Foreign university branch campuses in India – Prospects and challenges
India, after half a century of keeping its higher education doors closed to foreigners, is on the cusp of opening itself to the world. The traditional…
Education
Public health/Sanitation or Environmental engineering – Need for India and the way forward
Expanding the scope of public health/environmental engineering science becomes pivotal in India as we confront the public health challenges emerging o…
CUET and Related Issues
UGC recently introduced the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) for admissions in undergraduate courses in 45 central universities in the country. …
The Great Exodus
Context A recent report estimates that about 8 lakh students travel abroad for higher education every year and spend $28 billion or 1 per cent…
‘Academic Bank of Credits’ (ABC) in higher education
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The pathology of school closure in India
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UGC Directive on University Courses
What was the recent directive from UGC? The UGC (University Grants Commission) recently wrote to central universities citing instructions from the Ministry of Education that…
Blockchain Technology in Education
What is blockchain? The digital ledgers or databases that store information are considered as ‘blocks’ and these ledgers are coupled together to constitute ‘chains’. This…
Anganwadis in India – Challenges and Way Forward
The debate over the reopening of Anganwadis in India has been the centre of discussion since the effects of the pandemic seemed to subside. The Anganw…
