Hamid Ansari calls for increasing education expenditure to 6% of GDP
A file photo of vice president Hamid Ansari. Photo: PTI New Delhi: Vice president M. Hamid Ansari on Monday pointed to several discrepancies in school education, especially loopholes in the…
IIT panel approves threefold hike in annual fees
Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint New Delhi: A proposal for a three-fold hike in annual fees of IITs from the presentRs.90,000 was on Thursday approved by an IIT panel though a final…
Internet scams cause major financial harm to Indians, study finds
Half the Indian users surveyed felt the responsibility to protect people from frauds lies with the government and 60% feel the responsibility lies with the website. New Delhi: Indian Internet…
Budget 2016 sets stage for hike in IIT, varsity tuition fees
Photo: Indranil Bhoumik/Mint Fees for students studying in publicly funded higher education institutions such as the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and central universities could more than double, with budget…