India shining in Australia's international education market
Sydney, June 25 (IANS) The growing influx of full-fee paying Indian students is reaping rich dividends for Australia. India is now the second largest source of overseas students and a significant contributor to Australia's international education market, which is worth A$9.8 billion to the national economy.

Dual degrees - a rising trend in Delhi
New Delhi, June 23 Dual degrees seem to be catching on among youngsters in Delhi. Thousands of students seeking admission into vocational courses also want a conventional academic degree in hand as a pragmatic ploy to keep all options open.>>more

Assocham to provide free MBA education to 300 girls
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Leading industry lobby the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) Friday said it would provide free Master of Business Administration (MBA) education to 300 underprivileged girls.

Exam fraud: MPs Deora, Jindal, Panda pass Class 10!
New Delhi, June 6 - The names of three young MPs figure in the list of students who passed this year's Uttar Pradesh Class 10 examination, it has been revealed in a TV sting operation conducted to expose corruption in the state education board.

12 new engineering colleges for Rajasthan
Jaipur, June 6 As many as 12 new engineering colleges will be opened in Rajasthan in the new academic session and will account for an increase of 3,000 engineering seats.

Girls bag top spots in Tripura higher secondary
Agartala, June 6 Girls have secured the first three positions among the top 10 in the Tripura higher secondary examination results announced Wednesday.

How IITians help the poor crack IIT-JEE
Patna, June 6 - A poor waiter in Patna has become a celebrity of sorts after his son cracked the IIT entrance exam this year. The overjoyed man gives full credit to I-Desire - a small group of former IITians in Bihar who coach underprivileged kids and provide them study material.