Rajiv Chaturvedi, a 22-year-old engineer, had put aside his plan to visit the US for a Master of Science (MS) programme last year, when the rupee depreciated and almost touched Rs 68.85 versus the dollar. As a result, the course-fee of the technology institute of his choice was up by almost Rs 3 lakh. This time, when […]
Recently, the interest towards management education in India has declined. The Indian management education market has become highly commercial with a problem of plenty where educational institutions have become more and students have become less. Is it due to dearth of career opportunities after doing MBA or lack of charm towards management education (MBA) or […]
Educational is no longer all about merit and performance. Parents should have their pockets full to help their lads to receive education from the best institutes. However, when education has become pricey, recession too have hit middle class household. Education loan offered by banks has come to rescue hence. Bandhan Financial Services, has become the […]
The High Court on Thursday asked the State government to file an affidavit on what action has been initiated against the COMED-K, deemed universities and the Karnataka Religious and Linguistic Minority Professional Colleges Association. The issue relates to admitting students to the Doctor of Medicine course only through management quota and not under government quota. […]
The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has received 1.40 lakh applications from students aspiring to join under-graduate professional courses through the Common Entrance Test (CET) 2014. This is slightly less than the number of applications last year. As per the schedule announced by KEA, Thursday was the last date to receive filled applications. As on Thursday, […]
Medical education today needs to be more research and publication-centric, said former vice-chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) Dr Chandrasekhar Shetty. He was speaking at a programme for officers of the National Service Scheme on tackling the burden of non-communicable diseases through the ‘Common Risk Factor Approach’. Dr Shetty said there isn’t […]
Artists from Chitrakala Parishat on Thursday gave the city its version of the Taj Mahal with a sand sculpture of the monument of love. Erected as part of the Family Fair, the sculpture is on display at RBANM’s School Grounds near Commercial Street. The fair will be on till May 30. Manju Krishna, Gubendra and […]
A proposal to scrap institutional subsidy to canteens and messes at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc.) has students worried that this would severely effect their limited scholarships and stipends. Hundreds of students protested at the campus on Thursday. In a memorandum submitted to the IISc director, students said: “On an average, 20 to 60 […]
Six finalists battled it out in the State finals of the fifth edition of the engineering IT quiz – TCS Tech Bytes – which was held on Thursday with the aim of enhancing awareness among students. The quiz is conducted by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and the Board for IT Education Standards (BITES), an autonomous […]
After being dormant for a while, the grievance cell at the Bangalore University (BU) evaluation/examination centre is now active. The staff of the evaluation and examination department are available at the grievances cell between 10 am and 5 pm. The cell will be a single window to resolve issues related to evaluation, revaluation, corrections in […]