The University Grants Commission (UGC) has approved the SOPs for HEIs to offer the Accelerated Degree Programme (ADP) and Extended Degree Programme (EDP) in a meeting this week. The draft norms will now be put in the public domain for feedback from stakeholders.
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Indian student numbers in the UK drop by 20.4 percent amid financial and safety concerns: Report
Based on UK Home Office data on confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS) by UK providers from 2022-23 to 2023-24, an Office for Students (OfS) analysis released on Friday, November 15, shows a 20.4 percent drop in Indian student numbers – down from 139,914 to 111,329.
Rhodes Scholarship for 2025 accorded to five Indians
The Rhodes Scholarship is the world’s oldest graduate fellowship, based at the University of Oxford since 1903. The scholarships for India began in 1947 and have been awarded to outstanding applicants each year.
Princeton beats MIT, Harvard to emerge as best National University in US
More than 50 percent of an institution’s ranking includes varying outcome measures related to its success in enrolling and graduating students from all backgrounds with manageable debt as well as earnings of post graduates.
Bilingualism is “a special power”, says Singapore education minister Chan Chun Sing; announces 3 key initiatives for it
Speaking of its importance at the Mother Tongue Languages Symposium 2024, Singapore Minister for Education Chan Chun Sing announced three key initiatives to promote bilingualism in the country.
Indian law students to get internship placements in Singapore as NLSIU signs MoU with Singapore International Arbitration Centre
Under the new bond, SIAC and NLSIU will work together to place NLSIU law students in internships at SIAC and collaborate to incorporate a module on “SIAC and Institutional Arbitration” into NLSIU’s law programme.