Obama, Modi sign pacts to boost Indian education, create new IIT

Uncle Sam will send an army of 1,000 science and math professors to India, help build a new IIT and provide college level online courses.

Indian Independence and the Educational Movement

How has India changed educationally in the last 67 years?

How America's top inventor Gurtej Sandhu gives back to students

The IIT Delhi-trained electrical engineer has racked up 1,335 US patents, besting prolific inventor Thomas Edison’s 1,093 patents.

7 reasons to study in New Zealand

The number of Indians who chose to study in New Zealand is up by 53% from last year. High Commissioner to India Joanna Kempkers and Education NZ Regional Director John Laxon discuss why

Straight Talk: Where will good teachers come from?

The prospect of PM Modi’s much publicized programs 'Make in India', 'Skill India' and 'Digital India' takes education for granted. Education which is the foundation for our economy and ambition. And yet, how big a draw is this sector for the country's bright young minds?

Straight Talk: The needless war on 4-year undergraduate programmes

Pushkar discusses the issues underlying the debate over India's four-year undergraduate program.

Five Key Drivers Fueling the Rise of new IBM CEO Arvind Krishna

The India-educated executive’s meteoric rise is a tribute to the US meritocratic culture and his brilliance as a technologist.

France woos India with Advanced Technological Education

Indian IIT students can tap into a recently established, generous EUR 200,000 science and technology fund to study at the Paris Institute of Science and Technology which includes 12 of France’s leading engineering schools.

Straight Talk: A close look at the 2018 national university rankings

The MHRD recently published the third edition of the National University Rankings. What do they really tell us about India's higher education sector? Dr. Pushkar takes a close look.

Five Key Drivers Behind New Google CEO Sundar Pichai′s Success

Google's new star Sundar Pichai hasn't taken any short cuts to success and exemplifies the old school formula of hard work and resilience.