Panjab University beats IITs, IIMs in world`s top 400 list

Last Updated: Thursday, October 3, 2013, 11:53

India has improved its position in the world`s definitive university rankings with five Indian varsities entering the top 400 list, up from three in 2012.

Indian universities fail to feature in world`s top 200

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 18:02

US-based Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University on Tuesday topped an authoritative list of the world`s top 200 university rankings that did not figure any educational institutions from India.

Varsities vie to augment student employability

Last Updated: Friday, June 14, 2013, 13:24

Several universities are trying to reorganize the higher education system.

Indian varsities must match global standards: UGC

Last Updated: Friday, May 3, 2013, 15:47

University Grants Commission Chairman Ved Prakash on Friday said Indian universities need to come up with a comprehensive plan to match global standards.

Indian universities should be in the top league: President Pranab

Last Updated: Sunday, March 17, 2013, 15:52

President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday noted that no Indian university figures in the list of top 200 such educational institutions in the world.

Varsities will now give over-riding emphasis on quality: PM

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 5, 2013, 14:25

Regretting that none of the Indian universities figures among the top 200 in the world, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said the focus henceforth would be on giving "over-riding emphasis on quality".

Indian varsities should meet global standards: President

Last Updated: Friday, December 28, 2012, 16:08

President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday urged Indian universities to offer quality education that meets international benchmark.

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.

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".

Indian universities must have faculty for Thinking

Last Updated: Thursday, December 9, 2010, 20:14

Indian Universities must have a separate faculty for `Thinking` and it should be taught as a distinct subject, a leading world authority in developing creative thinking techniques and tools said on Thursday.

Indian universities may open campuses abroad

Last Updated: Monday, September 14, 2009, 19:31

The government is mulling over the idea of allowing Indian universities to set up campuses abroad, a move that would benefit the institutes to increase their global presence.