Education

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The Spectre of Rankings Haunts the Higher Education Sector in India

Pramod K. Nayar 08/10/2018

Unless teaching becomes central to evaluative and ranking processes,...

A lecture hall at IIT-Kharagpur. Credit: ambuj/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Mediocrity in Higher Education Is a Bigger Blow Than India Acknowledges

Pushkar 29/09/2018

For how long can a nation claim to be...

University Grants Commission. Credit: UGC

A Surgical Strike at the UGC’s Independence?

Gautam I. Menon 25/09/2018

Education should serve society and all those who belong...

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Fraction of PhD Students Has Been Mostly Constant, and Low, in Last Decade

Pushkar 20/09/2018

A relatively low number of PhDs will hurt the...

The University of Hyderabad (HCU). Credit: University of Hyderabad

Seeking More Funds, University of Hyderabad Charges Students for Lab Water

Vasudevan Mukunth 19/09/2018

Students from disadvantaged backgrounds will be the primary victims...

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In Defence of the Accused, or How to Prove Academic Wrongdoing

Pushkar 16/09/2018

A recent series of investigative articles hinted that certain...

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The ‘Inequality of Access’ Across India

Deepanshu Mohan, Richa Sekhani and Serene Vaid 05/09/2018

At this point, each state across India remains affected...