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Don't fall in trap of schools giving useless degrees: Raghuram Rajan - Times of India

Sounding a word of caution to students on education loans, RBI governor Raghuram Rajan has said they should not fall prey to 'unscrupulous schools' which leave them with high debt and "useless degrees". He also said that efforts should be made to make degrees affordable to all deserving students.........

SC's NEET solution: Hassled students should blame state govts, not court - Firstpost

To be fair, the students have been given a raw deal. But this raw deal has been meted out to them not by the SC, but by some state boards and state governments.........

Kerala Launches World's First Online Incubator For Student Start-Ups

Kerala has launched the world's first online incubator - SV.CO, for start-ups by college students. Its hashtag is a clear indicator of its aim - #StartInCollege........

IITs to keep eye on hiring by startups, focus on PSU jobs

After a few start-ups revoked job offers and some deferred their joining dates, IITs are making minor changes in their placement policies to ensure students don't face a similar situation this year.........

‘Only 7 per cent B-school graduates employable: study

Barring a handful of top business schools such as the IIMs, most business schools in the country are producing sub-par graduates who are largely unemployable, and therefore earning less than Rs 10,00........

The great engineering dream loses steam as more students turn to arts

The engineering dream appears to be losing steam. The number of candidates taking the joint entrance examination (JEE) for engineering institutes has dipped over the past two consecutive years, a first in the history of what is considered one of India’s toughest tests.........

JNU May Rusticate Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya

Telangana medical test as per schedule despite NEET

Despite the Supreme Court making the NEET mandatory for admission to medical colleges, Telangana students still have to take the EAMCET medical test if they wish to join Veterinary Science, Agricultu........

Now, Sanskrit to give ancient technological edge to IIT graduates

Students at the Indian Institutes of Technology may soon be studying ancient engineering techniques — such as the one used by the monkey army to build the Ram Setu bridge to Lanka in the Ramayana — written about in Sanskrit texts.........

Startup magic fades at IIT placements - Times of India

Once the most sought-after for placements, some startups have started withdrawing job offers at IITs in Delhi, Mumbai, Roorkee and Guwahati.........

Watch: Class 10 Girls Share What Education Means To Them, And It's Super Inspiring

This video, made by girls from class 10, gathers accounts of students, speaking on the importance of education through their own experiences.........

Jodhpur sexual assault: 5 girls booked for ‘sexually abusing’ classmate at private school

17-yr-old accuses classmates of ragging her in toilet, files police complaint; school denies charge.........

Bhadravathi boy scores 625/625

Ranjan B S of the Poornapragna Vidya Samsthe, Bhadravathi, made history by being the first to score cent per cent marks in the SSLC exams.........

Controversy At IIT Madras Over Closed-Door Indology Conference By Rajiv Malhotra

Students of IIT Madras are reportedly unhappy about a closed-door conference on Swadeshi Indology, led by NRI writer Rajiv Malhotra, taking place at the institute, The News Minute reported. Accord........

IIM-Ahmedabad Hikes Post-Graduate Course Fee By Rs.1 Lakh

Manmohan Singh returns to teaching, at alma mater

Why the state of India’s primary education is shocking

Even as the government undertakes to educate all its children under the Right to Education (RTE) Act, private schools are mushrooming in rural India and attract 10 % more students every year, compared to the previous year.........

IITs blacklist six start-ups from campus placements

Flipkart spared, five other start-ups may be barred by IITs for slashing salaries of campus placements........

25 Indian students asked to leave US university

At least 25 Indian students in their first semester of computer sciences programme at Western Kentucky University have been asked to return to India or find placement in other schools, because they did not meet the admission standards of the varsity.........