Education News in India

PM inaugurates general meeting of TWAS 19/Oct/2010
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today inaugurated the 21st general meeting of the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre here. The Prime Minister gave away the TWAS prizes and medals to scientists in various fields, in recognition of their outstanding ..
Pranab Mukherjee to inaugurate Bangalore IT.biz on October 28 19/Oct/2010
Karnataka's flagship event Bangalore IT.biz would be unveiled by the Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee here on October 28. The three-day event envisages platform building and identifying emerging opportunities and would comprise of multi-track conferences, international exhibition, IT and Science ..
Madras Veterinary College dean appointed Varsity VC 19/Oct/2010
Tamil Nadu Governor S S Barnala today appointed Dr R Prabakaran, Dean, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, as the new Vice Chancellor of the institution. According to an official release from the Raj Bhavan, Barnala, also the Chancellor of the University, ..
Hyderabad varsity, NAARM join hands for course on agriculture 19/Oct/2010
The University of Hyderabad and the National Academy of Agricultural Research and Management (NAARM) here have joined hands to start a Post Graduate Diploma in Technology Management in Agriculture through distance mode. "The aim of the course is to build the skills of students, researchers, ..
Indian-American sworn in as America's top science official 19/Oct/2010
Indian-American academician and IIT Madras alumnus, Subra Suresh was sworn in as the director of the National Science Foundation (NSF,) the top US science body that leads scientific research in the country. Nominated by US President Barack Obama, Suresh as Director will lead the USD 7.4 billion ..
CID to probe HP University fake certificates issue 19/Oct/2010
Authorities at the Himachal Pradesh University, where a fake-certificate scam has came to light, have handed over the case to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for conducting a thorough probe, an official spokesman of the University said. The University has also constituted a three-member ..
Maha govt plans law to restrict school fee hike 19/Oct/2010
After the Bombay High Court set aside Maharashtra government resolution restricting and regulating fee hikes in private unaided schools, the government is now planning to come up with a law. "We are planning to draft an Act to restrict and regulate fee hikes," an official of the Education ..
Think beyond IIMs 19/Oct/2010
There's barely 10 days left for the all-important Common Admission Test 2010 (CAT-2010), the qualifying exam for entry to the Indian Institutes of Management, to commence. That there has reportedly been a dip of around 15 per cent in the number of applicants this year, is significant. However, the fact remains that out ..
The quest for good teachers 19/Oct/2010
Any one deliberating on deterioration of quality in higher education always deplores the declining standards in teaching. From an exalted position, many teachers have tumbled down the pyramid basically because of lack of commitment, failure to communicate and an unwillingness to update. At times the impression is that ..
CAT losing its popularity? 19/Oct/2010
The Common Admission Test (CAT) is perhaps the most awaited test for graduates in the country given the brand name of IIMs across the globe. Almost every graduate wants to take a shot at CAT to get into IIMs. But the drop in the number of aspirants for CAT this year has shocked everyone. More so, when CAT has turned ..

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