Education News in India

Sibal reaching out to MPs for passage of reform bills 29/Oct/2010
After the bitter experience inthe Monsoon session of Parliament, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal seems to be walking the extra mile to seek support of MPs across political spectrum for passage of his pet education reforms bills. This became clear at the meeting of the consultative committee attached to his ..
?Ate? or ?Et?? British Library mulls over pronunciation 28/Oct/2010
The British Library is inviting people to have their voices recorded as part of a project to chart the way English pronunciation and accents are changing. It wants visitors to an upcoming exhibition to record themselves reading a passage from the children’s book “Mr. Tickle.” <br ..
IIM-Kozhikode, IIT-Kanpur to partner with Yale 29/Oct/2010
The Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur and the Indian Institute of Management- Kozhikhode on Thursday entered into a partnership with the Yale University for academic leadership development programmes. Under the programme, vice- chancellors and deans will be introduced to best practices of institutional management in ..
Learn diversity of culture for betterment of society: Prez 28/Oct/2010
President Pratibha Patil today asked students to learn about their culture, ethos and the eco- system besides studying their regular textbooks to pave way for a better society. "I would encourage you to learn about the diversity of our country in culture, languages, customs, ethos and traditions. It ..
DNB degree-holders can now teach in medical colleges 28/Oct/2010
Trying to address the shortage of faculty in medical colleges, the Union Health Ministry has decided to allow doctors with a Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examinations (DNB) degree to teach medicine. Till date, DNB was not recognised to be on par with other post-graduate medical degrees like ..
Over 51,000 fake varsity certificates in circulation in India 28/Oct/2010
More than 51,000 fake university degree certificates are in circulation in the country, a report filed by CBI in the Bombay High Court says. ..
More points for non-engg students during admission to IIM-L 28/Oct/2010
From the next academic session, students from non-engineering backgrounds seeking admission in the elite Indian Institute of Management - Lucknow (IIM-L) would be given "special weightage". In a bid to increase diversity on the campus, IIM-L has made amendments in its post-graduate programme ..
ThoughtBerg launches Campus Ambassador Programme 27/Oct/2010
ThoughtBerg, a budding For-Social-Profit (FSP) initiative, has launched a unique Campus Ambassador programme. This programme is aimed at fostering social innovation and entrepreneurship amongst college students. In the first phase, the students will be taken to a boot camp to learn about social innovation ..
Where classes are held under tree, on street for want of amenities 27/Oct/2010
Official apathy and inadequate facilities have forced students of a government school near Tambaram to attend classes sitting on a street running close to the school, on corridors, under trees and also in a portion of a temple nearby. The St. Thomas Mount Panchayat Union Middle School in ..
Classroom of the future 27/Oct/2010
The year 2020? Maybe it's 2050. The bell rings, some hundred middle school students pile into a classroom and take their place in front of their PC. The teacher walks up, switches on the whiteboard. A few clicks on the laptop later she's ready with her multi-media presentation. The students are free to choose ..

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