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Enrolment for Higher Ed Continues Climb but Sinks for Professional Courses

The Wire Staff 23/09/2019

The overall enrolment for professional courses has reached a...

People holding placards at a 'March for Science' protest in August 2017. Credit: PTI

Why There Is Going to Be Another ‘March for Science’ This Year

Debajyoti Sengupta and Dibya Sankar Das 02/08/2019

Scientists and students alike are expected to hit the...

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Why the National Research Foundation Is Part Good News, Part Abeyance

Rahul Siddharthan 09/07/2019

While a body like the National Research Foundation would...

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Five Reflections on National Science Day

Vasudevan Mukunth 28/02/2019

C.V. Raman won a Nobel Prize for discovering the...

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Why You Shouldn’t Measure Scientific Progress With Award-Winning Discoveries

Madhusudhan Raman 25/11/2018

The notion that science is invested in by the...

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Indian Science’s #MeToo Moment Remains Caged in Lattice of Lopsided Relations

Aswin Sekhar 10/10/2018

When journalists try to discuss this topic in conferences...

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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,...