Planning to study in the US under Trump? Five things Indian students should know before making the move

Planning to study in the US under Trump? Five things Indian students should know before making the move

The Trump administration’s recent moves — revoking international student visas, cutting university funding — have cast a shadow over Indian students’ plans to study in the US. In 2023-24, Indian students formed the largest cohort of international students in the US, with 3.31 lakh enrolments. Of these, 1.96 lakh — nearly 60% — were pursuing […]

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‘Don’t scrap B.El.Ed Programme’: International academics from Cambridge, Wisconsin appeal to Edu Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

‘Don’t scrap B.El.Ed Programme’: International academics from Cambridge, Wisconsin appeal to Edu Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

Eminent professors of education from across the world, including Prof Michael Apple at University of Wisconsin, Prof William Pinar at the University of British Columbia, and Prof Robin Alexander, Fellow of Wolfson College, University of Cambridge, have appealed to Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to cancel plans to discontinue the B.El.Ed (Bachelor of Elementary Education) programme, […]

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Three students from Maharashtra score 100 percentile in JEE Main exam

Three students from Maharashtra score 100 percentile in JEE Main exam

Three students from Maharashtra have featured in the list of top 24 candidates who have scored 100 percentile in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) – Main exam, the results of which was declared on Saturday. Vishad Jain, a resident of Mumbai’s Kandivali area, was preparing for the JEE Main exam at Narayana School. As opposed […]

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‘American universities have helped the world — Trump’s crackdown is damaging that’: LSE President

‘American universities have helped the world — Trump’s crackdown is damaging that’: LSE President

Q. With UK universities exploring campuses in India, is LSE considering a footprint in India? There’s a range of opportunities from a full-fledged branch campus to in-country programs to partnerships with universities. We’ll explore all options to see what makes most sense for us. It’s different for different universities, so we haven’t made a decision […]

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Number of Indian students in US on rise again, now at a higher rate than Chinese

Number of Indian students in US on rise again, now at a higher rate than Chinese

In the last one decade, the number of Indian students annually picking the United States for higher education has more than doubled, with the country’s share in the total number of international students going up from 11.8 per cent to 21 per cent, according to the Open Doors Report 2022 released Monday. The numbers assume […]

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Maharashtra launches 20 1st-year engineering textbooks in Marathi

Maharashtra launches 20 1st-year engineering textbooks in Marathi

THE HIGHER and Technical Education department of the state government, jointly with All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), on Monday launched 20 textbooks for engineering courses, both Degree and Diploma, in Marathi. Union Minister of State for Education Dr Subhas Sarkar released the textbooks at the event at […]

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UGC changes PhD requirements, DU Admissions 2022, NEET counselling and more — Education news this week

UGC changes PhD requirements, DU Admissions 2022, NEET counselling and more — Education news this week

A lot has happened in the education sector in the week gone by. The Supreme Court gave several order regarding NEET PG counselling, EWS quota and asked the Centre about the status of Ukraine-returned students. The UGC scrapped the mandatory rule for getting research paper published in peer-reviewed journals and a lot more. Check the […]

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‘Thrive for excellence’: NAAC accreditation now in binary terms, 2 terms for institutions

‘Thrive for excellence’: NAAC accreditation now in binary terms, 2 terms for institutions

The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) has decided that its accreditation will now be only in binary terms, wherein only two terms will be used for all educational institutions — either with an already accreditation or yet to acquire. “The idea is to eradicate the fear associated with the NAAC accreditation process, and to […]

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UGC: Not mandatory to publish in journals before final PhD thesis

UGC: Not mandatory to publish in journals before final PhD thesis

IN NEW regulations for doctoral programmes notified Monday, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has scrapped the mandatory requirement of getting research papers published in peer-reviewed journals before the final submission of a PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) thesis. So far, it was mandatory for M.Phil (Master of Philosophy) scholars to present at least one research paper […]

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NEP 2020 promotes regional languages, mother tongue: Minister

NEP 2020 promotes regional languages, mother tongue: Minister

Union Minister Dr Subhas Sarkar on Tuesday said that under the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020, the focus is on promoting mother tongue and regional languages. The NEP does not intend to impose Hindi, the minister said while presiding over a meeting at Namsai district in Arunachal Pradesh. The Union Minister of State for Education […]

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