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Hits and misses in Budget 2024 for India’s education sector

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lakh crore (over $17 billion) for education, employment and skill sectors, internships with stipends worth INR 5,000 in top companies, to promising education loans upto INR 10 lakhs ($11,949), the central government is eyeing a funding boost for the education space. From announcing INR 1.48 That said, again execution matters.

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University of Southampton awarded licence to establish India campus 

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The awarding of a licence from the University Grants Commission now paves the way for planning to progress for the University of Southampton Delhi NCR campus. “In In the 21st century, no university can be truly global without engaging with India,” said Mark E.

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What happened the last time Labour wrestled with equality versus excellence in education?

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It’s taken me almost 20 years but, over the summer, I eventually got around to reading a book I’ve been wanting to read on higher education policy since I started working in the area over 15 years ago: University to Uni – The Politics of Higher Education since 1944 by Robert Stevens.

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Higher education policymaking in the UK before HEPI

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This blog was kindly authored for the HEPI 20th Anniversary Collection by Roger Brown, Emeritus Professor of Higher Education Policy and former Vice-Chancellor of Southampton Solent University. By the start of the twenty-first century though, that had changed and there was a role for a specialist higher education think tank.

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UGC chair reveals committee to review Indian entrance exam irregularities

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The test is used to determine the eligibility of candidates for junior research fellowship, assistant professors and PhDs in Indian universities and was supposed to take place on June 18. “The Focusing on the National Education Policy 2020’s promise to build accessible and quality education in India, the UGC is set to train over 1.5

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Universities can set up in India but regulations pose challenge

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India wants to internationalise its higher education system and tackle brain-drain, as set out in the 2020 National Education Policy , while foreign institutions are keen to capitalise on the growing demand from Indian students. The regulations have been quite a long way in the making,” said Singh. “It’s

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More financial assistance sought in Indian budget

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India has increased its education budget for this year to Rs1.2 However, international education stakeholders say outbound Indian students should have been addressed. “These aspects significantly impact the affordability of international education for Indian students and their families. trillion (£11.4