Education News in India

Google chief expresses great hope for the growth of Internet and broadband .. 22/Mar/2013
Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said, India will add a significant part of the next 5 billion Internet users, with maths suggesting that it is the country to look out for. "This place is going to be rocking," said Schmidt, who is in the national capital for the Google's Big Tent Forum...
IIT Jodhpur comes out with a talent promotion scheme for entrepreneurship .. 22/Mar/2013
To harness the innovative ideas of young entrepreneurs, IIT Jodhpur has come out with a talent promotion scheme, under which candidates selected from across the country will work together on developmental issues. IIT-J Director Prem Kumar Kalra said, under the Rs 1.5 crore-programme funded by the ..
Police claim to have busted a fake certificate racket in Odisha 22/Mar/2013
With the arrest of seven persons, police today claimed to have busted a fake certificate racket in Odisha's Malkangiri district. While two persons were arrested from Anantpur in Soro area in Balasore district, five others were taken into custody in Malkangiri yesterday, police sources said. ..
Student attacked by cheating mafia for failing to pay protection money 22/Mar/2013
India has transformed into a nation, where thugs exist to extract money from students aspiring to study and climb the ladder of success. Recently, a student appearing for his intermediate examination was attacked and seriously wounded after he reportedly failed to pay 'protection money' to the members of ..
Women experience more rude and disrespectful behaviour in the workplace 22/Mar/2013
A new Australian study has claimed that women experience more rude and disrespectful behaviour in the workplace, but they deal with it by working harder. Men who are treated rudely in contrast tended to react by taking longer breaks away from work and taking spurious sick days, says the findings of the ..
Committee formed by education department to expedite the process of .. 22/Mar/2013
Delhi education minister Kiran Walia on Thursday said a committee has been formed by her department to expedite the process of starting "second shift" in private schools. The schools had been asking for a second shift, saying it would put their infrastructure to optimum use and benefit students. ..
Notification of retrospective change in pay scale comes as a shocker for .. 22/Mar/2013
A notification regarding retrospective change in pay scale has come as a shocker for 59 assistant professors of Delhi University. They received a letter from the assistant registrar stating they were being paid in a higher slab than what they were entitled to and that the earlier office order stands cancelled. They are ..
Women are seldom seen playing managerial roles in higher education sector 22/Mar/2013
Despite their high numbers, women are seldom seen playing managerial roles in higher education sector. To change this, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has been conducting workshops for female college teachers that aim to motivate the participants and raise their aspiration levels. A five-day ..
Need to take steps to promote higher education 22/Mar/2013
President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday, making a fervent appeal to improve the higher education scenario in India, urged the private sector to play a bigger role in the education system. Mukherjee was in Sonipat to inaugurate a conference on "The Future of Indian Universities: Comparative Perspectives on ..
236 boys and 67 girls caught using unfair means in UP board examination 22/Mar/2013
Thursday remained eventful during the ongoing High School and Intermediate examinations of UP Board as a total of 303 candidates, including 236 boys and 67 girls, were caught using unfair means in examination. A series of FIRs were lodged by board authorities and Education department which shows how ..

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