British Council to launch new courses
British Council, a division of the British High Commission in India, is launching two new courses in teaching – TKT and IELTS - Train the Trainer course.Addressing the media Paul Sellers, Director, South India, said “The TKT course can be used as preparation for the Cambridge TKT (Teaching Knowledge Test) exams or as a standalone teacher training course. It will help those who teach, o

Harvard and MIT team up to offer free online courses
In what is shaping up as an academic Battle of the Titans — one that offers vast new learning opportunities for students around the world — Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on Wednesday announced a new non-profit partnership, known as edX, to offer free online courses from both universities.Harvard's involvement follows MIT's announcement in December that it

UGC NET to Go Objective from June 2012
The National Eligibility Test (NET), conducted by National Educational Testing Bureau of University Grants Commission (UGC), will be converted entirely into objective mode from this year i.e. June 2012. The very first objective type NET exam is scheduled to be conducted on June 24, 2012. As per sources, this objective NET exam will consist of three papers. Sources also informed that as per th

IIT-Bombay to Establish Campus in New York City
Mumbai: The Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-Bombay), Mumbai, is likely to set up a new campus in Brooklyn, New York City. Reportedly, IIT-Bombay will establish the Centre for Urban Science and Progress (CUSP), along with five other universities. New York will be the laboratory as the six institutes (universities) develop resolutions for regenerating the city’s infrastructure, buil

Delhi University to decentralise SC/ST admissions
Delhi University will be decentralising its admission process for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes candidates for the upcoming academic year, making each college responsible for allotment of seats to SC/ST students instead of one centre at the University.“The whole process used to be very unfair to these students; there was no question of choice regarding their course or college. It was

UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) June, 2012
The National Educational Testing Bureau of University Grants Commission (UGC) conducts National Eligibility Test (NET) to determine eligibility for lectureship and for award of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF).Eligibility: Candidates who have secured at least 55% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s Degree OR equivalent examination from universities/institutions recognized by UGC &n