Education News in India

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan panel revises norms of intervention to meet RTE Act .. 29/Jun/2010
The executive committee of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) has revised several norms of intervention to align them with the standards of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act. The State SSA societies have factored in the revised norms in their Annual Work Plans and Budgets (AWP&B) ..
India ranks low in research 25/Jun/2010
India is ranked a poor 35th among the top 40 nations in the research performance, as per the Journal Citation Report released by Thomson Reuters, which is considered to be a leading source of intelligent information. 87,512 papers Out of the 1,62,100 papers submitted from 2004-2009 to leading ..
Country needs to expand access to higher education 24/Jun/2010
To combat the shortage of trained manpower, the country needs to expand access to higher education and skill development using information technology tools, said A. Kalanidhi, vice-chairman, Commonwealth Science and Technology Academy for Research (C-STAR), here on Wednesday. Delivering the Prof. Y. ..
Integrated Reasoning Section to be included in GMAT 28/Jun/2010
The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) will add an innovative new section designed to measure people’s ability to evaluate information from multiple sources. The new integrated reasoning section, scheduled for introduction in June 2012, will provide business schools with a window into how prospective ..
India, Canada to promote cooperation in mining, culture, education 28/Jun/2010
India and Canada on Sunday said that both countries are committed to enhancing cooperation in the sectors of mining, agriculture, higher education, culture and science and technology. A joint statement issued by the two sides after bilateral-level talks revealed the signing of three Memoranda of ..
New adult education scheme to make Goa fully literate 28/Jun/2010
The Goa government Friday decided to launch an adult education programme intended to take the state, ranked as India's fourth most literate, to the top of the list. Chief Minister Digambar Kamat said that the state education department had been authorised to embark on a new adult education mission which ..
Scheme to help the poorest in education to be scaled back 28/Jun/2010
A SCHEME aimed at reducing large numbers of unemployed school leavers is to be scaled back to cut costs, it has emerged. The Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) will also be reviewed in December, sparking fears it may be scrapped. Student leaders warned that the move could plunge teenagers into ..
MCD to make more schools English medium 28/Jun/2010
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Education Committee head, Dr. Mahendra Nagpal announced recently that MCD would be making the education English medium in 249 primary schools. Dr. Nagpal said that the English medium of education had begun in 267 schools called the Nigam Pratibha Vidyalayas. ..
Education Department yet to get panel report on fee structure 28/Jun/2010
The School Education Department has claimed that it is yet to receive the report of Justice Govindarajan Committee on school fee structure. The information officer of the department has said this in a letter to a consumer forum here. General secretary of the Consumer Confederation-Tamil Nadu M. Nizamudeen ..
Panel favours stipend rise for MBBS interns 27/Jun/2010
An empowered committee of the Health Ministry has recommended a hike in the monthly stipend for MBBS internees in Central government institutions and hospitals from Rs. 9,400 to about Rs 13,500. If accepted by the Finance Ministry and the Centre, the recommendation will directly ..

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