10th GRIHA summit to focus on fostering partnerships and on green, liveable housing: Experts
Sep 25, 2018, at 05:33 pm
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IBNS): Fostering robust partnerships and seeking a collective and collaborative approach towards green, accessible, functional and liveable housing will be what experts from GRIHA Council and UNSW Sydney’s School of Built Environment will focus on at the 10th GRIHA summit being held here from December 10-12.
UNSW continues to score in graduate employability
Sep 14, 2018, at 02:36 pm
New Delhi: Sept 12 (IBNS): UNSW Sydney, one of Australia’s leading research and teaching universities, has moved up eight spots in the global rankings for graduate employability, adding to its attractiveness for students worldwide.
MBBS aspirants who did not appear for NEET 2018 can enroll in medical colleges abroad
Sep 13, 2018, at 12:01 am
New Delhi, Sept 12 (IBNS): Giving relief to several MBBS aspirants, the Centre on Wednesday decided to grant one-time exemption to medical applicants from qualifying NEET in order to enroll in foreign colleges for the academic year 2018-19.
Students in Kolkata interact with representatives from 27 U.S. universities
Sep 11, 2018, at 01:43 pm
Kolkata, Sep 10 (IBNS): Representatives from 27 accredited American universities interacted with hundreds of local students and their parents at the USIEF-EducationUSA University Fair 2018, hosted by the United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) at The Park Hotel in Kolkata.
Key Points to Study And Pass GED Exam To Get Admission in College
Sep 07, 2018, at 05:32 pm
GED is an acronym for the General Educational Development tests. The exam started in 2002, but the whole test-taking process was renovated in the year 2014. This testis designed to evaluate the academic skills of the students and check whether they are ready for college or not. It also helps in the process of job advancement.
Mentaid holds exhibition at St. Paul’s Cathedral to raise funds for mentally challenged students
Sep 06, 2018, at 07:13 pm
Kolkata, Sep 6 (IBNS): Mentaid, one of the foremost NGOs working for the differently abled for the past 32 years, recently put up an exhibition on the premises of the St. Paul's Cathedral in Kolkata with the sales proceeds of the exhibits going for running their facility for special students.
New method to detect early cancer using malaria protein from UNSW, Sydney
Aug 29, 2018, at 03:55 pm
Sydney, Aug 29 (IBNS): Researchers have come up with a new method to detect cancer in its early stages by way of a malaria protein that sticks to cancer tumour cells in the blood.
A Scholarship is More Than Just Money!
Aug 29, 2018, at 01:17 pm
A scholarship enables students to pursue their career with much ease. It is beneficial in many ways, especially financially and most students tend to look at a scholarship like that. Be it preparing for the scholarship exams for class 9 online or a master’s degree abroad; winning a scholarshipaids students in many ways.
Bengal Heritage Foundation, ILead join hands to commemorate Dwarkanath Tagore
Aug 10, 2018, at 06:44 pm
Kolkata, Aug 10 (IBNS): The Bengal Heritage Foundation recently commemorated Dwarkanath Tagore, the first Indian merchant entrepreneur to set up an Indo-British business, im London.
Higher education can help in strengthening democracy, creating a just society'
Aug 10, 2018, at 05:23 pm
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): Education, particularly higher education, has an important role to play in helping create a just society, and Australia and India through their strong collaboration in the field of education can help in strengthening democracy and overcoming the challenges faced in creating a balanced, equitable society, prominent speakers said here on Thursday.
IIMs to release notification for CAT 2018 tomorrow
Jul 28, 2018, at 12:31 pm
Kolkata, July 28 (IBNS): The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) will be releasing the notification for the Common Admission Test 2018 (CAT 2018) in newspapers across the country on Sunday.
Osmania University initiative to enhance employability
Jul 27, 2018, at 05:24 pm
Hyderabad, July 26 (IBNS): As part of its initiative to enhance employability of its graduating students, Osmania University will facilitate assessment of 100,000 final-year students from its nearly 600 colleges through HireMee.
Infosys Foundation, Presidency University revamp laboratory to create new lecture hall
Jul 26, 2018, at 09:01 pm
Kolkata, July 26 (IBNS): Infosys Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Infosys, has helped Presidency University, a 200-year old center of higher learning in Kolkata, ideate and convert an old laboratory into a lecture hall with a seating capacity of 160.
Manipur: Students storm CM’s secretariat, march towards assembly demanding MU VC removal
Jul 24, 2018, at 01:58 pm
Guwahati, July 24 (IBNS): Protesting the ongoing deadlock in Manipur University, which halted the academic activities in the higher education institution for last 55 days, students staged a demonstration outside the state assembly on Monday.
