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Indian campuses of foreign universities may not be a preferred choice for many who see foreign degrees also as a stepping stone for migration to another country, according to subject experts and students. The University Grants Commission (UGC) unveiled draft norms for allowing, for the first time, foreign universities to set up campuses in India with autonomy to decide the admission procedure and fees structure. Several subject experts and students aspiring to study abroad feel that studying in a foreign university is much more than about just earning an international degree. "More and more students go because the studies in foreign countries gives them advantage to get jobs opportunity to settle in those countries, so the Indian campuses of such universities will not be of any help to retain them,' said Ripun Das, who is moving to the United States this year for pursuing his management degree at Emory University's Goizueta Business School. Sharan Banerjee, a PhD scholar at Cornell

With the new changes, Indian universities may soon provide courses similar to foreign universities, including a BA in engineering disciplines and others

Will pursuing two degree courses simultaneously help students?

The govt has allowed undergraduate and postgraduate students to pursue two degrees simultaneously in the physical mode. Let us understand what this means for students and their employability

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister CN Ashwathnarayan on Friday, who is also the minister for higher education, announced the schedule of examinations of Diploma and Degree courses.This was decided in a meeting with higher officials of the department.Addressing the media, Narayana announced, the practical exams for odd semesters (01-03-05) will be held from July 26-28 and theory exams for the leftover subjects of 01, 03, 05, and other semesters will be held from Aug 02- Aug 21.The practical exams for even semesters (02-04-06) are scheduled to be conducted from November 2 to November 12 and theory exams for the same semesters will be conducted from November 17 to December 12.The exams of degree courses for odd semesters (which has been completely kept pending in Gulbarga, Karanata & Bengaluru universities and a few subjects leftover in some other universities) is scheduled to be completed by August 15, and for even semesters in the month of October, for which the dates will be ...

Queries on equivalence or relevance of nomenclatures for different engineering and technology branches for recruiting faculty should be resolved at the state or the university level

Minister of Skill Development Mahendra Nath Pandey said skill development was the prime focus of the government and PM Modi had announced a sub-committee to give impetus to the sector

Information commissioner said if a citizen holding CM position wants to know the degree related information of the PM, it should be disclosed