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MYSORE: Students of Sarvajanika School in Vidyaranyapuram are showing greater aptitude towards learning science. Children of the government school are keen to go into the details of science, now that they have been exposed to personal computing. Thanks to the initiative of a bunch of youths who spent their time helping kids in the government more...

Mr TR Ramachandran, CEO and MD, Aviva-India, talks about the strategy and concept behind the book donation drive. He says that Aviva believes that "Education is Insurance" for a better future. The Aviva Great Wall of Education is part of their Corporate Social Responsibility Programme--"Street to School". It is to bring the street childre more...

In decades past, research & development in India was not really tied to the economy; an isolated industry didn't feel any need for it. Now, the integration of the Indian eco-nomy with the global economy has created a dependence on R&D for some segments. And in the future, its value will only increase as countries that have the ability more...

Medicos who failed in their first-year MBBS examination this year for not securing more than 50% marks in each paper of a subject will now be promoted to the second year if their aggregate in each subject is 50% or more. This means that the students will not need to get more than 50% marks individually in the four papers of a subject, includi more...

“Trends are changing. Students increasingly prefer courses that will ensure them jobs towards the end of the academic year.” Targeting the massive demand for quality education in India, foreign universities are eagerly awaiting the introduction and passage of Foreign Education Bill in Parliament. Representatives of the Middlesex more...

For years, computer science was a rage among those who made it to the top of the Common Entrance Test (CET) selection list. But preferences have changed as the information technology shimmer has faded and the state of the economy has become less certain. Among the popular streams, computer science has the highest vacancy (40%) and mechani more...

Though India is enrolling more students in schools and colleges, the quality of education in the country remains poor, a top World Bank official said. "It's not enough that you are putting more children into schools and colleges each year, you will have to bring them at par with international standard," World Bank Director Education Elizabeth M more...

Dozens of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided offices at the University of Northern Virginia's Annandale campus Thursday. The University of Northern Virginia is an unaccredited, for-profit private university that calls itself the most popular American university for students from India. Thousands of students are registered at more...

The preparation of the Kerala engineering rank-list 2011 runs into rough weather as the office of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations finds it hard to collect data related to Plus Two examinations from various boards. The need to streamline the normalisation process is a top priority, reports G. MAHADEVAN. — Photo: H. Vibhu Anxiou more...

It is a diverse bunch that takes the engineering entrance examination of Kerala. Has the normalistion process divided them or brought them on an equal footing? The normalisation of Plus Two marks of students from various boards is intended to bring them all on an equal footing. But several students from national streams tell G. Mahad more...

Taking forward its novel initiative of providing academic qualifications in digital format, Ministry of Human Resource Development will make available in de-mat form the results of the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET), 2011, to be announced on Tuesday. The results of the recently announced Class XII exam, conducted by the Cent more...

The Hindu TOUGH TIME: Anxiety is certainly on the rise with sky-high cut offs announced by leading colleges. High cut-off percentages for admission are not justified, say students The sky-high cut-off percentages in popular colleges across the country are choking the aspirations and dreams of students. Anxiety levels are cer more...

Samacheer Kalvi textbooks being printed for the coming academic year will conform to the same superior quality printing of last year's class I and VI books, according to Tamil Nadu Textbook Corporation. The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Madras High Court judgment striking down ultra vir more...

Where Will the Careers Be In 2011? Forecasters see an upswing in hiring for skilled and qualified workers in 2011...and beyond. By Tony Moton Looking ahead to 2011, you may be wondering: Does the job market have brighter days in its forecast? While not all the news is good news (the unemployment rate is expected to remain high), there more...