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  • If learning is the answer, where is the ROI? November 17, 2023 03:50 PM IST

    If learning is the answer, where is the ROI?

    Companies spend two percent of budgets on learning. The Board seems to be asking, what and where is the return on investment? A roadmap is firstly to redefine impact, and then to link impact to hard business outcomes and key performance indicators

  • AI will augment human capabilities, not replace us: Infosys founder Narayana Murthy November 16, 2023 11:26 AM IST

    AI will augment human capabilities, not replace us: Infosys founder Narayana Murthy

    Deepfakes are an issue or even in the context of any technology getting into an evil mind, that's always an issue, says Infosys founder Narayana Murthy

  • India must spend $1 billion annually for 20 years to train teachers: Narayana Murthy at Infosys Prize November 15, 2023 12:06 PM IST

    India must spend $1 billion annually for 20 years to train teachers: Narayana Murthy at Infosys Prize

    A professor from IIT Kanpur who has worked on air pollution is among the six winners of the Infosys Prize 2023, given by the Infosys Science Foundation

  • Does Indian management education need a new saviour? November 10, 2023 10:14 AM IST

    Does Indian management education need a new saviour?

    Allahabad University has announced a new management education course that includes teachings from ancient scriptures and the lives of great Indian business leaders

  • Unleashing the power of early childhood learning: NIPUN Bharat November 04, 2023 04:02 PM IST

    Unleashing the power of early childhood learning: NIPUN Bharat

    Foundational literacy and numeracy are still out of reach for more than 50 million Indian children. How NIPUN Bharat and Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi schemes are chipping away at the problem with far-reaching consequences.

  • Learning is the answer. But what is the question? November 03, 2023 04:30 PM IST

    Learning is the answer. But what is the question?

    Learning & Development (L&D) is a key spend at a typical two percent of company budgets translating into hundreds of billions of dollars, globally. Yet only eight percent of CEOs saw the business impact of L&D. Read on to know how business and L&D can best align with the right question

  • Priyanka Gandhi promises free education, allowance for school children in poll-bound MP October 12, 2023 04:37 PM IST

    Priyanka Gandhi promises free education, allowance for school children in poll-bound MP

    Speaking at a rally in the tribal-dominated Mandla district ahead of the November 17 assembly elections, she also reiterated the promise of caste census, claiming that the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and tribals are not getting jobs in commensurate with their share in the population.

  • Navneet Education Q2 PAT seen to Rs. 3.6 cr: Prabhudas Lilladher October 11, 2023 02:10 PM IST

    Navneet Education Q2 PAT seen to Rs. 3.6 cr: Prabhudas Lilladher

    Net Sales are expected to decrease by 0.6 percent Y-o-Y (down 58.6 percent Q-o-Q) to Rs. 327.9 crore, according to Prabhudas Lilladher.

  • NEP links study with culture, jobs and tech: UP education minister October 10, 2023 06:46 PM IST

    NEP links study with culture, jobs and tech: UP education minister

    The minister made the remarks during the seventh convocation ceremony at private Sharda University in Greater Noida on Monday.

  • Global infrastructure faces annual losses of over $300 billion amid worsening climate impacts: CDRI report October 04, 2023 04:54 PM IST

    Global infrastructure faces annual losses of over $300 billion amid worsening climate impacts: CDRI report

    The inclusion of health and education infrastructure, and building stock, increases that range to USD 732 to USD 845 billion -- around one-seventh of the global GDP growth in the financial year 2021-2022 -- with nearly half of this contingent liability held by the low-and-middle-income countries, the report said.

  • 68-year-old engineer spent 50 years working at the same company. He has one regret October 09, 2023 07:59 PM IST

    68-year-old engineer spent 50 years working at the same company. He has one regret

    Kip Turner's advice to young professionals is to 'take advantage of all of the training and education opportunities' a company offers.

  • Kerala NEET PG 2023: Counselling application correction window closes today October 03, 2023 12:06 PM IST

    Kerala NEET PG 2023: Counselling application correction window closes today

    All candidates who appeared for the NEET PG 2023 exam will be eligible to participate in the postgraduate medical counselling process, after the office of Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) reduced the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Postgraduate (NEET PG) 2023 qualifying percentile to zero across all categories.

  • Nipun Bharat, India's foundational literacy and numeracy program, is about making education experiential and our children future-ready October 02, 2023 06:02 PM IST

    Nipun Bharat, India's foundational literacy and numeracy program, is about making education experiential and our children future-ready

    The Nipun Bharat mission lights the path towards a future where every child in India is not just enrolled in school but is also receiving a quality, relevant, and enjoyable education.

