Centers of higher education have been around for hundreds of years, and even millennia in some cases. But not all withstand the test of time. Over the centuries, many of the world’s oldest universities have disbanded, split into autonomous colleges or become modernized beyond all…

By Radhika Retnam The figures released by the RBI shows that outward remittances under the Liberalised Remittances Scheme (LRS) have surged by close to 200 per in fiscal 2015-16cent.Remittances for students studying abroad have hit a record high of $1 billion in the last nine…

By Radhika Retnam Chalk and Duster makes an emotional plea to concur more reverence and dignity to our teachers. The amateur and obsolete script and the TV-soap like treatment make it look un-appealing. The subject deserves great attention but it was not to be treated…

By Aswani Dravid Three years ago, a young bright girl from BITS Pilani went to a consultancy with her brilliant academic scores but a poor GRE score. She was encouraged by the consultancy to give the exam once more and improve her GRE score. Half…

By Aswani Dravid As soon as I finished my 10th grade with brilliant score, all my relatives and neighbors rushed home to enquire whether I would be opting to become an Engineer or a Doctor. I said neither and to their heart’s surprise, I opted…