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September 2013

September 27, 2013

Indian and Chinese students sustaining Business Schools during this lean period

The Indian and Chinese students want to make it big in the world of business...

April 2013

April 16, 2013

Education 2.0: Social Networking and Education (Infographic)

In today's education, Social Networks and media is a big plus. Those schools and universities...

April 07, 2013

IIT-B students find their Professors are incompetent and boring!

Students at IIT-B (Bombay), Mumbai are saying that the professors at the Institute are not...

March 2013

March 25, 2013

Salman Khan of Khan Academy with Bill Gates: The Future of Education

Salman Khan, an analyst from Hedge Fund, is the founder of Khan Academy, world's greatest...

March 24, 2013

Professors say students of Online courses should not get official college credits

Online Educational degree and non-degree courses offering is one of the fastest growing trend around...

March 05, 2013

What is wrong with the Indian Education system?

India's education system - the structure and the attitudes - is a legacy of the...

March 05, 2013

A story of 4 IITians: What they did with their lives after IIT

IITs in India have elicited awe and reverence for others and satisfaction for those who...

March 02, 2013

How 12 year olds figured out Biotech intracies on their own: Sugata Mitra and “Hole in the Wall”

Sugata Mitra is a Professor of Educational Technology at the School of Education, Communication and...

January 2013

January 18, 2013

Efforts to change Scrabble Letter Values; Are they worth it?

Many lovers of English language can't escape the lure of Scrabble. Central to the fun...

January 17, 2013

Indian Students not interested in British Universities anymore?

It seems the Indian students are not going to England to study anymore. 24% drop...

January 17, 2013

Hi Tech Cheating in Exam by the MBBS students

When passing an exam becomes the main entry point to the world of money and...

January 16, 2013

Math Genius Siblings from a Farmer’s house in Ghaziabad

Here is a remarkable story of two kids of one farmer from near Ghaziabad who...

January 15, 2013

75% of IIT-B students focusing on hobbies and not academics; don’t know why they came there really

As per Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASSOCHAM), India, coaching for IIT's JEE examination...

January 06, 2013

Why you shouldn’t bother teaching Mandarin to you kid for his future career

This is a very interesting answer from a native Mandarin speaker. Things that I didn't...

December 2012

December 17, 2012

52 year old Professor in Mumbai begs on trains to create schools for underprivileged

Here is an incredible story of a Professor in Mumbai who begs on local trains...

December 07, 2012

What can you do with a degree in psychology? (Infographic)

Psychology is a popular major amongst the undergrads in the US. Every year 100,000 bachelor’s degrees...

November 2012

November 21, 2012

How Professors are using Pinterest to engage with students

Whether we like it or not, Social Media is here to stay. And the creative...

November 20, 2012

Indian kids' Dream jobs: Men wanted to be Engineers and Women wanted to be Teachers

In a survey across the globe by Linkedin, where it asked the respondents about their...

September 2012

September 17, 2012

Do Teachers destroy many students' careers by subtle behavioral cues?

This morning, NPR carried a very interesting story. One that related Expectations the teachers have...

June 2012

June 11, 2012

Manipal University to Open Institute in China

One of the premier Private University - Manipal University - in India is planning to...

May 2012

May 19, 2012

India's Education System – Corrupted, Inefficient, Dishonest and Failed?

India, unfortunately has become a country high on "symbolism" and "tokenism". And this is generally...

February 2012

February 12, 2012

Education Achievement Gap between Rich and Poor rising rapidly in the US: a study

The future of US is being dented like never before. It is becoming harder and...

February 08, 2012

Indians and Chinese Discriminated against in College Admissions in name of “Promoting Diversity”

If you are an Indian or Chinese student, the chances are you are discriminated when...

February 08, 2012

Brazil’s Interesting Experiment: Studying Philosophy important for “Exercise of Citizenship”

Brazil has a strange law, where the Brazilian teenagers have to study philosophy because it...

March 2011

March 24, 2011

Are we just surviving?

Recently there was a long discussion amongst some of my buddies, where there was a...

February 2011

February 10, 2011

Are Nice Teachers Good teachers?

In several studies, a radio program host said yesterday, evaluations of the teachers in schools...

February 02, 2011

Tri-Valley University Immigration Scandal: Help for Affected Students

The situation of Tri-Valley University admissions, specifically with regards to admissions of Indian students, has...

January 2011

January 27, 2011

Mrs Rajni Kumar Principal, Springdales School Delhi gets Padma Shree

I went to a high school for 14 years - from Nursery (pre-KG) to 12th...

January 24, 2011

Using a nook to Enhance my Daughter's Reading Habits

I had never been much of a reader when I was a kid. Not so...

October 2010

October 16, 2010

The Cult : Nirvana

They are everywhere, interspersed between you and me especially when “you” and “I” are not...