Education News in India

Blazing a trail in open education 19/Oct/2010
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is expanding its horizons. Led by its Vice-Chancellor V. N. Rajasekharan Pillai, the university has embarked on an ambitious plan to diversify its academic programmes as part of the major changes happening in the open education system. In an exclusive interview to The ..
Gear up for a life on high seas 19/Oct/2010
Training in merchant navy in India is planned, organised, controlled, and executed under the guidance and supervision of the Directorate General of Shipping, Government of India. Every training institution should have the recognition of the DGS. There are different styles of entry as officers in merchant navy. Let us ..
Deciphering ancient climates 19/Oct/2010
As is wont with most of us young Indians, I pursued a bachelor's degree in engineering. I graduated earlier this year from NITK Surathkal with a degree in Chemical Engineering. To be honest, I was never too interested in the field. Always intrigued by wildlife and the outdoors, I was looking for different avenues to ..
Ratan Tata to get Yales Legend in Leadership award 19/Oct/2010
Tata Sons' Chairman Ratan Tata will be conferred with the Yale School of Management's prestigious "Legend in Leadership" award. The award will be presented to Tata at a conference of prominent business leaders from all over the world. The conference will see the world business leaders ..
UNICEF launches online campaign for illiterate kids 19/Oct/2010
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has launched an online campaign to mobilise the Indian society to stand up for illiterate children and to spread awareness about the Right to Education (RTE) Act. The campaign, called 'Awaaz Do' or 'Speak Up', aims to have at least 500,000 people sign up by January 24, which ..
IGNOU launches new programme in German teaching 19/Oct/2010
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has launched a programme in German teaching to meet the increasing demand for German teachers in the country. The Diploma in Teaching German as a Foreign Language in association with the Max Mueller Bhavan (Goethe-Institut), New Delhi, and the University ..
New aptitude test in Civil service exams 19/Oct/2010
The Union Public Service Commission has announced a new syllabus for the preliminary exam, replacing the optional subject with an aptitude test. The new syllabus, applicable for the 2011 exams, will have two papers. The first will be General Studies, which includes current events, Indian history, ..
New pattern for civil services preliminary examination 18/Oct/2010
The Union Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Ministry has announced changes in the pattern of the Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2011. A statement issued on Monday said the examination will consist of two papers. Paper I and II are each worth 100 marks and have been allotted two hours each. ..
Graduates urged to use opportunities 19/Oct/2010
The former Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court, P.R. Gokulakrishnan has called upon the young graduates not to run after power or jobs but prove their merit by using the vast opportunities that exist in the country. Delivering the 14th convocation address at Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswa Mahavidyalaya at ..
ICSE, CISCE condemned for text books slurring national heroes 18/Oct/2010
Condemning ICSE and CISCE board forapproving defamatory write ups about freedom fighters in its standard tenth history textbooks, an NGO here has demanded Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention to remove the offending text about nation Desh Bhakta Nagrik Sangh (DBNS) in a letter to Singh, sought his ..

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