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NASA opportunities for Indian students: Exploring real learning programs, challenges, and scams
1 month ago

NASA opportunities for Indian students: Exploring real learning programs, challenges, and scams

The Hindu  

Participation in events and programs organized by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is considered a prestigious accomplishment globally. Rashmi Sheoran, a science communicator and ISRO Space Tutor at the Centre for Creative Learning Lab, Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, elaborates, “The NASA Space Apps Challenge is a competition in which everyone from around the world can participate. Based on …

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QS Rankings: IIT Delhi leads Indian varsities in sustainability, IISc in world's top 50 for environment education
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1 month ago

QS Rankings: IIT Delhi leads Indian varsities in sustainability, IISc in world's top 50 for environment education

Hindustan Times  

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi is at the top among universities in India for sustainability, jumping 255 places to reach 171 globally, according to QS Rankings announced on Tuesday. "Of the 78 Indian universities that feature in the 2025 QS Sustainability Rankings, 34 have improved on last year’s placing and eight have maintained their positions. "This is an excellent achievement …

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New Books on the Shelf
1 month, 2 weeks ago

New Books on the Shelf

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 27, 2024 11:00 IST - 2 MINS READ A Touch of Salt Anita Agnihotri, translated by Arunava Sinha Penguin India Rs.399 This is the story of the Agariyas, the salt-harvesters in the Rann of Kutch. ___ Across the River Bhaichand Patel Speaking Tiger Rs.499 Two young women from Old Delhi belonging to different faiths are the best …

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Indian international students in the US outnumber Chinese for the first time in 15 years
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Indian international students in the US outnumber Chinese for the first time in 15 years

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — For more than a decade, Chinese students have flocked to the United States, drawn by the prestige of an overseas education and the glamor of the American Dream. During the last academic year, students from India became the largest group of international students in American higher education – knocking China off the top seat for the …

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NEET scandals are part of a global trend
5 months ago

NEET scandals are part of a global trend

The Hindu  

The latest Indian exam scandals remind us of the centrality of examinations in many aspects of Indian life. The first relating to the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test, conducted by the National Testing Agency for admission to medical programmes, and the second to the University Grants Commission’s National Eligibility Test, which determines eligibility for university and college teaching positions, as well as …

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It is time to operationalise the Indian Defence University
8 months, 1 week ago

It is time to operationalise the Indian Defence University

The Hindu  

The Greek thinker Thucydides is said to have remarked that a nation which makes a distinction between its scholars and its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting done by fools. It is no surprise that several nations have established ‘defence universities’ to promote academic rigour and enhance strategic thinking in their armed forces. While the …

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News from the world of Education: April 22, 2024
8 months, 3 weeks ago

News from the world of Education: April 22, 2024

The Hindu  

Admissions open and internships The University of Sheffield, the U.K., invites applications for its MSc Pharmaceutical Engineering course starting this September. Those in the final year can also apply Deadline: April 27 Visit https://t.ly/Z9JWv for details IIIT-Bangalore launched a one-year Post-Graduate Diploma programme in Digital Product Design and Management. During a workshop, Environmental Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance : Strategies and …

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20-year-old Indian student found dead in US; alarming rise in number of such incidents cause concern among community
9 months, 4 weeks ago

20-year-old Indian student found dead in US; alarming rise in number of such incidents cause concern among community

New Indian Express  

The consulate said it “rendered assistance in documentation and transportation of his mortal remains to India” and it remains in touch with local authorities as well as the Indian-American community in the matter. Earlier, 25-year-old Indian student Vivek Saini was fatally attacked in Georgia State's Lithonia city by a homeless drug addict. Another Indian student, identified as Neel Acharya at …

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QS Asia University Rankings 2024 Released: IIT Bombay Secures Top Spot Among Indian Institutions
1 year, 2 months ago

QS Asia University Rankings 2024 Released: IIT Bombay Secures Top Spot Among Indian Institutions

ABP News  

The QS Asia University Rankings 2024 have been released. Among Indian universities, IIT Bombay has secured the top rank, and is placed at the 40th rank in the QS Asia University Rankings 2024. In the QS Asia University Rankings 2024 though, India has the highest representation now with 148 India Universities being ranked in the rankings. Among the Indian Universities …

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PM Modi and Annelies Richmond lead Yoga Day session at UN HQ: Who is the New York ballerina-turned-yogini?
1 year, 6 months ago

PM Modi and Annelies Richmond lead Yoga Day session at UN HQ: Who is the New York ballerina-turned-yogini?

Firstpost  

On International Yoga Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi led a special session of yoga at the United Nations headquarters in New York during his US visit. Accompanying Modi in this special yoga session that India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj called a “unique occasion” was New York City professional ballerina Annelies Richmond. “I will be heading a …

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Mohammad Iqbal Should be Taught in Pakistan, Not in Indian Universities: DU VC
1 year, 7 months ago

Mohammad Iqbal Should be Taught in Pakistan, Not in Indian Universities: DU VC

News 18  

Amidst the debate over Veer Savarkar being added to the Delhi University syllabus, DU Vice Chancellor Yogesh Singh breaks his silence. Veer Savarkar has been included in the syllabus now, more students and people should know about him,” DU VC added. Amidst other allegations towards the Delhi University, a centre of Hindu studies one that has been raised by many …

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A Tribute to Ranajit Guha, the historian who pioneered ‘Subaltern Studies’
1 year, 7 months ago

A Tribute to Ranajit Guha, the historian who pioneered ‘Subaltern Studies’

