Higher Education News
The many benefits of taking an education loan
The quantum of finances that students can borrow exceeds the amount they or their parents could have saved
2 min read16 Dec 2021Harvard University opposes US plan to limit stay of foreign students
The plan is ‘an inappropriate intrusion into academic matters,’ Harvard President Lawrence Bacow says
1 min read20 Oct 2020UGC asks varsities to share online degree roadmap
Top colleges in the country may start offering digital degree courses from Jan 2021
2 min read25 Sep 2020Varsities score high in industry income, but low on citation impact
IISc Bangalore was one of the two institutes that figured in the global rankings
2 min read4 Sep 2020For millennials, pandemic makes MBA course less attractive
The pandemic has disrupted the plans of many young professionals intending to attend B-school in India and abroad this yearMany are concerned about whether the curriculum is relevant, considering the scale of social and economic disruption caused by covid-19
3 min read8 Jul 2020upGrad doubles revenue per quarter, looks to close FY’21 with INR 1200 crore
‘Higher Education’ being recognised as the fastest growing in overall edtech sector, claims upGrad Executive Chairman, Screwvala.
1 min read8 Jul 2020Government to monetize online courses to sustain Swayam scheme
15% of course fee collected would go to Swayam schemeRegulators have approved a plan to ask institutions of higher education to pay for Swayam online courses
2 min read27 May 2020The budget’s neglect of higher education
India needs an administration at the Centre that invests more in higher learning and expanding opportunities to all segments of the population
5 min read31 Jan 2020The budget’s neglect of higher education
India needs an administration at the Centre that invests more in higher learning and expanding opportunities to all segments of the population
5 min read31 Jan 2020Over 2 lakh Indian students went to US for higher education in 2018-19: report
India sent 202,014 students in 2018-19, which is the second largest number of foreign students sent by any country to the US, the report saysThe number of foreign students in the US set an all-time high in the 2018-19 academic year, with more than one million international students, says the report
2 min read18 Nov 2019Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared