India can help educate the world, says Indian-American online tutoring pioneer

An Indian-American pioneer in online tutoring believes that with its best talent and technology India can create educational material for the rest of the world, raising standards and creating jobs.Harry Aurora, CEO of iTutor Inc, will present his ideas on the future of online education at a panel discussion Sunday on 'Developing India's Silicon Valley' at the Harvard India Conference presented by the Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School in Boston.Professor Sunil Gupta, Professor of Business Administration and Head of the Marketing...

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Private school management seek probe on income certificates

The process of admission to schools under Right to Education (RTE) Act will go on as per schedule despite private school management association has petitioned district administration seeking a probe on the veracity of income certificate submitted by the parents.District authorities said if parents have submitted certificate with false income details we will initiate action against such parents after cross-verification. However all private schools have been directed to adhere to the admission schedule.CBSE, ICSE and State Private Schools Management...

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India can help educate rest of the world

 Washington, March 9:  India can help educate rest of the world as it possesses the best of talent and technological resources, an Indian-American educationist has said.Harry Aurora, CEO of iTutor, is all set to address the students and faculty at the Harvard India Conference today organised jointly by the Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School in Boston.He will present his ideas on the future of online education at a panel discussion tomorrow on ‘Developing India’s Silicon Valley’.“India can boast the best talent and technology...

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ISB expands global footprint, ties up with Japan B-school

Expanding its global footprint in executive education, Indian School of Business (ISB), one of the country's top business schools, has tied up with a leading institute of Japan to offer courses for Japanese executives.This agreement with Tokyo-based GLOBIS will help chief executives and other top level executives of Japanese companies looking to expand their businesses to India and other emerging economies."The ISB's research in emerging market solutions will come handy for these executives to learn doing business in countries like India and China,"...

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Cisco Introduces Live Remote Education Platform for Indian Classrooms

Bangalore: Creating a milestone in the Indian education market, Cisco announced the Cisco Education Enabled Development (CEED 2700) solution. This collaborative, cloud-based video interaction solution will enable efficient delivery of education and skills development courses across the country, facilitating inclusive growth and empowering rural India. Codenamed ‘Dwara’ (after the Sanskrit word for portal to signify a doorway to a new future), the product is the first of Cisco’s ground-breaking...

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Now fundraising app for girls' education

MUMBAI: On International Women's Day, Plan India, an NGO that works towards the upliftment of under-privileged children, will launch a web-based application to raise funds for the education of girls in the country, an official said.The app based on the micro site www.educateagirl.org is being supported by women achievers like Indra Nooyi, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Anu Aga, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Kirthiga Reddy and Shobhaa De.To be launched under the aegis of "Because I am a Girl" campaign, the application projects a happy child, in mosaic, made of...

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Are India’s Higher Education Standards Lagging Its Asian Peers?

Despite India's status as a rising global economic power and the producer of many of the world’s best scientific minds, its universities apparently leave something to be desired.According to The (London) Times Higher Education World University Rankings for Asia in 2012-2013, only three Indian institutions appeared on the list of the top 57 Asian universities -- Indian Institute of Technology, in Kharagpur (No. 28); Indian Institute of Technology, in Mumbai (34), and Indian Institute of Technology, in Roorkee (53).In contrast, Japan scored 13 of...

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