 17:29

A 70-year-old academic born in British India and hailed as the symbol of national resilience after being a victim of the July 7, 2005 London attacks, is reported to be facing deportation.

Govt amends Central Universities Act

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 28, 2012, 15:39

A proposal to bring an amendment to the Central Universities Act for enabling setting up of two central varsities in Bihar was cleared by the govt.

`Delhi varsities asked to prevent harassment of NE students`

Last Updated: Friday, August 17, 2012, 20:38

All Delhi-based universities have been directed to ensure that discrimination and harassment against Northeast students are prevented in their campuses.