Ayesha Banerjee

India-Yale ties: University choir to perform at Chennai’s St Mary’s Church to highlight 300-year-old bond

CS (Professional) topper banked on TV series Suits, Sherlock for quick relief during gruelling phase of studies

Harsh Gupta grabbed the number two spot in the company secretaries professional programme; has secured rank 40 in the chartered accountancy final, been slotted at number four in CA IPCC and 14 in CS executive

Feed the world love, not hatred – Sikh students in UK have an amazing message

Young people studying in Birmingham City University pooled resources and connected with a charity to organise a community meal for about 1,000 people with an important message - No matter what your religion, race, creed, ethnicity or sexual orientation, you have the right to feed others, ‘to sit together and enjoy lovely conversations with each other’

Study, love, marry and support a family – nothing’s impossible for people with special needs

At Srishti Welfare Centre in Kerala’s Munnar, schoolchildren and employees are taught the value of independence and dignity

No US presence in Times’ 20 ‘most global universities’

Oxford, Cambridge and London School of Economics made it to the top 20

Budget 2017: Students to be free of ‘burden’ of preparing for multiple exams

Reforms in UGC will allow the education regulator to intensify focus on academic matters and promote excellence in education, say experts

India love: when Harvard and Tata Trusts joined hands for survival of artistic traditions

The 18-month project, Livelihood Creation in India also, focused on rural livelihood creation in the handicrafts and handloom sectors; educational, social and economic empowerment of women; and science and technology-based social entrepreneurship

Safe schools needed for students as well as teachers, say Delhi counsellors

The case of a 43-year-old English teacher being locked up in the washroom of an east Delhi school is a worrying reminder of increased cases of intimidation of teachers by students.

Indians love philosophy, football: online courses draw them to top university

Of the 2.2 million participants in Edinburgh MOOCs, an average of 7% of overall participants have come from India

At Harvard, it’s time for Omar Abdullah, Baba Ramdev and Deepa Mehta to speak

Deepa Mehta’s movie on Nirbhaya, Kashmir and urbanisation in India will be highlights of India Conference at Harvard 2017

Stint at Raebareli hospital helped Nobel scientist develop cancer research links with India

Dr Harold Varmus was at medical school when his interest in practising medicine in countries like India, especially to research tropical diseases, led him to the Raebareli hospital

GATE dates unchanged after assembly poll announcement

The upcoming Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2017 is unlikely to be postponed despite clashing with assembly election dates in five states next month, officials told HT on Saturday.

Why is water management not prioritised for smart cities?

Cities need to connect better to water basins that supply their water, and work with stakeholders throughout the basin to ensure better water security and this is not easy

2016: Rohith Vemula, Kanhaiya Kumar and voices of dissent; 10th Boards and India’s own university rankings

A look at the year gone by and the major events related to education that impacted students and institutions

When Indians played football in World War-1

New stories, photographs and letters of soldiers from the subcontinent who fought in World War-1 emerged recently

Practice makes perfect: Karun Nair used to hit cricket balls for 30-40 hours a week

Being noticed is not something that you can control but you can set a process in place which more often than not will not let you go unnoticed, the young cricketer had told HT Education some months ago

Computers, not classes: meet the man who teaches children all about self-learning

Considered to be a pioneer in creating a self-organised learning environment, Prof Sugata Mitra wants children to study through discovery, sharing, spontaneity and limited adult intervention

Is Trump win an ‘unwelcome’ message for Indian students?

One school of thought says US attractiveness as a destination of choice for international students will be ‘hurt’. The other says such worries are unfounded

Why should Indian students be looking at Canada now?

Canada’s recent announcements on immigrants and prioritisation of India in its education policy will definitely appeal to Indian students

Research by Canadian universities valued at $13 billion

Canadian universities perform 40% of the nation’s total R&D, valued at $13 billion each year.

What’s bothering Indians studying abroad? They’re homesick, miss family

Indians (42%) in the US seemed to be more homesick and lonelier than other international students (32% overall), says a study

Young IITs join hands with medical institute for cancer treatment

Bio-X consortium, launched by IITs Ropar, Mandi and PGI Chandigarh, is poised to tackle complex challenges in medicine

Going digital is no mean feat for IIT Roorkee, with its 160-year-old legacy

Institute launched phase-1 of its enterprise resource planning system on Friday. Students to get online access to attendance records, grades, information on projects and sponsorships in the next phase

Malvika’s MIT has a history: Delhi couple and their 6 homeschooled kids

‘One important part of homeschooling is to get them to read, to learn how to learn. Once you have taught them that they’ll learn anything they are interested in. You just have to provide them the access. So instead of giving school fees you have to buy them books, get aircraft models for those interested in craft,’ says Arun Rao

IIT Hyderabad students say no to graduation gowns, wear Pochampalli capes

Students give a high five to local craft, wear capes made by Pochampalli weavers of Telangana at convocation

Are you too young to be worried about climate change?

Everyone should be concerned, especially the young, who will actually experience worsening effects of climate change in the coming years. Research and innovations done now will help the world be better prepared for an uncertain future

Adding to Baahubali’s magic: doing it with VFX

I used to hit cricket balls 30-40 hours a week, says Karun Nair

Focus and hard work gets you into the big league, says the young cricketer

IITs way down the list in Shanghai engineering rankings

None of India’s premier institutes, except for Mumbai University (world ranking 151-200), could make it to the world’s top 200 in the Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2016, released on Wednesday. .

Time to hear someone talk trash

About 4-6% of GHG emissions in India happen due to poor waste management systems. Experts are needed to help cities clean up their act