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- 15 injured in clashes ahead of Tripura colleges polls
Agartala, Nov 21: Tension has gripped the colleges in Tripura after 15 students were injured in clashes between various groups following the announcement of students' council polls slated t....
- Court allows three medical colleges to admit more students
New Delhi, Sep 29: The Medical Council of India was today directed by the Delhi High Court to grant an increase in the additional intake of students from 100 to 150 to three private medical col....
- 37 Indian medical colleges report irregularities
New Delhi, Aug 9: As many as 37 Indian medical colleges, mostly from Uttar Pradesh, reported irregularities/malfunctioning in the past three years, the Rajya Sabha was informed today.
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- SDAT-RAMCO chess: Rajesh draws with Russian GM
Chennai, Aug 2: Chennai lad V.A.V. Rajesh, a student of Loyola College, stole the limelight by holding top seed Russian Grandmaster Maxim Matlakov to a draw in the first round of the SDAT- RAM....
- St Stephen's gives preference to Church of North India students
New Delhi, July 8: Giving reasons for denying admission to a student under the Christian quota, St Stephen's College here told the Delhi High Court today that the college gives preference ....
- Nurseries of tolerance: Hindus in Islamic seminaries
Patna, July 7: Away from swank colleges and intimidating fee structures, a number of Hindu students in Bihar are lining up at madrassas to pursue higher education, thanks to revamped courses, ....
- Room for admission seekers, the St Stephen's way
New Delhi, June 27: It's first time in Delhi for Nagaland residents Marisha and her father. At a loss on where to stay while seeking admission in Delhi University, St. Stephen's College....
- Student moves court against St. Stephen's College
New Delhi, June 23: A student, who secured 89 percent marks in Class 12 but was not allowed to appear in an admission interview in St. Stephen's College under the Christian quota, approach....
- DU's second cut-off list brings some hope to students
New Delhi, June 21: With the Delhi University's entrance qualifier overall dropping by one to five percent, the second cut-off list has brought some respite and hope to the students who wer....
- 100 percent cut-off to keep away science students: Sibal
New Delhi, June 15: Reacting to Delhi University's Sri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) announcing a 100 percent cut-off list for non-commerce students, Human Resource Development Minister Ka....
- Vacancies to be filled at Kolkata's Presidency University
Kolkata, May 26: All vacancies at the prestigious Presidency University - which has been accused of falling standards - will be filled up in the next three months, says West Bengal's new Hi....
- 'Mission possible' to teach the police English
New Delhi, May 1: Till a few weeks back they could not correctly pronounce everyday English words. But after a mere five days of training in the language at Delhi's Police Training College ....
- Lecturer eligibility test qualifiers to get e-certificates
New Delhi, March 4: In a new e-governance initiative, the human resource development ministry on Thursday announced that e-certificates will be sent to all those who qualify for the University ....
- National School of Drama to get regional centres
New Delhi, March 1: Union Minister of Culture Kumari Selja today said her ministry was working on a proposal to set up five new regional centres of the prestigious National School of Drama (NSD....
- Haryana to introduce computer education in state colleges
Chandigarh, Dec 29: All government colleges in Haryana will run computer education courses to prepare youth from the state for the information technology (IT) industry, a senior official of the....
- ICT launches M-Tech in Green Chemistry
Mumbai, Aug 19: ICT (Institute of Chemical Technology) has introduced a pioneering course called Green Chemistry. It is the first educational institute in India to launch such a course. Studen....
- NID students showcase futuristic designs at jewellery week
Mumbai, Aug 15: Students of the National Institute of Design (NID), the only institute participating in the India International Jewellery Week (IIJW), presented a unique and futuristic jeweller....
- Maharashtra colleges told to appoint principals in six months
New Delhi, July 2: The Supreme Court today asked the private colleges in Maharashtra to appoint "eligible and qualified" regular principals in the next six months.
The court s....
- Colleges to come up in Maoist strongholds
Raipur, June 28: The Chhattisgarh government has approved setting up of polytechnic colleges, or technical institutes, in Dantewada and Bijapur districts of the state that are known to be the n....
- New Vice Chancellor for BIT-Mesra
Ranchi, June 22: The Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Mesra, Ranchi got a permanent vice chancellor (VC) after a gap of one-and-half years with Ajay Chakrabarty today assuming the post.
- Punjab to tap young talent for better professionals
Chandigarh, May 23: Under a programme to detect talent at an early stage, the Punjab government proposes to identify extraordinary students in schools and colleges and nurture them to become be....
- State-run footwear institute gets four new campuses
New Delhi, April 26: The Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI), which is run by the central government, is ready with four new campuses across India at an investment of Rs.384 crore,....
- Punjab private colleges to observe strike on Feb 26
Chandigarh: Nearly 190 private colleges of Punjab will observe an 'education bandh' (strike) on Feb 26 on the call of the Joint Action Committee (JAC), which represents their faculty, p....
