Education News in India

All set for CBSE exams 2/Mar/2010
Come March 3, over nine lakh students from across the country will appear for the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class X examination and nearly 7 lakh for the Class XII examination. This constitutes an increase of 8.65 and 8.8 per cent respectively compared to the number of candidates who ..
Education options at Peking University 2/Mar/2010
Last week, we saw an overall picture of the Peking University, and the formalities for entering the university. The academic year is divided into two semesters—Spring and Fall, each of 18 weeks. Fall is from September to January, and Spring from February to June. The academic year starts with the ..
NCHER Bill undermines autonomy 2/Mar/2010
K.N. Panikkar, renowned academic and historian, says that the main features of the National Commission for Higher Education and Research (NCHER) Bill ‘ tend towards centralisation of powers and control over academic initiatives'. He shared his thoughts on various aspects of the Bill recently with The ..

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