Bengal Governor lauds Skipper Foundation's efforts to educate underprivileged girl children
Jul 19, 2018, at 02:06 pm
Kolkata, July 19 (IBNS): Keshari Nath Tripathi, Governor of West Bengal, while speaking at a recent function in Kolkata, reminded everyone of the popular saying, 'if you educate a man, you educate an individual but if you educate a woman, you educate a family'.
Kolkata: Presidency University students gherao officials over counselling fee hike
Jul 13, 2018, at 04:24 pm
Kolkata, July 13 (IBNS): Protesting against the hike in university's admission counselling fee and demanding the publication of full merit list for admission in undergraduate courses, a large number of students of Kolkata's Presidency University have been agitating in front of institute's administrative office and gheraoing the officials of the university since Thursday afternoon.
Public Relations – Present and Future
Jul 12, 2018, at 01:17 pm
Public relations simply put are the communication processes between companies, organizations or individuals and the general public. PR experts try to establish and maintain relationships with an organization’s target audience, all verticals of the media and opinion leaders. Data for this extremely fast growing sector designed to promote the interests and image of clients shows that worldwide public relations revenue is projected to grow from 14 billion U.S. dollars generated in 2016 to approximately 19.3 billion by 2020. In the United States, PR agencies generated a revenue of 13.5 billion U.S. dollars in 2016, experiencing 17 per cent growth compared to previous years.
Jadavpur University students call off hunger strike after authority brings back entrance test
Jul 11, 2018, at 12:57 am
Kolkata, July 10 (IBNS): An hour after the authority of Jadavpur University (JU) announced to bring back entrance test for admission in undergraduate courses, protesting students of the premier university on Tuesday late night called off their hunger strike.
NEET Examination: Madras HC orders huge grace marks for Tamil students
Jul 10, 2018, at 04:19 pm
Chennai, July 10 (IBNS): The Madras High Court on Tuesday directed CBSE to award 196 extra marks to those students who attempted the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, NEET in the Tamil Language.
After receiving flak, HRD Ministry issues clarification over IOE tag to Jio institute
Jul 10, 2018, at 01:12 pm
New Delhi, July 10 (IBNS): The Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry has come out with a clarification over a controversy regarding the conferment of Institution of Eminence (IOE) tag to Reliance Foundation's proposed Jio Institute.
Assam students visit Fort William in Kolkata
Jul 09, 2018, at 04:36 pm
Kolkata, July 9 (IBNS): A group of 30 students from Harihajan in the Karbi Anglong district of Assam met Lt Gen Abhay Krishna, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Command, at Fort William on Monday, officials said on Monday.
Age and education affect job changes, study finds
Jul 07, 2018, at 04:54 pm
New Delhi, July 7 (IBNS): New research reveals that people are more likely to change jobs when they are younger and well educated, though not necessarily because they are more open to a new experience.
West Bengal university launches job search portal to act as interface between students and companies
Jul 06, 2018, at 11:52 am
Kolkata, Jul 6 (IBNS): A student-friendly move from Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University Of Technology (MAKAUT) is expected to ease the process of job hunting for those passing out from the institute.
Bubbli: An effort to boost education of the deprived girl-child in India
Jul 02, 2018, at 06:44 pm
New Delhi, July 2 (IBNS) Although Indian women have been breaking barriers to rise through the ranks in the global arena, education of the girl-child from economically backward families and rural belts of India remains a concern.
Winners of schools from West Bengal and Kentucky in water quality project announced
Jun 24, 2018, at 05:05 pm
Kolkata, June 24 (IBNS): DAV Model School, Durgapur in India's West Bengal and Belfry High School of Kentucky in USA have been selected as the winners in a project on water quality launched last year by the US Consulate General in Kolkata.
Birmingham leaders named as UK-India Top 100 influencers
Jun 21, 2018, at 07:24 pm
Birmingham, June 21 (IBNS): University of Birmingham’s Chancellor Lord Karan Bilimoria and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (International) Professor Robin Mason have been named as two of the most influential figures in UK-India relations.
Thinking of studying abroad, well think of Australia then
Jun 09, 2018, at 01:11 pm
Australia is the new and attractive destination beckoning Indian students to study abroad, not just for the academic opportunities there but also the employability factor, which is a major plus point.
US Consulate Kolkata celebrates student Visa Day
Jun 08, 2018, at 05:53 pm
Kolkata, June 8 (IBNS): On Wednesday, more than four thousand bright, ambitious students from all across India appeared for visa interviews at the U.S. Mission's five visa-issuing posts, before they start their educational journey in the United States.
Jun 03, 2018, at 09:21 pm
Kolkata , June 3 (IBNS): Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar interacted with radio jockeys and addressed media in a press conference held at Kolkata on Saturday.
HRD Minister Javadekar congratulates CBSE students who passed board examintions
May 29, 2018, at 10:33 pm
New Delhi, May 29 (IBNS): Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Prakash Javadekar has congratulated all Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) students who passed their Class X board examinations on Tuesday.