Using appropriate measures of participation, this paper explores if the role of socio-religious background and other factors has changed over a period of time. This dynamics of participation in Higher Education (HE) is analyzed by using three rounds of NSS data for the period 1999-2010. [IIMA]....

Financial and economic literacy is essential for understanding forces that are driving social change in India, and globally. It is also an essential contributing factor in determining employability and in designing and delivering public services. India needs to establish widely accessible...

A comprehensive White Paper on India’s higher education policy for a pragmatic programmatic for at least the next 20 years is urgently needed. Such a Paper should take stock of the present and required availability of access taking into consideration the size of the age-cohort population...

Idea on National Knowledge Commission, what it is and what are they trying to accomplish, ask for the audience support, understanding and also talk about the need for major reforms in University education. [Convocation Address at University of Mumbai].

The IIME Core Committee has developed the concept of 'Global Minimum Essential Requirements' (GMER) and defined a set of global minimum learning outcomes, which students of the medical schools must demonstrate at the point of graduation. The 'Essentials' are grouped under seven broad educational...

At the end of the course, the learned shall be able to : 1. Know the principles of collection, handling, storage and dispatch of clinical samples from patient, in a proper manner, 2. Perform and interpret in a proper manner the basic clinico- pathological procedures. 3. Have an understanding of...

The objective of foundation course is to sensitize the learners with the essential knowledge and skills which will lay a sound foundation for his\her pursuit of learning across the subjects throughout the M.B.B.S. Course and later in pursing his/her career in medicine.

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The paper investigates the role of economic factors in the enrolment decision at the higher education level in India. The study concludes that the rate of participation of women is in a disadvantaged position in the post-reform period. Women’s education has started to loose its importance...

There has been a global shift in the emphasis from discipline based curriculum to more integrated and problem based curriculum. However, considering the logistics of implementation and constrains in terms of time and resources, it is recommended to adopt a discipline based curriculum with an...