The Narendra Modi led NDA government completed three years in office this May. It was the first time in three decades (since 1984) that the single largest party was successful to draw absolute majority in Lok Sabha elections. The Modi government has initiated a slew of reforms and introduced a numbe...
Meera (26), a farmer’s daughter from Burdwan, West Bengal, had dreams of becoming an engineer. Her father spent all his savings on her education and got her admitted to a private engineering college that guaranteed placement. Even after two years of her graduation, Meera remains unemployed. She to...
The Indian government has placed enormous emphasis on skill development in higher education. Private universities are poised to lead this change.The Neotia University offers a wide array of courses and emphasises on industry demands. Harshavardhan Neotia, Chancellor, The Neotia University spoke to B...
Indian undergraduate colleges have received continuous flak for their syllabi that do not match industry needs. Even though a lot of colleges in India are concentrating on comprehensive insight into a field with very specific specialisation, this hasn’t served the purpose.Education should open up ...
Dr. Balvinder Shukla, Vice Chancellor, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, spoke to BE’s Varsha Singh about how universities can make students job-ready and skilled. Q. The UGC implemented a scheme called the “Introduction of Career Oriented Courses (COCs)” in universities and colleges. Has ...
Shweta Maheshwari, who hails from Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, completed her bachelor’s degree in technology in 2013. She had hoped that her graduation would help her to secure a job, which didn’t happen. After waiting for a year, she applied for a master’s degree. She expected that a higher de...
“I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious”- was how Albert Einstein defined the role of education in life. Education would create curiosity and open up new horizons of knowledge. But for that, proper infrastructure needs to be provided. The government has the foremost role to pla...
It took a long time for journalism to enter into the portals of the university. Journalists have been described as ‘scatter-brained’ and ‘muck rakers’ by western scholars and in the late nineteenth century, only one or two American universities had agreed to allow jou...
“I f one more person pushes and squeezes me in the aarti again I’m going to scream!” The tears in her eyes are testimony to the very real and sincere pain this young woman from London is experiencing. To an Indian this pain is unfathomable. Pushing and squeezing are part and parcel of the In...
Neurological problems are on the rise in India. Early detection can reduce the risk and halt the progression of such diseases. Professor Dr. K Sridhar is the Head of the Department of Neuro Surgery and the Director of the Institute of Neurological Sciences and Spinal Disorders of Gleneagles Gl...