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AMU VC seeks Rs 20 cr in Grant to Expand Library

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Aligarh Muslim University vice-chancellor Zameeruddin Shah has sought Rs 20 crore in grant from the Ministry of Human Resource Development to expand the main university library so that it can accommodate girls from the Women’s College....

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Banks eye Facebook, Twitter accounts to Track Loan Defaulters

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In a one-of-a-kind bid to check education loan defaulters, banks have now started to track students having availed loans from them using their Facebook and Twitter accounts. The modus operandi involves banks using information available on...

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GTU collaborates with Glass Academy for Skill Institute

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Ahmedbad-based Gujarat Technological University (GTU) has launched Glass Academy Skill Institute in association with the Glass Academy. The initiative is aimed at training and certifying the students, engineers and entry level semi-skilled workers in building facade...

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Now, Banks Target School Children

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The Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) has drawn up a massive plan for banks to catch their customers young. Partnering with Child & Youth Finance International (CYFI), IBA has launched an initiative whereby every bank branch in...

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Reliance Life Insurance to set up 100 school libraries

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Private life insurer Reliance Life Insurance tied up with global NGO ‘Room to Read’ to set up libraries across schools in India. The partnership between Reliance Life Insurance and Room to Read aims to set up...

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India, US Explore Opportunities in Education Collaboration

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India and United States are all set to collaborate in the fields of development of community colleges, massive open online courses (MOOCs), student and faculty exchange and skill development at the India-U.S. Higher Education Dialogue held...

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KVs to Teach German as Hobby Class Subject: MHRD

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Allaying concerns of thousands of students who will be forced to take up Sanskrit instead of German as the third language in Kendriya Vidyalayas across the country, the Ministry of Human Resource Development has now said...

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Nandan Nilekani Set to Enter Elementary Education

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Ending months of speculation over what former UIDAI chief Nandan Nilekani would do after his loss in the Lok Sabha elections, it has now been learnt that the Infosys co-founder is betting big on education at...

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Revamping Academic System Need of the Hour: President

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Education has figured among top priorities of the agenda for President Pranab Mukherjee in his speeches ever since he took office at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. In his latest observation regretting the lack of quality in many...

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Singapore’s KEF to invest above Rs. 1500 cr in India

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KEF Holdings, a specialist in innovative offsite construction technology, headquartered in Singapore, plans to invest more than Rs 1,500 crore in India in social sectors, including education, over the next five years. The company is planning to...

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Expansion plans to meet varied needs

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Delhi-based St. Stephen’s College is in plans to revamp its infrastructure and curriculum to meet the increasing and varied needs of students. Valson Thampu, Principal of the college, stated, “The college has one of the largest...

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DU to bring special technology for blind students in libraries

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In a first-of-its-kind initiative for visually challenged students, Delhi University is working on Inclusive Print Access Project, a special technology that can scan books and transcribe to speech in libraries. The technology is a combination of...