Post independence, India has witnessed an enormous growth in its higher education. Still in the higher education sector, the country is far behind China and the United States in GER (Gross Enrolment Ratio). In 1950, around 700 colleges and 16 universities were there in India. However, if the statistics of UGC’s (university Grants Commission) publication “Higher Education at a Glance-2012” is considered then, in 2011, around 33,000 colleges and about 700 universities were there in...

AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education) recently ordered engineering colleges not to offer science courses. This decision was dissented by several private institutions as quite a few of them are offering science courses from more than a decade. Around 43 engineering colleges across Tamil Nadu are presently offering courses for computer technology, mathematics, chemistry, applied physics and courses in theoretical computer science and software engineering. These aforesaid courses, specially...

Gujarat Chief Minister, Narendra Modi inaugurated the first yoga university in India, Lakulish Yoga University and mentioned that yoga is one of the important fields of study, which is presently gaining fame throughout the world. Life Mission Trust of Gujarat established the Lakulish Yoga University and claims it to be the first ever self financed private sector institution across the country. The CM of Gujarat cited certain Sanskrit “shlokas” during the inauguration ceremony and...

Around 40 deans and directors of some private B-schools have decided to approach the MHRD (Minister for Human Resource Development) to complaint about AICTE’s (All India Council for Technical Education) non-cooperation with them. EPSI (Education Promotion Society for India) will be leading this delegation. EPSI will suggest various steps to the MHRD for creating a favorable environment for management studies in India. As per EPSI, the ministry shall be requested to ask the AICTE to change their...

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