  • India must look beyond legacy educational institutions to establish AI Centres of Excellence October 02, 2023 02:02 PM IST

    India must look beyond legacy educational institutions to establish AI Centres of Excellence

    Supporting the establishment of CoEs at newly established facilities, including those set up by the private sector, may ensure that AI emerges as a visible force for good for everyone in the country in keeping with the Sabka Vikas mantra

  • Corruption is killer of democracy, development: Vice President Dhankhar September 27, 2023 06:07 PM IST

    Corruption is killer of democracy, development: Vice President Dhankhar

    He also underlined the importance of education to accelerate India's development and improve people's lives. Dhankhar was speaking at Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani.

  • Gujarat Mission Schools of Excellence: PM to lay foundation stones, inaugurate projects worth Rs 4.5k crore on Sep 27 September 22, 2023 05:07 PM IST

    Gujarat Mission Schools of Excellence: PM to lay foundation stones, inaugurate projects worth Rs 4.5k crore on Sep 27

    Before addressing a gathering in Bodeli, the PM will inaugurate or lay foundation stones for various projects under the state government's 'Mission Schools of Excellence' initiative, said Vinod Rao, secretary, primary and secondary education.

  • The new India story: Jobless growth, and a rising disconnect between education and employment September 22, 2023 08:55 AM IST

    The new India story: Jobless growth, and a rising disconnect between education and employment

    The trend of slow job creation and rising unemployability among youth is borne out by a new study carried out by Azim Premji University and IWWAGE (Institute for What Works to Advance Gender Equality)

  • Canada considering cap on student visas amid housing crisis | Will it affect Indians? September 17, 2023 09:24 PM IST

    Canada considering cap on student visas amid housing crisis | Will it affect Indians?

    The Canadian government is examining a visa cap on international students to curb its housing crisis. Canada's appeal to international students, especially those from India, stems from certain factors including high-quality education and employment opportunities making it a top choice for those seeking to immigrate. Watch this video to know how it will affect the Indian students?

  • Indian history: First foreign assistance to build IIT Bombay came in Russian rubles, via Unesco September 16, 2023 07:32 PM IST

    Indian history: First foreign assistance to build IIT Bombay came in Russian rubles, via Unesco

    In photos: A quick history of IIT Bombay, following National Engineer’s Day marked each year on September 15 in recognition of the contributions of Sir MV Visvesvaraya.

  • The way to end Kota suicides September 15, 2023 09:32 AM IST

    The way to end Kota suicides

    Coaching capital Kota puts students into a rigorous preparation for life, but ignores mental health. Perhaps institutions need to refashion entrance tests to reduce the pressure on students that drives them to the point of suicide

  • From one-room house to bungalow: Nagaland bureaucrat’s mantra for success September 09, 2023 11:57 AM IST

    From one-room house to bungalow: Nagaland bureaucrat’s mantra for success

    A Nagaland bureaucrat who rose from humble beginnings has shared the three things he credits for his success - education, dedication and hard work.

  • Make student loans work for students September 07, 2023 05:24 PM IST

    Make student loans work for students

    The main beneficiaries of the US government’s current program are colleges and universities

  • Colleges are going to have to put ChatGPT on the curriculum September 07, 2023 10:06 AM IST

    Colleges are going to have to put ChatGPT on the curriculum

    Generative AI is becoming more powerful and the education system cannot afford to ignore it. This fall semester needs to be a period of rigorous questioning and experimentation for teachers at all levels. Yes, we will read scholarship and write essays in class, but we will also use generative AI individually and together

  • Technology and teachers coming together can make students 'terminators', says Pradhan September 04, 2023 06:06 PM IST

    Technology and teachers coming together can make students 'terminators', says Pradhan

    The minister made the comment at the launch of a three-year "Education to Entrepreneurship: Empowering a Generation of Students, Educators and Entrepreneurs" partnership between the Union Ministry of Education, the Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Meta.

  • Delay in salaries of DU professors: AAP alleges 'conspiracy', demands probe September 02, 2023 04:23 PM IST

    Delay in salaries of DU professors: AAP alleges 'conspiracy', demands probe

    Jha said the salaries of professors of the DU are still pending despite Delhi Education Minister Atishi sanctioning Rs 100 crore.