Indian student wins bronze at the 14th International Linguistics Olympiad, held in Mysore
Jul 30, 2016, at 04:47 am
Bangalore/ Kolkata, July 29 (IBNS): Aalok Sathe, a student from Pune, won a Bronze medal at the 14th International Linguistics Olympiad (ILO), which concluded in Mysore on Friday.
Interest towards making a career in mining is less today: Hall
Jul 29, 2016, at 04:16 am
Kolkata, July 6 (IBNS): Visiting Kolkata recently, Professor Steve Hall, executive director of the Mining Education Australia (MEA), said students are no more finding a career in mining attractive and both universities and industries need to work to improve the situation.
IIM Calcutta releases case study on Mytrah's road ahead
Jul 28, 2016, at 07:32 pm
Kolkata/Hyderabad, July 28 (IBNS): Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC), one of India’s premier institutes for management, released a business case study in collaboration with Mytrah Energy, an independent power producer in renewable energy with the largest wind bank data in India.
JIS group exhorts students to be entrepreneurs
Jul 28, 2016, at 07:52 am
Kolkata, July 27 (IBNS):West Bengal-based JIS Group, which runs the JIS College of Engineering, has launched an initiative to introduce the idea of entrepreneurship to the students, to help them think out of the box and step into a new territory apart from traditional career outline.
Indian scholars lead global gathering on Shakespeare
Jul 28, 2016, at 03:47 am
Birmingham, July 27 (IBNS): Indian academics will join over 800 Shakespeare scholars from more than 48 countries in Stratford Upon-Avon and London for the 10th World Shakespeare Congress, to explore and honour the Bard's work some 400 years after his death.
Jul 26, 2016, at 08:39 pm
Guwahati, July 26 (IBNS) Bajaj Electricals under its CSR initiative has supportedand helped to start a solar powered computer training center for quality and effectiveeducation for underprivileged students of VivekanandaKendra Vidyalaya, Tezpur, Assam.
UK reaches out to Indian innovators to participate in Longitude Prize
Jul 26, 2016, at 12:48 am
London, July 26 (IBNS): The Longitude Prize team is in India to encourage Indian researchers to compete in the prestigious £10 million Longitude Prize open to the world, to find a way to conserve effective antibiotics for future generations.
More and better innovations needed: Ansari
Jul 23, 2016, at 11:17 pm
New Delhi, July 23 (IBNS) Vice President M. Hamid Ansari on Saturday said better innovations needed for faster, sustainable and inclusive growth of the nation.
National Convention for CA Students held in Kolkata
Jul 22, 2016, at 06:59 pm
Kolkata, July 22 (IBNS): Eastern India Regional Council (EIRC) jointly with Eastern India Chartered Accountants Students’ Association (EICASA) under the aegis of Board of Studies, ICAI recently organized a Two Day National Convention for CA Students on the theme ‘Aashayein - The Glimpse of a Better Tomorrow’ at Centenary Auditorium of College Street Campus of the University of Calcutta.
NCDC conducts two- day workshop on ‘Image Building and PR’
Jul 21, 2016, at 08:33 pm
Gurgaon, July 21 (IBNS): A two-day training programme on ‘Image Building and PR’, held under the aegis of TOPIC (Training of Personnel in Cooperatives) Institute of National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC), concluded on Wednesday here.
Manipal University opens its admission for its twinning programme at ICAS, Manipal
Jul 20, 2016, at 05:58 pm
Mumbai, July 20 (IBNS): Manipal University has opened admissions to its 23rd batch of International Engineering Twinning programme offered by Manipal University’s ICAS (International Centre for Applied Sciences).
Students involved in building satellite Sathyabamasat calls on PM Modi
Jul 19, 2016, at 07:42 pm
New Delhi, Jul 19 (IBNS): A team of students involved in building satellite "Sathyabamasat" called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, on Tuesday.
The School of Chinese Language in Kolkata celebrates its 8th anniversary
Jul 17, 2016, at 06:31 pm
Kolkata, July 17 (IBNS): The 8th anniversary of The School of Chinese Language in Kolkata, celebrated on July Saturday, was sponsored by Consulate General of the P R of China.
'Cyclists for Change' on a mission to raise Rs. 50 lakhs for girl child education
Jul 16, 2016, at 03:45 am
New Delhi, July 15 (IBNS): Sumeet Paringe (26) and Prisiliya Madan (22), cycling enthusiasts from Mumbai, are on a mission to raise funds for girl child education.
Gateway House and Oxford University Press join hands to promote excellence in academic research
Jul 11, 2016, at 11:53 pm
New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS) : Gateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations is a foreign policy think tank in Mumbai.