The Hindu  

I was a young doctoral student with the department of anthropology at Rice University on the cusp of embarking on my own field research, tasked with keeping an invited guest company and ferrying him around Houston. The guest in question was none other than Ranajit Guha, the historian who had pioneered ‘Subaltern Studies’, a project to recover the largely neglected …

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5 Australian Universities Impose Restrictions On Indian Students Amidst Surge In Fraudulent Applications South Asia
1 year, 8 months ago

5 Australian Universities Impose Restrictions On Indian Students Amidst Surge In Fraudulent Applications South Asia

ABP News  

Melbourne: At least 5 Australian universities have imposed restrictions or bans on students from certain Indian states due to a rise in fraudulent applications from South Asia. The recent surge in fraudulent applications from South Asia seeking work rather than study opportunities in Australia has raised concerns among lawmakers and the education sector. The universities that have imposed restrictions on …

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Indian police detain students over Modi documentary screenings
1 year, 11 months ago

Indian police detain students over Modi documentary screenings

Al Jazeera  

The documentary alleges that Modi ordered police to turn a blind eye to deadly riots while he was Gujarat state’s chief minister. Police have detained many students in the Indian capital, New Delhi, over the screening of a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s alleged role during the deadly Gujarat sectarian riots in 2002. Police swarmed Delhi University after …

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AAP MP Raghav Chadha, Parineeti Chopra, Adar Poonawalla Get 'Outstanding Achievers' Award In UK
1 year, 11 months ago

AAP MP Raghav Chadha, Parineeti Chopra, Adar Poonawalla Get 'Outstanding Achievers' Award In UK

ABP News  

Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha, actor Parineeti Chopra and Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla were among 75 recipients of the first-ever India-UK Outstanding Achiever Honours in London. Other notable recipients of the honour include Indian women's football team goalkeeper Aditi Chauhan, Samir Saran, President of the Observer Research Foundation and an alumnus of Anglia Ruskin …

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IIT Delhi in top 50 of Times Higher Education Employability Rankings
2 years, 1 month ago

IIT Delhi in top 50 of Times Higher Education Employability Rankings

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi is the only Indian educational institution among top 50 in the Global University Employability Rankings by Times Higher Education. IIT Delhi in top 50 of Times Higher Education Employability Rankings The Global Employability University Ranking and Survey reveals the world's top 250 universities for producing employable graduates according to recruiters. The latest THE Rankings …

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New era in China: Indian professor likes Chinese philosophy
2 years, 2 months ago

New era in China: Indian professor likes Chinese philosophy

China Daily  

Arvar Raghunatha Laxmisha Rai, who comes from India and currently teaches at the Shandong University of Science and Technology, has lived in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, for more than 12 years. He is mainly engaged in teaching and research in information and communication engineering.Laxmisha Rai likes Shandong and enjoys living in Qingdao. Laxmisha Rai has maintained the habit of …

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Army looks to recruit those proficient in Mandarin
2 years, 6 months ago

Army looks to recruit those proficient in Mandarin

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Army wants to recruit personnel fluent in Mandarin as it seeks to engage more efficiently with the People’s Liberation Army and expand surveillance along the Line of Actual Control, according to a notification issued on Sunday. “With improved Mandarin skills, Indian Army personnel will be better empowered to convey their points in a much more cogent manner,” an …

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QS World University Rankings 2023: IISc Top Research University Globally, 41 Indian Varsities Get Featured
2 years, 7 months ago

QS World University Rankings 2023: IISc Top Research University Globally, 41 Indian Varsities Get Featured

ABP News  

New Delhi: The number of Indian universities listed in the QS World University Rankings 2023 has gone up to 41 from the previous 35 institutes since last year with seven of them joining the list for the first time. While two other private institutions maintained the same position— Manipal Academy of Higher Education and Birla Institute of Technology and Science …

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Indian university sacks professor for ‘insulting Hindu deity’
2 years, 8 months ago

Indian university sacks professor for ‘insulting Hindu deity’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Gursang Preet Kaur, assistant professor of Lovely Professional University …

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Indian Med Students Uncertain About the Way Forward After Return From Ukraine
2 years, 10 months ago

Indian Med Students Uncertain About the Way Forward After Return From Ukraine

The Quint  

"I feel that the best thing for us would be to be able to continue with our education in Ukraine because it's not going to be easy to settle into any other university," said Mohd Adnan Azhar, a fourth-year student of Odessa National Medical University, who was one among the thousands of students forced to return to India amid the …

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After locks, Aligarh will now secure Indian borders: PM Modi
3 years, 4 months ago

After locks, Aligarh will now secure Indian borders: PM Modi

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that Aligarh, which was known to manufacture locks for securing houses, will now play an important role in securing the country's borders. The Prime Minister who also laid the foundation stone for the Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh state university, said that the university will focus on modern education and emerge as a hub …

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Indian students unable to reach Australia due to travel restrictions
3 years, 6 months ago

Indian students unable to reach Australia due to travel restrictions

The Hindu  

When 19-year old Pranavi Jamwal got admission last year into one of the world’s top ten political science programmes at Australia’s top university which has produced Nobel Laureates and Prime Ministers, she was thrilled. But what is positive is that two states, including Australia's largest state, only last week announced pilot programmes to demonstrate not just to the federal government, …

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Can an Indian university occupy a top spot in global rankings?
3 years, 6 months ago

Can an Indian university occupy a top spot in global rankings?

Hindustan Times  

The director of the Indian Institute of Technology -Delhi recently came up with a six-point diagnosis analysing the performance of his institution in the QS 2022 ranking. The disjunct between the domestic and international Parameters and weights differ among indigenous — National Institution Ranking Framework and National Assessment and Accreditation Council — and global — QS and Times Higher Education …

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