Education News in India Feb 2012

UNIDO initiative brings African students to India 27/Feb/2012
24-year-old Ella Atteba has been keen on starting a community laundry business in her hometown being unhappy with the way people wash their clothes in her city of Abidjan in Cote D'Ivoire. A trip to VIT University in Vellore has put her in a better position to consolidate her business plan. Ms. Ella is ..
Delegation from UK visits Khalsa College 29/Feb/2012
A UK delegation on a visit to India to meet Mayors in India headed by Lord Mayor of city of Coventry Keiran Mulhall paid a visit yesterday to Khalsa College and were full of praise for the history and culture of sikhs. They visited the Sikh History and Research Museum at the campus and the rare books ..
Companies should allow students to do research 29/Feb/2012
Dr. R.Chidambaram the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Union Government said that companies who recruit students from IITs should allow them to do research in Universities and they should pay the salaries as it is beneficial for both the country as well as the company. “A couple of years ago we ..
Subject on Vocational Training 28/Feb/2012
State government has identified 16 vocational skills such as carpentry, building construction, electrical work etc. as a life skill which will be introduced from next academic year for Arts and Science graduates and higher secondary school students of state government schools as a subject under the heading 'Vocational ..
International competition on Energy Solutions case Study 27/Feb/2012
Schneider Electric, an international energy management firm, announced the launch of the second edition of 'Go Green in the City', where candidates will present case studies focusing on energy solutions for cities. The teams will be working in two with atleast one woman in the team, who will devise viable ..
Massachusetts Institute of Technology offers free Course 27/Feb/2012
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), US, has announced its first free electronics course to begin in March, which can be studied online. The course is designed to be fully automated, with successful students receiving a certificate. Study materials and the awarding of grades will be provided online. In its ..
Affiliate Colleges asked to join ICT Network by Madras Varsity 28/Feb/2012
The University of Madras has urged all colleges affiliated to it to get linked to the ICT Network and avail its benefits. The University got connected to the HRD Ministry supported 900 crore National Mission on Education in February 2011.The total cost per year for the college would be Rs one lakh if they join the ..
Indian Students being wooed by Japanese Universities 28/Feb/2012
13 core Japanese Universities are keen to attract more indian students by showcasing the benefits of higher education in the worlds second most innovative nation. On monday the University of Tokyo, which ranks as the world's seventh top most University announced opening its office in India to serve as a ..
New Professional Colleges likely to be forbidden by AICTE from 2014 28/Feb/2012
The AICTE will perhaps be forced to stop new professional colleges to come up from 2014 given the fact that the supply exceeds demand for engineering and management seats. This was decided after a recent meeting of AICTE with request received from several states to reject proposalfor starting new professional colleges...
New IITs yet to get Rajya Sabha approval 28/Feb/2012
Hundreds of students who joined the new Indian Institute of Technology set up in 2008 in the hope of a bright future are under misapprehension now as these institutions are yet to be approved by Parliament.The first batch of students are set to pass out in May 2012 but the new institutes are yet to be approved by Rajya ..

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