Education News in India

IIM Calcutta enters its golden jubilee year on November 14 15/Nov/2010
IIM Calcutta enters its golden jubilee year on November 14 The Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, the first institute in the IIM System, will enter the 50th year of its journey on November 14, 2010. It was the vision of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of the country that led to the ..
School students visit police stations 16/Nov/2010
Sub-Inspector J. Lalitha was stumped for a moment when a packed room of school students hurled questions at her, and a boy among them asked, “Can I give a complaint against my headmaster who hits me?”. The police woman, who was explaining the F.I.R. and the functioning of a station, replied ..
Students discuss poverty and millennium goals 15/Nov/2010
For the third time in succession, students from a city suburban school were the only participants from the whole of India to attend a video conference organised by United Nations. Over two dozen students and teachers of Lalaji Memorial Omega International School at Kolapakkam, a suburb behind the Chennai ..
Mentors meet for holistic education 15/Nov/2010
It was “a meet for mentors” organised by The Hindu NIE at Hotel The Lalit Ashok here on Friday. The meet, well attended by principals and heads of institutions of over 180 schools from Bangalore, Mysore, Tumkur, Mandya, Vijayapura, Doddaballapur in Karnataka, Hosur, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri and ..
'Tech issues behind delay in launch of anti-ragging website' 15/Nov/2010
More than a year after the Supreme Court asked the government to launch an anti-ragging website, the portal is yet to take the desired shape mainly due to technical reasons. "There are some technical issues in this matter (developing the web portal). We are in talks with software service provider HCL ..
IGNOU provides diabetes training programme 15/Nov/2010
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) launched a programme to train medical graduates in treating diabetes, it announced here. The programme is open to medical graduates looking to enhance their knowledge and skills in the area of medical diabetology. IGNOU's School of Health ..
Major talent for Indian IT industry untapped- A study 15/Nov/2010
Majority of talent for IT industry lies in II-tier colleges and cities that are partially or completely ignored by companies, according to a study. The scientific assesment team, Aspiring Minds, which compiled the study, segregated the country's colleges into a top 100 campus list and compared their ..
Environmentalist asks govt to set up institute for eco study 15/Nov/2010
In an effort to save Himalayas from further degradation, environmentalist have asked the govt to start an institute to examine the changes in the glaciers, lakes, and forests in the region. Chand Prasad Bhatt, Magsaysay award winner in a letter to Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, Congress President ..
New format for Board exams 14/Nov/2010
High school students preparing for the Board examinations will have to start reading up more than just prepare for questions and exercises at the end of a lesson or what the question bank offers. In an attempt to assess the subject and application knowledge of students of class X, the Board exams in 2012 ..
A lesson in teaching science 14/Nov/2010
Broken cloth hangers, pet bottles, plastic, water, cabbage, dry ice… these tools are more than enough to bring in curiosity in class while teaching science. More than 200 teachers were taught simple techniques with these tools at a session chaired by Subbiah Pandian, associate professor of physics, Presidency ..

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