Education News in India

Orissa brings out dress code for school teachers too 20/Aug/2010
After students, it is the teachers in elementary and upper primary government schools of Orissa who will have to follow a dress code from September 15. The state school and mass education department on Thursday sent instructions to all elementary and upper primary schools, asking male teachers to wear ..
"Direct PG degree not enough for Govt. appointment" 20/Aug/2010
The Tamil Nadu state government has decided that those who possess postgraduate degree from an open university without obtaining a basic degree cannot be regarded as holding a PG degree for appointment to public services. This follows acceptance of the recommendation made by the Equivalence Committee. The ..
MCI scraps common entrance exam for medical courses 20/Aug/2010
Just after couple of days the Medical Council of India (MCI) announced a nationwide Common Entrance Test (CET) for all medical courses in India from the next academic session, it has now been announced that the medical CET has been scrapped. The decision to introduce a common entrance test for all medical ..
Decision on medical CET put on hold 20/Aug/2010
Bowing to pressure from Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, the Centre has put on hold the decision by the Medical Council of India for conducting a common entrance test (CET) for MBBS courses from the next academic session. The move has also been opposed by the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra ..
Jaya opposes CET at national level for admissions to tech education 19/Aug/2010
Opposing Centre’s proposed Common Entrance Test (CET) at the national level for admissions to technical education, AIADMK today described it as a “death knell” to social justice, especially in Tamil Nadu and warned of agitations against it. If implemented, it would affect the state ..
All doctors must register with state medical councils 19/Aug/2010
Tightening its reins over medical practitioners, the Medical Council of India (MCI) on Tuesday asked doctors to register with the state councils wherever they are practicing. "All medical graduates and postgraduates must register with the state medical councils wherever they are practicing. If the ..
CBSE to award best CCE school and mentor 19/Aug/2010
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will soon be instituting two awards for schools all over India so as to encourage the implementation of the Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) as well as the Mentoring and Monitoring System. CBSE has instituted the awards for all 11,044 schools ..
Shortage of one million elementary school teachers 19/Aug/2010
With the need for 1.2 million teachers at the elementary school level, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal called for improvement in their standards and also in salaries and facilities for them. "The availability of good teachers is the biggest challenge for the education ..
Govt ties up with US universities for IFS officers' training 19/Aug/2010
With the intention to raise the competence of Indian Forest Service Officers in the areas of environmental policy and forestry management, the Indian government has tied up with some universities in the USA to provide Mid-Career Training to the officers. Through the partnership, the Mid Career Training to ..
Reaching out 18/Aug/2010
Little did she know then that a chance phone call would change the course of her life. “The year was 1990,” fondly recalls a grey-haired Devyani Chatterji. She was new to Noida then, settling down to a retired life after teaching at Delhi Public School, Mathura Road. “I had free time and was keen to do ..

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