Education News in India

Government order bars CBSE students from sports competition 18/Aug/2010
Students of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) schools who had eagerly assembled in the Anna Stadium on Wednesday to take part in the zonal-level sports competition for girls coordinated by the Regional Inspector of Physical Education returned disappointed after they were denied permission to take part. ..
Call to set up medical education commission 18/Aug/2010
M.S. Valiathan, medical educationist, has urged the Union government to take steps to constitute a National Medical Education Commission, empowered to address all issues relating to medical education in the country, in the wake of the dissolution of the Medical Council of India (MCI). Taking part in the ..
Stress on students' critical understanding of concepts 19/Aug/2010
Students should learn concepts with the help of demonstrations and understand them “critically and creatively,” said D. Rajendran, Joint Director of School Education, while inaugurating ‘Propel – the workshop' here on Wednesday. This was also the focus of the workshop organised by ..
Chair on labour research set up in Bangalore varsity 19/Aug/2010
A Chair on labour research named after labour leader and former president of Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, Alampalli Venkataram, was instituted at Bangalore University on Wednesday. Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa inaugurated the programme organised by the university. <p ..
Maha introduces credit system for higher education courses 18/Aug/2010
Maharashtra Government has decided to introduce "credit system" for higher education courses in the state from current academic session. Accordingly, now the students' performance would be would be assessed continuously instead of just once a year. ..
Address issue of access to higher education, says UGC 18/Aug/2010
Acknowledging the rapid rise of private sector's participation in higher education, the University Grants Commission (UGC) today stressed the need for addressing the issue of its access to wider sections through an appropriate policy mechanism. "Private participation in higher ..
US Hindi programme to teach graduate students 18/Aug/2010
With India's rapid emergence as an economic giant, a prominent American university has launched an intensive two-year course that will prepare MBA students to thrive in the business community of India. The Hindi Programme, of the University of Pennsylvania's Lauder Institute in ..
University of Cincinnati to invest 1mn USD for Indian students 18/Aug/2010
University of Cincinnati, one of the top public research universities in the US, is planning to invest USD one million in undergraduate scholarships for Indian students in 2011 academic year. The University would provide two full scholarships to undergraduate Indian students joining it in fall 2011. It ..
Only 18% tech graduates fit for job in IT services: Survey 18/Aug/2010
Portraying the shortage of right talent for companies to hire, a latest study said just 18 per cent of the fresh technical graduates surveyed possessed right skills to be eligible for jobs in IT services companies. As per the study of over 40,000 technical graduates by assessment technology company ..
After initial hiccups, IISER enrols 100 per cent admissions 17/Aug/2010
Ever since the inception of the Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) in 2006, only about 40 to 50 per cent of the total enrolments had managed to take place. However, the academic year 2010 has seen 100 per cent admissions denoting a rise in interest among students for pure sciences. A A ..

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