Education
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Forbes India Ready Reckoner to Study Abroad: From choosing the right country and university to visa applications
Choosing the university you want to attend is just the beginning of a long-drawn and tedious process for students wanting to go overseas to study. Here's the Forbes India Ready Reckoner to see your plans till the end
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How Australia, Ireland and South Korea are gaining popularity for overseas education
US, UK and Canada have been the go-to destinations for overseas education for Indians, but now, thanks to quality education, lower costs, and the promise of a better lifestyle among other perks, more countries are emerging as popular destinations for higher education
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Is study abroad turning burden from boon?
The desire to pursue higher education in the US or Canada is appealing because of better professional growth and higher-paying jobs. But with the recent economic conditions, students are struggling—they are forced to either opt for unpaid internships, pay cuts or return to India
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QS Asia University Ranking 2024: Chandigarh University top among private universities in India
IIT-Bombay is the leading Indian institute at rank 40 in the overall Asia rankings while Chandigarh University is ranked 149th. The latter has outranked institutes such as Anna University, Vellore Institute of Technology and Amity University
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Board exams twice in the year?
In a major overhaul to the education system, the NCERT has announced the new National Curriculum Framework, which includes many changes, among which one of the buzziest is that there will be two sets of board exams in the year, so students can take them whenever they feel ready—and the best scores will be considered. We discuss what this means for students, and whether some of these changes, aimed at making student life stress free, are counterproductive? Kamlesh Vyas, partner, Deloitte, who specializes in higher education and skills development, breaks down the key features for us
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Cabinet approves National Research Foundation, Rs50,000 crore budgeted for R&D over five years
The foundation, which was promised four years ago and expected to come into effect with the National Education Policy in 2020, saw roadblocks along the way because of the pandemic. It could have far-reaching implications for innovation in India
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There's a big mistrust between private and public universities: Atul Khosla
The founder and vice chancellor of Shoolini University on the varsity ranking 20th on the QS World University Rankings, plans to foray into online education, why competition from foreign institutes is great and how less money inspires innovation
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Indians can benefit from Canada's new work permit for H-1B US visa holders and their families
Canada announced a new 'Tech Talent Strategy', which will enable an open work permit stream for H-1B specialty occupation visa holders in the US. Indians form the largest cohort of H-1B visa holders, and under this scheme, they can apply for a Canadian work permit, and study or work permit options for their accompanying family members
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Forbes India Pathbreakers: ChrysCapital to Ashoka University, how Ashish Dhawan is rewriting India's growth story
Our next guest on Pathbreakers wants to reimagine India's education system. At 43, ChrysCapital's co-founder and leading private equity investor, Ashish Dhawan gave up his successful career as an investment manager and turned philanthropist. "I didn't want to just cut cheques. My philanthropic work or life's work is about building institutions," Dhawan tells Forbes India's Neha Bothra. In 2010, he co-founded Ashoka University and brought on board 170 philanthropists to share his vision of building a world-class interdisciplinary higher educational institution
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Foreign university campuses in India: Is the move practical?
As the UGC prepares to attract foreign universities to India, their success will depend on multiple factors that are yet to be resolved
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From sweets to a university, Punjab's Lovely Group is far from done
It started from sweets, then came Lovely Professional University and real estate and an EV play—and they are far from done