Education News in India

Marine institute to open a centre in Bihar 23/Jan/2013
A marine training institution has sought 15 acres land from the state government to open a centre here. Founder director of Pentagon Maritime Training and Research Institute Nalin B Pandey told reporters, "We have sought 15 acres from Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority for opening a ..
China faces declining fitness among its youngsters 22/Jan/2013
Despite its formidable performance in recent Olympic Games, China has found itself in a crisis of declining fitness among its youngsters. The government has urged schools to beef up their physical education following a recent outcry touched off when two college students collapsed and died during mandatory ..
DNA analysis finds link between ancient humans and present-day Asians and .. 22/Jan/2013
DNA analysis has found that ancient humans living some 40,000 years ago in the area near Beijing were likely related to many present-day Asians and Native Americans. An international team of researchers led by Svante Paabo and Qiaomei Fu of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in ..
WB government having second thoughts about introducing CET 22/Jan/2013
Campus showdowns over the proposed Common Entrance Test (CET) for admission to postgraduate studies in Bengal's universities has prompted the Mamata Banerjee government to go slow on admission reforms. The government is having second thoughts about introducing CET on June 25 this year, though the higher ..
Board exam continues to be the preferred choice including affiliated .. 22/Jan/2013
Two years after the CBSE made class 10 examinations optional to remove the bogey of 'board exam' stress for students, the scheme appears to have few takers in Bangalore. Board exam continues to be the preferred choice over internal test among all stakeholders, including affiliated schools. While most ..
Assam Higher Secondary Education Council starts preparations for exams 22/Jan/2013
With just a month left for the higher secondary exams, the Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC) has started preparations. This year, the number of candidates has increased from last year. The deputy secretary of AHSEC, DD Goswami, said, "We are preparing for the coming HS exam which ..
ASER reveals drop in education standard in Haryana in last two years 22/Jan/2013
Caught in a row over recruitment of junior basic teachers (JBT) scam, a report on education standard in rural districts of has now further embarrassed the state. An Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) has revealed that the level of education in Haryana's rural hinterland has gone down in past two years. <br ..
Universities and technical institutions to introduce cyber security and .. 22/Jan/2013
With a growing focus on controlling cyber crime, the University Grants Commission ( UGC) and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) have asked universities and technical institutions to introduce cyber security and information security as a subject at the undergraduate and post-graduate level. The move ..
Universities and technical institutions to introduce cyber security and .. 22/Jan/2013
With a growing focus on controlling cyber crime, the University Grants Commission ( UGC) and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) have asked universities and technical institutions to introduce cyber security and information security as a subject at the undergraduate and post-graduate level. The move ..
Illumina Inc announces two new grant recipients at the 21st International .. 21/Jan/2013
Illumina Inc announced two new grant recipients of its Agricultural Greater Good Initiative at the 21st International Plant and Animal Genome Conference on January 15. The recipients, the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and the Biosciences Eastern and Central ..

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