Education News in India

Hindi's popularity growing in Singapore: Minister 26/Jul/2010
Learning Hindi as a language is becoming popular in the country with some considering it for understanding Bollywood music and others for its importance in the backdrop of India's rise as an economic power, Singapore's Education Minister Ng Eng Hen has said. "This is, no doubt, a testament to the ..
Kiran Bedi to select needy students for management courses 26/Jul/2010
'Kiran Bedi, India's first woman Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, will Monday interview and select needy and deserving students for free education in management courses at a private institute in Punjab. Bedi will select the candidates to pursue Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Bachelor of ..
Right to education act will not interfere with madrasas' 26/Jul/2010
The right to education act will not interfere with madrasas, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal asserted Sunday. Replying to questions during a media interaction at the end of a function at the B.R. Ambedkar University here, Sibal said: "It is a misnomer that we have any intention of ..
10 new IIITs, 20 NITs by 2012 - 7/26/2010 26/Jul/2010
In an encouraging news for the education sector, the government plans to open 10 new Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) and 20 National Institutes of Technology (NITs) by 2012. The government also plans to open as many as 374 colleges for the benefit of students of backward areas. These ambitious ..
High-speed 'Science and Education Internet' for India 26/Jul/2010
A very high-speed 'Science and Education Internet' is being connected to India through international GLORIAD and the networking process will be completed in Aug 2010, Dr Greg Cole, Director and Principal Investigator of the network said. "The new very high speed linkage will be completed next month ..
New course on intellectual property rights 26/Jul/2010
A certificate course on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) was recently launched by the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) and GISTedge. Called Intellectual Property Capacity (IPCAP), this course is meant both for the industry & academia. Talking about the rationale behind introducing this ..
Quality in education: It's my legal right 26/Jul/2010
While the efficacy of the Right to Education Act is being debated, the legislation has had an impact on marginalised sections of society. Says Ashok Agarwal, advocate and advisor to a civil rights group, "When the Act came into force around four months ago, we were expecting a slow response from ..
Urdu's last sigh 26/Jul/2010
Satya Narayan, a teacher at one of the Urdu primary schools, was attending a workshop with some 50 other teachers at the Jamia Millia Islamia University. The workshop was on how to improve their Urdu writing. However, for Narayan, concentrating proved to be difficult as he found himself worrying for the 150 students ..
Countdown to CAT 26/Jul/2010
The Common Admission Test (CAT), which one needs to clear for a coveted seat in any of the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and other B-schools in India, will be held over 20 days between October 27 and November 23, 2010 with breaks for Diwali. Given the technical glitches in last year’s exam, most students ..
Getting set for some robotics 26/Jul/2010
An entry on the blogsite of AcYut read: “We saw dreams, lived them and conquered them… Won India’s First ever Gold Medal in ROBOGAMES 2010…with 2 silver and 1 bronze medal…’’ Yes, Samay Kohli, Sushma Vallabhaneni, Akash Gupta, Ankit Kulshrestha, Rohan Maheshwari, Tushar ..

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