Students protest as college levies fine over attendance

Students protest as college levies fine over attendance

Dadar-based Indian Institute of Hotel Management (IIHM), the oldest to be run by the Union Ministry of Tourism, has imposed hefty fines on students falling short in attendance hoping to sit for semester-end exams this month. However, the decision has not gone down well with students who claim the fine amount is too high. Interestingly, […]

Continue Reading
US College Admissions: Expert busts myths surrounding application process

US College Admissions: Expert busts myths surrounding application process

(Studying abroad holds great promise for opportunities, experiences and more. But the process to secure admissions comes with questions. What are the scholarship opportunities for international students? What are colleges looking for? What makes an application stand out? Is going abroad an opportunity for a select few? Every Friday, The Indian Express invites an expert […]

Continue Reading
Amid PM’s Act East policy, Nalanda varsity to offer course on Bay of Bengal

Amid PM’s Act East policy, Nalanda varsity to offer course on Bay of Bengal

An introduction to the geographical significance as well as history, culture and art of the Bay of Bengal, an area of growing interest amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Act East Policy, will now be available in the form of an academic course at Nalanda University (NU), which has carved out a role for itself in […]

Continue Reading
Study environment, timely review, timetable, and more: Tips & tricks of self-study

Study environment, timely review, timetable, and more: Tips & tricks of self-study

An ever-expanding global population along with an increasing number of new technologies has brought about a rise in self-studying across all age groups. Education has moved way beyond the classrooms to the comfort of our home, on our convenient time and at our own pace. So much so that some would argue that the classroom […]

Continue Reading
Karnataka NEET UG: Students complain of technical glitches, application submission deadline deferred to October 25

Karnataka NEET UG: Students complain of technical glitches, application submission deadline deferred to October 25

Aspirants of different undergraduate and post graduate courses are now starting to call Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) as ‘Karnataka Error Authority’ after multiple technical and administrative problems are hampering their admissions process for various state-level colleges. UG NEET aspirants — who were to fill out their admission applications by October 15 — are now lurking […]

Continue Reading
US College Admissions: 10 myths about application process of American universities

US College Admissions: 10 myths about application process of American universities

(Studying abroad holds great promise for opportunities, experiences and more. But the process to secure admissions comes with questions. What are the scholarship opportunities for international students? What are colleges looking for? What makes an application stand out? Is going abroad an opportunity for a select few? Every Friday, The Indian Express invites an expert […]

Continue Reading
Draft framework looks beyond classroom, to let students earn credit for vocational studies, too

Draft framework looks beyond classroom, to let students earn credit for vocational studies, too

School students will soon be able to earn credits from classroom learning as well as extracurricular activities, which will be deposited in a credit bank — a system already in place at the higher academic level — as the Centre on Wednesday unveiled the draft National Credit Framework. The framework aims to formulate a unified […]

Continue Reading
Education News: Top newsmakers of the week- NEET, DU admissions, THE rankings, IITs and more

Education News: Top newsmakers of the week- NEET, DU admissions, THE rankings, IITs and more

A lot happened this week in the education sector, NMC announced the academic session for the incoming MBBS students. The NEET PG counselling process for two states are underway. THE rankings were announced and six IITs boycotted it. Delhi University added a new feature on the dashboard for undergraduate students to check tentative ranks. Here’s […]

Continue Reading
NTA alerts against fake tweets about leakage of History paper in UGC-NET

NTA alerts against fake tweets about leakage of History paper in UGC-NET

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has alerted UGC-NET candidates against a fake tweet that has been circulating on social media claiming that the History exam conducted on October 10 was leaked. “This is to bring to notice of general public that a fake tweet and YouTube video is circulating on social media regarding leakage of […]

Continue Reading