XLRI to offer course in digital marketing

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With online shopping catching up as a trend, the country’s top B-schools are thinking of offering courses in digital marketing now. XLRI, the Xavier School of Management, one of the nation’s premier B-Schools, has entered into technical collaboration with Talentedge, an online interactive education company, and has launched a specialised online certificate programme in digital marketing for professionals employed in marketing, advertising, branding, communications and sales. Read More<> XLRI to offer course in digital marketing

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IIT-KGP to send engineering students to ICMR

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To enable research in medical technology, IIT Kharagpur will send its engineering students to study at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), while doctors from the medical research body will visit the engineering institute’s campus. Read More<> IIT-KGP to send engineering students to ICMR

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Education startup Magic Crate gets seed fund

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An early childhood learning startup, Magic Crate, has raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding from a group of investors led by T.V.Mohandas Pai (Chairman of Manipal Global Education Services) in his personal capacity & Aarin Capital. The other investors who participated in the round included Narayanan Ramaswamy, Head of Education Practice at a Consulting firm; Sethuraman Sivaramakrishnan, finance expert and practicing Chartered Accountant; and India CEO of a MNC. Read More<> Education startup Magic Crate gets seed fund

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Goa Govt distributes grants of Rs 7.49 Cr to colleges

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Goa government today distributed more than Rs 7.49 crore in grants under the Union Government's Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan to various colleges in the state, including the Goa University.  Read More<> Goa Govt distributes grants of Rs 7.49 Cr to colleges

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SWAYAM to launch online courses in various subjects

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In case one is not satisfied with the kind of teaching that you are undergoing in your college classroom, one will now be able to pursue an online course on any subject, like Indian History or Political Theory, from a university of their choice by registering on a government portal. According to newspaper reports, this project has been named as SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active-learning for Young Aspiring Minds), and the marks they obtain will be credited to their final score sheets and will be treated an par with any regular course pursued at a brick-and-mortar institution. Read More<> SWAYAM to launch online courses in various subjects

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Apollo Global in Talks to Buy Apollo Education

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Private-equity firm Apollo Global Management LLC is in advanced talks to buy struggling education company Apollo Education Group Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.

A deal between Phoenix-based Apollo Education and Apollo Global Management, a New York private-equity firm, could be worth about $1 billion, some of the people said, with one of them adding an agreement could be reached in the next few weeks. Apollo Education had been in discussions with a number of private-equity firms since late last year, but Apollo Global Management is the only one still in the running now, this person said. Read More<> Apollo Global in Talks to Buy Apollo Education

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Alagappa University to set up centre for Thirukural

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The Alagappa University has proposed to establish ‘Centre for Thirukural Studies’ to propagate the greatness of the couplets of Saint Poet Thiruvalluvar by promoting research works and organizing international workshops and lectures, Vice Chancellor S. Subbiah has said. Read More<> Alagappa University to set up centre for Thirukural

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