Articles for Higher Education

Sophia, World’s First Robot With Citizenship To Be Interviewed At Techfest, IIT-Bombay

Higher Education Dec 26, 2017 1 mins read

IIT-B to host a unique speaker at Techfest this year. Sophia, the robot will take stage with prominent speakers from across the world.

AUD 1.5 Million Worth Scholarship Awaits Indian Students.

Higher Education Dec 26, 2017 2 mins read

Macquaire University has announced a scholarship worth AUD 1.5 mn to support outstanding Indian students

NAAC’s Prof Dhirendra Pal Singh Appointed UGC Chairperson

Higher Education Dec 26, 2017 1 mins read

The appointment of Prof Singh as the UGC chairperson is for the duration of five years, following the PMO’s approval of appointment.

Going To Write The TOEFL? Here’s What You Should Keep In Mind

Higher Education Dec 05, 2017 4 mins read

Getting a good TOEFL score is an essential step on the journey to getting yourself admitted into the institute and course of your dream

IIT Kharagpur Witnesses Robust Placement With Job Offers For More Than 300 Students

Higher Education Dec 05, 2017 2 mins read

American technology giant Apple Inc. made its debut on the Kharagpur campus on Friday and picked five students for its Bengaluru office

Tamil Nadu To Have Universities Ranking Framework: Official

Higher Education Dec 01, 2017 2 mins read

Universities Ranking Framework would be on the lines of National Institutional Ranking Framework and the state higher education minister was receptive to the idea, state Higher Education Principal Secretary Sunil Paliwal said

E- learning In India Is Likely To Grow 8-fold To Become $1.96 billion Industry By 2021: Raghav Gupta, Country Director, Coursera

Higher Education Dec 01, 2017 5 mins read

Raghav Gupta, India Country Director of Coursera, an Ed -tech start-up talks about e-learning gaining prominence, government's push for digital learning and developments taking place in the ed-tech space. Edited Excerpts:

Education Remains Top CSR Priority For IT Firms: Nasscom

Higher Education Dec 01, 2017 2 mins read

"Education remains the focus area of IT firms' CSR activities, with 76 per cent of multi-national companies reporting highest spend on it, followed by 18 per cent on gender equality and 12 per cent on hunger and poverty in fiscal 2016-17."