Education & Training
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Opportunity India Desk Jul 23, 2018 - 1 min readData analytics company MuSigma has launched muPathshala, a learning initiative to create the talent pool of entrepreneurs, scientists, engineers, doctors, teachers, artists, musicians and sportspeople. According to a company statement, the 5-week programme includes classroom sessions coupled with workshops both at the Mu Sigma and Inventure Academy campuses. Students are grouped in teams, given a ...
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Opportunity India Desk Jul 20, 2018 - 0 min readThe University Grants Commission (UGC) has formed a committee to suggest examination reforms in institutions of higher learning, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday. "The UGC has intimated that it has constituted a committee under the chairmanship of M M Salunkhe, former vice-chancellor, Central University, Rajasthan to look into matters related to examination reforms," ...
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Opportunity India Desk Jul 20, 2018 - 2 min readThe Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee launched a Technology Innovation and Development of Entrepreneurship Support (TIDES) business incubator at Greater Noida on Friday. The Noida campus is an extension of the existing TIDES incubator at Roorkee, and will ensure that start-ups incubated in the Roorkee campus benefit from the start-up ecosystem of the National ...
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Opportunity India Desk Jul 19, 2018 - 1 min readThe Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the amendment seeking revocation of 'no detention' policy in classes 5 and 8, enabling states now to allow schools to fail the child if he/she fails in either or both classes and withhold their promotion to the next standard. Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar moved the 'The Right ...
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Opportunity India Desk Jul 18, 2018 - 3 min readA study conducted by ISC Research has revealed that private school overseas “franchises” are on the rise, as they struggle to raise funds for bursaries for less well-off pupils. For this year alone the number of independent schools in the UK opening up campuses abroad is estimated to grow by more than a quarter. 57 ...
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Opportunity India Desk Jul 17, 2018 - 1 min readEd-tech startup Byju’s is in discussions with new and existing investors to raise more than $150 million. Citing three people aware of the development, the report said the new funding round may value Byju’s around $1.8-2 billion. The company had last raised funds in July 2017 from Chinese internet conglomerate Tencent. Run by Bengaluru-based Think ...
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Opportunity India Desk Jul 17, 2018 - 2 min readProving its mettle in offering exceptional infrastructure and enriching academic programs for children aged 18 months to 4 years, Wonderland Play School has won the prestigious ‘Education Excellence Awards 2018’ at ASSOCHAM for “BEST SCHOOL IN TEACHING-LEARNING PRACTICES”. The award was presented today at Hotel Hyatt Regency. By winning this award, the school has established ...
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Opportunity India Desk Jul 16, 2018 - 3 min readThe NCPCR has recommended to the states a slew of measures like use of artificial intelligence and digital technology for regulation of school fees amid rising complaints of inappropriate fee hike against private and unaided schools. It has also suggested that states should form a committee in every district for such regulation, according to a ...
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Opportunity India Desk Jul 13, 2018 - 2 min readEuroKids International, India's Leading Pre-School chain has achieved a major milestone with the opening of its 1000th Pre-School in Thane. With a presence in three countries and over 350 towns and cities, the Pre-School chain plans to triple the number in the next five years.EuroKids International Co-founder and Group CEO Prajodh Rajan said, "We ...
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Opportunity India Desk Jul 12, 2018 - 1 min readNobel laureate Amartya Sen on Tuesday said continuous discussion among stakeholders was required to take the education system forward. “Only talks can enable us to find out merits and demerits in our education system. Any deficiency and lacunae in our education system can be traced and defined through continuous discussion only,” Sen said. “Discussion among ...