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DH Education

What makes good education?

Our education system is heavily and unnecessarily exam-oriented, observes Vatsala Vedantam

All you need to do is make it happen

If you like to do different things every other day, you might want to try a career in event management, writes Ankur Kalra

Free online courses from multiple UK universities

The first free, open, online platform for courses from multiple UK universities and other leading organisations has announced a further five partners today, including the University of Glasgow, University of Strathclyde and the British Museum.

Handwriting is a fine skill

Often, handwriting is seen as an aesthetic element of writing. But handwriting has more to it than just aesthetics, writes Shivananda Nayak

Making B-School skills useful for industry

There is a need for B-Schools and corporates to come together to make students employable, reckons ARKS Srinivas

Work experience over degree

Dear madam,<br />I am a pre-final year student doing my bachelor's degree in electronics and communication engineering. I would like to pursue my MS in US after one year of work experience. But I am concerned about the financial aspect...

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<strong>Design Contest</strong><br /><br />Tata Elxsi has announced the launch of the second edition of Ignite Design Contest. <br />The contest aims to encourage young budding designers to enable change through...

Admission Alert

<strong>BU Integrated <br />PG courses</strong><br /><br />Bangalore University invites application from students who have passed PUC or equivalent in the&nbsp; prescribed form for admission to the following five...

Scholarships

<strong>Postgraduate Scholarship</strong><br /><br />The Newcastle University International Postgraduate Scholarship (NUIPS) awards are available for international students starting their studies in September 2013, in the...

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Lions quench their thirst on a hot summer day in Khambha near Amreli of Gijarat on Monday.

Lions quench their thirst on a hot summer day in Khambha near Amreli of Gijarat on Monday.

Saddiq, 48, works in a Taramira oil processing factory in Rawalpindi May 20, 2013. Taramira oil...

Saddiq, 48, works in a Taramira oil processing factory in Rawalpindi May 20, 2013. Taramira oil...

A woman wears a hat made from flowers during media day at the Chelsea Flower Show in London...

A woman wears a hat made from flowers during media day at the Chelsea Flower Show in London...

British artist Marc Quinn poses for a photograph with his sculpture of an orchid in the Royal...

British artist Marc Quinn poses for a photograph with his sculpture of an orchid in the Royal...

Devotees are showered with perfumed water during the end of the Urs festival, at the shrine...

Devotees are showered with perfumed water during the end of the Urs festival, at the shrine...

Bollywood actors Veena Malik and Rajan Verma distribute condoms among sex workers at Kamathipura...

Bollywood actors Veena Malik and Rajan Verma distribute condoms among sex workers at Kamathipura...

A labourer plucks cherry from a tree at an orchard on the outskirts of Srinagar on Monday.

A labourer plucks cherry from a tree at an orchard on the outskirts of Srinagar on Monday.

A woman cooks over a wood-burning fire under a battery-run emergency light during a power outage...

A woman cooks over a wood-burning fire under a battery-run emergency light during a power outage...

A man carries a sack of coal to weigh it before selling it to the market at a wholesale coal shop...

A man carries a sack of coal to weigh it before selling it to the market at a wholesale coal shop...

Men sort coal at a wholesale shop to sell in the market in Rawalpindi May 20, 2013.

Men sort coal at a wholesale shop to sell in the market in Rawalpindi May 20, 2013.