Hiring at B-schools off to a flying start with more offers, better pay

• Sectorally, consulting firms are top recruiters at management schools
• The number of offers given to students of the Indian School of Business (ISB) went up by 46% compared with last year

IIT placement season sees 1,500 job offers in the first two days

IITs said up to 25% more companies have registered with them for hiring their engineering and tech graduates

Forget India’s Ivy League. Teach your children well

Expecting children to attain quality education without key learning skills is like wanting a child to run even before she learns to walk

Coursera launches global MBA for APAC learners

New programme hopes to bridge the skill deficiency gap in the labour market by shifting the focus to problem solving and soft skills

Like IITs, ISB sees huge jump in job offers

Graduates of the Indian School of Business (ISB) have bagged 1,194 job offers in the first week of their campus placement

Azim Premji University, Shiv Nadar University, BHU and 15 others recommended for IoE status

HRD ministry said an empowered committee has suggested 12 names from the private university space and seven from the government university space for final consideration

Delhi govt to bear Class 10, 12 CBSE exam fees of all students in govt schools

• Relevant instructions have been issued to the schools regarding not to charge CBSE board fees from the students, said deputy CM Manish Sisodia
• CBSE has enhanced the examination fees for class 10 and 12 for the examinations in 2020

Gaps in government’s sweeping reforms in medical education

• The legislation which replaces the controversial MCI remains silent on a number of crucial issues, say experts
• The NMC Act aims to improve access to quality and affordable medical education, and ensure availability of adequate and high quality medical professionals in all parts of the country

Delhi govt to pay CBSE exam fees for all students of aided, govt run schools

• Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia said the government is in discussion with CBSE to rollback the fee hike
• The CBSE last week notified an increase in the examination fees for Classes 10 and 12, registration fees for Classes 9 and 11 and migration fees

'Deshbhakti' curriculum to start in Delhi govt school from next year: Kejriwal

• The campaign is being held in all government schools
• Kejriwal said the decision to introduce the curriculum was taken at a meeting on Tuesday between him and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia

Leaders of India Inc wants to change liberal arts study in India

• New-age private institutions boast of an interdisciplinary approach to learning and globally noted academics as teachers
• Krea signals the taking roots of private universities in the higher education sector in India

Delhi govt must ensure burden of fee hike should not pass on to students: CBSE

• CBSE last week notified an increase in the examination fees for Classes 10 and 12
• The fees for general category students for Classes 10 and 12 were doubled from ₹750 to ₹1,500 for five subjects

CBSE raises SC, ST students' board exam fee by 24 times to ₹1,200

• The notification says the general category students who were paying ₹750 for five subjects earlier will now pay ₹1,500
• Visually-impaired candidates are exempted from examination fee of Class 10 and 12

CBSE hikes exam fees for SC/ST by 24 times, general to pay double

• CBSE has increased the fees of Class 10 and 12 board examinations for SC and ST students from ₹50 to ₹1,200
• The general category students who were paying ₹750 earlier, will now pay ₹1,500 for five subjects

IIT Bombay students ditch black robe, wear kurta pyjama at convocation

• UGC had recently asked vice chancellors of all universities to adopt 'ceremonial robes made out of handloom fabrics'
• Nandan Nilekani said the five years he spent at IIT Bombay were a defining experience for him

ELSA launches in India to improve English speaking skills of Indians

• ELSA raised $7 million in March 2019 for its AI-assisted language learning platform
• ELSA uses speech recognition technology to help English learners with their pronunciation

IIT-Madras, DU, BHU among 14 institutes  to  get eminence tag

• The govt named seven private and equal number of public institutions for the IoE tag, following UGC’s approval
• While private institutes will enjoy the autonomy, public institutes in the list will also get an assistance of ₹1,000 crore each over a period of five years

How gender-neutral policies yield better results

While targeted interventions are the obvious way to improve girl’s education, a new study suggests that gender-neutral interventions could be equally effective

CBSE to not allow subject change in classes 10, 12

• Schools have been directed to compile all such requests and send to regional offices of CBSE
• The board has framed SOPs for schools to deal with the requests for subject change in classes 10 and 12

Delhi University admissions: A challenge for outstation students

• The academic session for DU started on July 20
• Some northeastern students complained about feeling alienated in the national capital