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The Oxford Institute of Retail Management (OXIRM) at University of Oxford, announced the launch of an 18 month study into the future of retail. Richard Cuthbertson, director, OXIRM, who is leading the research, said, "It is well known that factors such as rising retail costs, changing customer expectations, the need to rejuvenate and reshape our t more...

US News' 2013 rankings of Best Graduate Schools were released recently. The rankings highlight the top programmes in business, law, medicine, engineering, and education, among other specialties. One change in the methodology this year has been the introduction of the following factors in the part-time MBA rankings, in addition to peer assessments more...

Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) dubbed its science literacy initiative as 'Small Science'. A series of science text for class I to V, the programme has been developed in association with IIT-based InOpen Technologies with the primary intention of promoting science literacy within all age groups. The Small Science involves a series more...

any students prefer overseas to enrol for a film course rather than in our country since they are concernced about the high fees, inadequate infrastructure and accreditation status of several private film schools across the country. The International School of Film +Media (ISFM), Hyderabad, has for the first time introduced bachelor and masters cou more...

ambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, is offering scholarships for 2012 entry to the postgraduate diploma in entrepreneurship through the Entrepreneurship Alumni Scholarship Fund. The fund has been made available by the graduates of the University of Cambridges advanced diploma in entrepreneurship, who wish to support entreprene more...

EW DELHI: The common National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to Under Graduate (UG) will be conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education ( CBSE) while it will be the National Board of Examination that will conduct the Post Graduate (PG) exams. The Union health ministry has informed state governments that their exist more...

EW DELHI: India is trying to join the elite Washington Accord for International accreditation of its undergraduate degrees. If it is accepted then engineers with undergraduate degrees will find it easier to seek jobs and opportunities for higher studies abroad from 2013.In that case undergraduate engineering degrees from India will be brought on a more...

awaharlal Nehru Memorial Scholarships for Doctoral Studies The Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund offers scholarships for upto 2 years from January 2013 to Indian Nationals and Nationals of other Asian countries for Ph.D studies in India Eligibility: Minimum 60% marks in Master's degree, age below 35yrs, full time Ph.D. scholar, registered in a reco more...

he National University of Singapore (NUS) is a premier global institution, rich in academic offerings, research accomplishments and heritage.NUS is consistently ranked among the best universitites in the world and placed 27th in the world and 3rd in Asia by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2011. 51 Bachelor's degree programmes more...

ano technologyNanotechnology is a branch of science that promises great opportunities, especially in terms of study at the postgraduate level and further. It holds immense promise as a branch of science. The scope is not only in terms of academia but also bio-tech and Big Pharma. So, the furture of the students stepping into the field is really more...

. INTRODUCTION: Model Educational Loan Scheme Education is important for the Human Resources Development and empowerment in any country. National and State level policies are framed to ensure that this basic need of the population is met through appropriate public and private sector initiatives. While governments endeavour  to provide p more...

IIM Udaipur is offering a Management Development Programme for Women Entrepreneurs 2012 to be held during April 9 to 25 and May 14 to 23rd May 2012 at IIM Udaipur. The program will be jointly coordinated by Anjana Vivek who had earlier jointly coordinated the Management Program for Women Entrepreneurs at IIM Bangalore till 2010. Faculty from IIM U more...

The BMC has proposed a substantial increase in the budgetary provision for education for 2012-13; it has lined up Rs 367.01 crore compared with Rs 169.27 crore last year. The BMC claims that it had introduced the system of learning via a virtual classroom project in 80 secondary schools this year, by beaming lectures through satellite transmissi more...

Spread over 20 acres of land, the campus has an excellent infrastructure and offers education on a full-time residential basis. It offers a five-year integrated course with a diploma degree - a foundation course for three years and an advanced course for two years. Students may seek admission to the foundation course after 10+2 or to the adva more...

niversity of Liverpool(UK) invites Indian students to join its postgraduate course in architecture,which focuses on the history and theory of architecture; architecture and the visual art; application of digital technologies in design; and alternative renewable technologies in architecture. The Master's degree in Architecture is a 12 month full-ti more...

he University of Southampton invites applications for its Bachelor of Engineering /Master of Engineering at its new Malaysia Campus in South Johor, starting in October.  Students meeting the entry criteria are eligible for a RM 4,000 scholarship each year. The deadline : June 30 For further details:www.southamption.edu.my/application for more...

he Tata Institute of Social Sciences invites applications for MPhil and PhD programmes . Students who have consistently scored well and hae a minimum of 55% in their Master's degree in any social sciences and related disciplines can apply for admission in the MPhil and PhD programmes. For further details: www.tiss.edu Deadline : April 8 for t more...

Eligiblity: SC/ST students studying 1 year M.Sc in Science disciplines (Biological, Physical, Chemal and Mathematical Sciences) or 111 year B.E/B.Tech or equivalent degree, during the academic year 2011-12. Selection Criteria IISc. will evolve a suitable criteria for selecting the candidates for the programme.  Financial Suport: IISc. more...

Two teams have won the Youth Enterprise contest jointly organised by Intel and the NSRCEL at IIM Bangalore and actively supported by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, the Department of Information Technology, Government of Karnataka. While one team won the prize for their exemplary work int hearea of providing local more...

Image Management which is a big 40year old multi-billion dollar idustry abroad is now picking up momentum in India. Image management is the science and art of projecting a powerful image to create a great first impression by optimal utilization of your personal resources of clothing, grooming and body language-including etiquette and vocal comm more...