Mizoram to set up more technical institutes
Aizawl: The Mizoram government will soon set up four more polytechnic institutes and a National Institute of Technology (NIT) to provide technical education to the youth, state Education Minist....
Punjab B-school gets approval to use GMAT scores
Chandigarh: Punjab-based Aryans Business School (ABS) has become the first private B-school in the region to get approval from the US-based Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) to use G....
Right to education in Madhya Pradesh from April 1 Bhopal: The Right to Education Act will be implemented in Madhya Pradesh from April 1, state Minister of School Education Archana Chitnis said here today.
Addressing a state level wor....
Should NCERT books mean endless cramming? New Delhi: " 'Ratta', 'ratta', cram, cram... that is what our examinations are about," is the frustrated echo of many youngserters taking their school leaving Class 12 e....
67,000 awarded degrees at Delhi University New Delhi: Delhi University, one of the largest varsities in the country, today awarded degrees to 67,000 students, including a record 485 for completing their PhD.
"The total num....
Dropout rate falls in Jammu and Kashmir schools Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir has seen a steady decline in the dropout rate in schools and the government is making the maximum efforts to expand quality education in the state, a minister has said.....
Bill upgrading Presidency College to university passed Kolkata: The West Bengal Assembly today passed a Bill upgrading the 192-year-old Presidency College into a university.
The Presidency College, which played a sterling role in the 19th....
Rs.93 bn more for setting up six AIIMS-like institutions New Delhi: The cabinet today approved an additional Rs.93.07 billion for setting up six institutions patterned on the premier All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and for upgrading 1....
Education tribunal to be created for students' cases New Delhi: Disputes involving students, teachers and employees of higher education institutes and matters related to affiliation and accreditation of these institutes will be decided by a new e....
Jail for demanding capitation fee, says Sibal
New Delhi: Educational institutes found fleecing students in the guise of hidden costs while giving admission will face prosecution and the management could also face jail, Human Resource Devel....
Dyslexic student's plea to use calculator in exam rejected
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today dismissed a dyslexic student's plea for using a calculator during his class 12 examination.
"Since the Central Board of Secondary Education ....
IGNOU to ensure quality in distance education
New Delhi: The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) today said it will set up a Centre for Internal Quality Assurance (CIQA) to ensure quality in open and distance learning education ....
India gets $1 bn World Bank loan to improve education Washington: The World Bank has approved two education projects worth $1.05 billion for India, designed to boost the number of children enrolling in and completing elementary school, and to impr....
All schools in India to have an IT teacher, says Sibal New Delhi: All secondary schools in India will have a computer teacher each and the central government will bear the related expenses, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal said....
Karnataka legislature passes Premji university bill Bangalore: Amid dissent and a walkout by opposition members, the Karnataka legislative council today passed the Azim Premji University Bill, 2010, paving the way for the first private varsity t....
