Engineering degrees will be soon globally recognised

Engineering students have something to cheer about now. Degree imparted by Indian universities will be now recognized globally. This is possible because India is set to get full-fledged membership status of the Washington Accord by June 2014. India is a provisional member of Washington Accord since 2007

"After acquiring full status of the Washington Accord, employability of Indian engineers in other countries will go up substantially. This will help our students pursuing technical education," Ashok Thakur (Secretary higher education ) told reporters.

Government has made accreditation mandatory for all educational institutes and UGC has come up with a set of guidelines in this respect.

Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) have so far refused to be accredited. And Ashok Thakur have left the matter upto IITs to decide whether they wish to be accredited.

National Conference on corporate governance kicks off

Department of Management Studies and Department of Financial Studies of The IIS University has organized a two-day National Conference on Corporate Governance: New Paradigm on Friday. Mohit Arolkar, Vice-President, Genpact delivered the keynote address on the occasion. Chief Guest Mohit Arolkar shared his views on what do Indian corporate organizations expect from budding managers. According to him, manifested behavior plays a key role in success in corporate organizations.

Washington University and IIT Bombay to offer Executive MBA

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mumbai has joined hands with USA based Washington University to provide Executive MBA (EMBA) program in Mumbai. EMBA is modelled around the Washington University's internationally recognized program in USA and China. The joint Executive MBA program with Fudan University in Shanghai is ranked No. 6 in the world by the Financial Times.

India becomes permanent Signatory to Washington Accord, now among 17 countries

Technical education and Engineering programs in India got major boost when India became permanent Signatory to Washington Accord. India is now among the selected group of 17 countries who are permanent signatories of the Washington Accord. India received green signal at the meeting of the International Engineering Alliance of WA member countries met in Wellington, New Zealand.

17 Indian universities in Asian top 300 in 2014

According to report published by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), 17 Indian universities have been included in Asian Universities Ranking 2014. Six new universities have found place this year as compared to last year. QS conducted the survey in association with non-profit organisation The Indian Centre for Assessment & Accreditation (ICAA) in New Delhi.

Infosys chief Kris Gopalakrishnan donates ₹225 crore to IIS for Brain Research Center

Kris Gopalakrishnan, co-founder of software giant Infosys, has donated Rs 225 crore to Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (IISc) for setting up a Brain Research Center. The funds will be trasnfered by Pratiksha Trust, a charitable organization he runs along with his wife Sudha. The trust is known for funding education, research, innovation and entrepreneurship. Brain Research Center will focus on finding cures for brain diseases that are accelerated by old age. This center will recieve support from Centre of Nuroscience and other research facilities at IISc