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Byju's focusing on profitable growth, $2 bn revenue in sight: CEO to staff

Asserts that FY22, the year in which the edtech firm incurred a Rs 4,588 cr loss, was the company's best so far and that 2022-23 is set to be even stronger

EWS quota: All that you need to know about the issue in the Supreme Court

The 103rd amendment act provided a 10 per cent quota in educational institutes and government jobs to economically weaker sections (EWS) of the society

Shopping mall sales in top-8 cities to hit $39 bn by FY28: Knight Frank

The high revenue growth has largely been predicted due to increasing mall supply in next six years, sustenance of rising consumption demand

Institutions need to produce more students to meet development goals: FM

Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said India needs to understand what the industry requires and educational institutions need to produce students capable of getting into industry to serve the country's development goals. Sitharaman at an event here said India's higher education was no less when compared to global universities and people who have studied in Indian universities were the second largest contingent when it comes to managing the best of companies around the world. Referring to the representation of Saint-Gobain India in the board of the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Kancheepuram, she said if industries have come to be on the board of research institutes, they know the industry particularly those futuristic ones, especially those sun-rise areas so that India becomes the land for manufacturing some of those critical things for which today we are completely dependent on other countries and when

Need to make educational institutes future ready, says President Murmu

President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday stressed on the need to make educational institutions future ready and said India has a great talent pool which is yet to be fully tapped. The president was addressing the closing ceremony of diamond jubilee celebrations of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi. "India has great talent pool which is yet to be fully tapped. We need to make our institutes future ready with new teaching and learning metrics, pedagogy and content," she said. Calling IITs the country's pride, Murmu said, "Their story is the story of independent India.

VKSU merit list 2022 released for UG admissions; check details here

VKSU merit list 2022 has been released in a PDF format and can be accessed from the home page of the website

NEET SS 2022 admit card to be released on August 25: Check details here

The NEET SS 2022 admit card will only be made available in the online mode and candidates are required to carry it along with them on the exam day

CBSE 10th, 12th practical and compartment exams guidelines

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) begins its compartment exams for 2022 today. Read this article to know the practical and compartment exams guidelines for classes 10th and 12th

All law colleges in TN must install Ambedkar's photographs: Madras HC

A single bench of the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court has in a recent judgment directed all law colleges in Tamil Nadu to install the photographs of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in the colleges.

Independence Day: Centre issues advisory to states over Covid protocols

Ministry of Home Affairs advisory comes at a time when India is reporting over 15,000 Covid-19 cases each day

Best, brightest: How NIRF Ranking in education could help students better

Parameters to judge colleges and universities could be expanded to include student opinion

Buy a house only if you don't plan to change city and can afford it

Renting provides flexibility vis-a-vis size of the house and geography, frees up finances

India open to investments from everywhere in edu sector: Dharmendra Pradhan

The government is working with a 2030 timeline for the education sector, to augment its quality, capacity and infrastructure, keeping sight of its demographic advantage, Pradhan said

IIT Madras wins top spot for best educational institute for 4th yr in a row

The 2022 rankings were released by Union Education Minister Dharmednra Pradhan on Friday

Education institutions increasingly being hit with ransomware: Report

Education institutions, both higher and lower education, are increasingly being hit with ransomware, with 60 per cent suffering attacks in 2021 compared to 44 per cent in 2020, a report said

Gujarat CM holds review meeting amid downpour; schools to remain closed

Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel held a meeting with District Collectors from the State Emergency Operations Center to review the measures taken to deal with the situation arising due to heavy rains

Edtech firms build brick-and-mortar centres across India to woo students

Several are adopting a hybrid model of offline and online education to stay afloat, as students head back at school and colleges post pandemic

Upgrad to hire 3,000 people in 3 months, close to securing fresh funding

Bucking the trend of lay-offs in the edtech sector amid funding crunch, Upgrad on Wednesday said it is looking to add nearly 3,000 people in the next three months and is close to securing funding

Indian students happy to be back on campus, Global Student Survey finds

Around 55 per cent of Indian students revealed that they felt their mental health has improved since starting on campus or returning after lockdown restrictions

Grades will matter: UK study finds men with good grades better off

A UK based study shows students from non-elite educational institutions have a lesser chance of getting high-salary jobs. Students with poor grades can also result in poor earnings, says the study.