Education News in India Mar 2011

Their hearts are in cricket, but minds are on exams 31/Mar/2011
While the country was busy watching the India-Pakistan World Cup semi-final on TV, 20-year-old Arti Parikh was rushing to her examination centre in Bandra. A third-year Bachelor of Mass Media (BMM) student, Parikh was one of the unlucky students whose board exams began on Wednesday. To make matters worse, her exam was ..
RTE provisions on school walls 31/Mar/2011
To overcome the low level of awareness about the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 — guaranteeing free and compulsory education to all children between the age of 6 and 14 — the Centre has decided to display its main provisions on the walls of all government school buildings...
Gujarat bans book on Mahatma Gandhi 31/Mar/2011
The Gujarat government banned the controversial book ‘Great Soul; Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle With India’ by Pulitzer-winning author Joseph Lelyveld in the state. The announcement was made by the CM Narendra Modi in the state assembly on Wednesday, and the opposition Congress supported the decision. ..
TYBCom students fail to finish exam 31/Mar/2011
Several final year commerce students who took the economics paper on Monday claimed they could not complete their paper. Most students complained that the theory paper was lengthy and the single booklet that the supervisor handed out to them was not enough. “I could only attempt questions that ..
60 Govt primary schools face threat of closure 31/Mar/2011
At least 60 government primary schools in Bangalore Rural District face the threat of closure following depleted strength of students from next academic year. According to an official release here, this came to light during a review meeting chaired by the District In-Charge Secretary C N Seetharam. ..
US private sector adds 201,000 jobs this month 31/Mar/2011
In signs of improving labour market, private companies in the US generated 201,000 new jobs in the month of March. In recent months, employment situation has seen positive signs after the huge job losses post 2008 crisis. The ADP National Employment Report released ..
India provides Rs 33.30 million for a school in Nepal 31/Mar/2011
Indian Ambassador to Nepal Rakesh Sood today inaugurated a new school building constructed with an assistance of Rs 33.30 million in a western Nepalese region. Sood inaugurated the newly constructed school building for Shree Saraswati Secondary School under Nepal-India Economic Co-operation Programme in ..
JK govt identifies 375 acre land for central varsity in Jammu 31/Mar/2011
Jammu and Kashmir government said 375 acre land have been identified for setting up of a central university in Jammu. Replying to a query in the state Council, Planning Minister Manohar Lal Sharma said 375 acres of land have been identified for setting up of a central university in Jammu. ..
Language translation software launched 31/Mar/2011
A system that facilitates translation of languages on the internet was launched by former President APJ Abdul Kalam here. The Machine translation (MT) system developed by 17 institutions including the International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) was released at the 20th International World ..
Haryana issues guideline on Education Act 31/Mar/2011
The Directorate of Elementary Education in Haryana has issued guidelines for the effective implementation of the Right to Education Act. Giving details of the guidelines, a spokesman of the Directorate said here that every child in the age group of six to 14 years would be provided eight years of ..

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