Education News in India

World-class researcher and an able administrator 27/Sep/2010
The principal of Madras Christian College, Dr. R. W. Alexander Jesudasan, is all smiles. As the head of the 173-year-old institution, he is jubilant that his college has received the best college award 2009 from the government of Tamil Nadu last month. There is yet another reason for Dr. Jesudasan to be ..
Work smart to tame this CAT 27/Sep/2010
Last year, when the Common Admission Test (CAT) went online for the first time, the apprehension that played on all minds finally turned real with technical glitches marring the initial excitement. This year, however, the scenario promises to be different — in the profiles of the candidates, ..
The glamour is diminishing 27/Sep/2010
Is the full-time MBA programme losing its sheen among young graduates? Universities and institutions offering full-time and part-time courses in MBA and observers ponder over the question in the wake of the global economic recessionary trend and the shift to alternative post-graduate programmes for various ..
The road ahead 27/Sep/2010
The more-than-a-century-old University College in Mangalore has gone a notch higher in improving its educational standards. The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), an autonomous institution of the University Grants Commission, awarded Grade A to it recently. The re-accreditation is valid ..
Home away from home 27/Sep/2010
Like every student pursuing a professional course in India, I too dreamt of going abroad for getting exposure to international education. United States, like majority Indians, was my first choice and more so because of the field I chose to study at the graduate level in India. Once I finalised on US I ..
Many seats for BE courses vacant in MP's private eng colleges 27/Sep/2010
Nearly 30 per cent seats are vacant in undergraduate engineering courses in various private colleges in Madhya Pradesh after the final round of counseling. Therefore, the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) has permitted private colleges to fill these seats by holding College-Level-Counselling (CLC)...
Schools offer pizzas to students 'who speak foreign language' 27/Sep/2010
A group of schools in Britain is said to be offering pizzas and trips to the movie theatre as a reward to students who communicate in a foreign language during lessons. The Havant Federation of Schools in Hampshire came up with the idea to get students to chat in French or Spanish, something teenagers ..
CBSE to introduce psychological aptitude test 27/Sep/2010
In order to assess the ability of students, the CBSE will introduce a psychological aptitude test for class X on the lines of similar exams held in other parts of the world. CBSE will hold this exam under Students Global Aptitude Index (SGAI). CBSE's SGAI incharge Rama Sharma said, "The exam will be ..
More qualified faculty needed 24/Sep/2010
Biggest challenge before us is getting qualified faculty for engineering and specialty education institutions, said Dr. N.R. Shetty here on Friday. In his key-note address at the ‘10th ISTE State-level Students Convention 2010'' of the Indian Society for Technical Education at Jayam College of ..
UPSC encourages online applications 24/Sep/2010
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has introduced the system of online submission of applications for the competitive examinations. This is in accordance with its e-governance initiative. Many students have started applying online for the UPSC examinations notified in 2010. This facility is ..

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