Education News in India

Heritage schools' to be revived 20/Aug/2010
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has taken the task of reviving schools set up by eminent educational thinkers across the country during the freedom struggle. Terming these as heritage schools, the NCERT will restore them to carry forward the ideologies behind these ..
Delhi plans four technical institutes in rural areas 20/Aug/2010
The Delhi government is planning to open four technical education institutes in rural areas of the capital, an official said on Thursday. "With Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit of the view that rural areas need to be given special care, more teaching institutes can be opened at these places," the ..
Premier institutes face faculty shortage, admits Sibal 20/Aug/2010
With nearly one-third of the posts vacant, premier educational institutes like IIT and IIM are facing severe faculty crunch, Sibal told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday Around 35 percent posts are vacant in the central universities, 25 percent in the IIMs, 33.33 percent in the National Institute of Technology ..
Mathematicians for involving researchers to promote subject 21/Aug/2010
Mathematicians across the globe stress the need for involving research mathematicians to bring in more ideas towards proper understanding of the subject and to make it more interesting. They also suggested on increased contribution of researchers and mathematics professors to school mathematics to bridge ..
One year MBA course for family owned businesses 21/Aug/2010
Ahmedabad University(AU) today said it will start offering one year MBA programme for family driven businesses, designed in collaboration with Cambridge University, from January 2011. "The course designed in collaboration with Cambridge University, is significant in Indian scenario as close to 95 per ..
Indo-German Science and Technology Centre to be set up in India 20/Aug/2010
In reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha recently, Minister of State for Science and Technology Prithviraj Chavan informed that India and Germany have mutually agreed to set-up an Indo-German Science and Technology Centre (IGSTC) in India. Both countries have committed to contribute an equivalent amount ..
Anna University complex to come up in Kodikulam 21/Aug/2010
Anna University complex would come up at a cost of Rs 73 crore at Kodikulam on an 84 acre site, District Collector C Kamaraj said here today. Speaking to reporters here, he said the site had been chosen and finalised today. Chief Minister M Karunanidhi had made an announcement ..
Panel not satisfied with consultation on education tribunal 21/Aug/2010
A Parliamentary panel has welcomed the proposed legislation to set up dedicated tribunal to resolve disputes in higher education sector, but expressed dissatisfaction over rushing through the bill without holding proper consultation with all stakeholders. "The committee can ..
Bill to amend the Medical Council of India Act passed in LS 21/Aug/2010
Amidst lot of chaos and ruckus, the Lok Sabha today passed a Bill to amend the Medical Council of India Act to replace the existing MCI board, that is facing corruption charges, with a seven-member panel of eminent doctors. The corruption-ridden MCI, set up 76 years ago to ..
CBSE reviews financial market management course curriculum 20/Aug/2010
The curriculum for the Financial Markets Management (FMM) stream has been reviewed by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in order to help students pursuing the course in securing admissions in universities. The FMM course had been launched by CBSE in collaboration with the National Stock ..

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