Jul 08, 2016, at 03:47 pm
Kolkata / New Delhi, July 8 (IBNS): CRY : In an unique initiative Child Rights and You, on Thursday announced the launch of ‘School the Spark’, a national campaign to address issues related to children’s education, in a press conference held at Kolkata Press Club.
Jul 01, 2016, at 09:07 pm
Jaipur, July 1 (IBNS): India’s leading research University IIHMR University Jaipur has been appointed by the Department of Panchayat’s and Rural Development, Government of West Bengal to conduct 5 consecutive Management Development Programmes (MDP) on Personal and Professional Excellence.
Narayana's Super 30 starts a dream journey
Jul 01, 2016, at 02:31 am
Kolkata, June 29 (IBNS) Narayana School has always been known as the pioneer in Education Industry to live the dream of millions of students every year to get them into India’s most prestigious institutions through IIT-JEE and MED entrance test.
UNICEF State of the World's Children Report- 2016 launched in Kolkata
Jun 30, 2016, at 09:27 pm
Kolkata, June 30 (IBNS): UNICEF's annual flagship publication, 'The State of the World's Children Report- 2016' was formally launched in Kolkata by West Bengal Child Development, Women and Health Minister Dr. Shashi Panja.
RBL Bank signs MoU with Manipal Global Education Services
Jun 29, 2016, at 09:06 pm
Mumbai, June 29 (IBNS): RBL Bank, one of India’s fastest growing private sector banks, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Manipal Global Education Services (MaGE) to offer a customised Banking Training Program for participants at their Banking Training Campus in Bangalore.
Union ministry releases funds for SC students in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh
Jun 29, 2016, at 08:05 pm
New Delhi, Jun 29 (IBNS):The Union Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment announced on Wednesday that over Rs 390 crores have been released under the post-Matric scholarship scheme for Scheduled Caste (SC) students of Uttar Pradesh and Punjab.
Jun 28, 2016, at 11:58 pm
Kolkata, June 28 (IBNS) The National Ranking Framework introduced by the Union Government to denote rankings of higher education institutes in the country will have a separate set of parameters for IISERs from the next academic year.
Jun 28, 2016, at 11:47 pm
Kolkata, June 28 (IBNS): In partnership with Tata Trusts, the University of Chicago will launch a new centre to address some of India’s most pressing economic and social development challenges.
Manipal ProLearn offers CompTIA certifications for IT fundamentals
Jun 25, 2016, at 01:21 am
Mumbai, June 24 (IBNS): Manipal ProLearn has partnered with CompTIA, a global provider of vendor neutral IT certifications, to offer three popular CompTIA programs – A+, Security+ and IT Fundamentals.
Manipal University breaks into 200th position in Asia
Jun 24, 2016, at 03:24 am
Mumbai, June 23 (IBNS): Manipal University figures at the 200th position in the Quacquarelli Symonds University Asia Ranking list 2016 released on Tuesday.
PMET results declared, Lovish Gupta secures top spot
Jun 23, 2016, at 05:04 pm
Faridkot, Punjab, Jun 23 (IBNS): Lovish Gupta, a resident of Faridkot topped the Punjab Medical Entrance Exam (PMET), the results of which were declared on Wednesday, reports said.
IIT Kharagpur reaches the finals of Global Shell Ideas360 challenge
Jun 22, 2016, at 10:41 pm
Kolkata, June 22 (IBNS): Shell India Markets Pvt. Ltd. announced the shortlisting of IIT Kharagpur among the top five finalists of the Shell Ideas360. Shell Ideas360 is a global competition, which connects like-minded students with Shell experts and mentors to develop ideas to tackle the pressures on the world’s food, water and energy resources.
American Center Kolkata hosts pre-departure orientation for US bound students
Jun 21, 2016, at 04:24 pm
Kolkata, Jun 21 (IBNS): The United-States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) hosted its annual Pre-Departure Orientation program for U.S. bound students at the American Center on Friday, Jun 17, 2016.
Jun 21, 2016, at 03:37 pm
New Delhi, June 21 (IBNS): The U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, and its Consulates General in Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, and Mumbai, opened their doors recently to more than 4,000 Indian students who applied for visas to pursue higher education in the United States.
Fifth round of US-India 21st century knowledge initiative awards announced
Jun 20, 2016, at 09:06 pm
Kolkata, June 20 (IBNS) In a continuation of the educational partnership between the United States and India, the U.S. Department of State and the University Grants Commission are pleased to announce the eight institutional partnership projects for the fifth and final round of Indo-U.S. 21st Century Knowledge Initiative awards (formerly known as the Obama-Singh 21st Century Knowledge Initiative).