- Hansraj College shut after student's death
New Delhi: A day after a 23-year-old visually challenged student of Hansraj College in Delhi University was found hanging in his hostel room, the college administration today called a meeting o....
- Model colleges in backward districts approved
New Delhi: The cabinet today approved the setting up of a model college in each of the 374 districts identified as educationally backward.
Less than 12 students out of every 100 study....
- Unesco to set up Gandhi peace, development institute
New Delhi: Unesco will soon set up the Mahatma Gandhi Institute for Peace and Sustainable Development in the national capital, the organisation's director general said today.
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- New IT centre to come up in Kolkata by 2011
Kolkata: The West Bengal capital will have a dedicated information technology (IT) centre spread over two acres by 2011.
"The project when completed will generate direct employmen....
- Punjab to set up 13 new colleges
Mohali (Punjab): Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today announced that 13 new degree colleges would come up in the state by next year at a cost of Rs.104 crore.
These college....
- Educational institutions in Manipur shut for three weeks
Imphal: Students and guardians in India's restive northeastern state of Manipur are at their wits' end with all educational institutions shut down for the past three weeks and the gover....
- Andhra Pradesh allowed to offer engineering courses in evening shift
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today paved the way for the Andhra Pradesh government to run the evening shift of three-year engineering diploma courses, putting aside objections from private coll....
- College enrolment a challenge for India: Sibal
Chandigarh: Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal today expressed concern over the poor enrolment from schools to colleges in India, and observed that the national average....
- Teachers' strike cripples work in Madhya Pradesh colleges
Bhopal: Normal functioning in most colleges and universities in Madhya Pradesh came to a standstill today as more teachers' bodies joined an ongoing strike by professors demanding a revised....
- IIT Punjab to start working from its new campus from Aug 20
New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Punjab will start functioning from its new campus on August 20, after an year of parenting at the IIT Delhi.
The institute will fun....
- Kirori Mal College to take strict action against two for ragging
New Delhi: Authorities at Delhi University's Kirori Mal College today said they would take stringent action against two of its students accused of ragging a junior in the hostel and would t....
- Six held for impersonating in exams
Chandigarh: Six men were caught appearing in place of other examinees at an examination centre at a local college here on Sunday, police said.
According to police, five of the arreste....
- Govt mulling autonomous colleges with strict norms: Sibal
New Delhi: Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal on Friday said the government was considering allowing new autonomous colleges to be set up independent of universities but with strin....
- Polytechnic faculty teaching in Bihar engineering colleges
Patna: Polytechnic faculty members have been teaching in engineering colleges with the full knowledge of the Bihar government, a minister has admitted.
Bihar Science and Technology M....
- 'Most private colleges are money-spinning factories'
Bangalore: The proposed oversight body for higher education is a "welcome development", says Pushpa Bhargava, former vice-chairman of the Knowledge Commission. According to him, the pre....
- UP colleges plan to ban jeans, set dress code
Lucknow: Principals of many colleges in Uttar Pradesh are mulling a proposal to ban students from wearing jeans on campus and work out a dress code for them, officials said on Monday.
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- Jeans prohibited on Kanpur college campuses
Lucknow: Four Kanpur colleges have banned students from wearing jeans, saying it will keep eve-teasing in check. Students are livid about the decision.
Dayanand Degree College (DDC), ....
- What studies? JNU residents worry over water
New Delhi: The water trickles in for only an hour a day and those who need more queue near tankers, bucket in hand. This is not a scene from a slum or a deprived village, but in the campus of t....
- SC orders fire safety measures in schools
New Delhi: In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court Monday ordered installation of fire-extinguishing equipment and adoption of other safety measures in all government and private schools acr....
- PU teachers rally behind suspended professors
Chandigarh: University and college teachers in Punjab have come out in support of three professors who were suspended from a leading college here for allegedly misbehaving with the principal.....
- College teachers in Punjab, Chandigarh on strike
Chandigarh: Teachers of government and non-government colleges in Punjab and the union territory of Chandigarh went on a 72-hour strike Tuesday demanding higher pay.
The 72-hour 'Educati....
- Students can be suitable brides-at this women's college
Ranchi: Students in a college are expected to study and broaden their horizons. But the principal of one such women's institution in Jharkhand thinks it can be a happy hunting ground for su....
- A historic Gujarat college fighting for survival
Mehsana: The magnificent building bearing the hallmark of European architecture is the college where Gujarat's Chief Minister Narendra Modi and former chief minister Shankarsinh Vaghela studi....
- Delhi cabinet okays fee hike in private un-aided schools
New Delhi: Get ready to dole out more for the education of your children in the capital's schools, as the Delhi cabinet has given its nod to a fee hike for recognised un-aided private schools....
- Oracle to introduce ThinkQuest in Andhra Pradesh schools
Hyderabad: Oracle Education Foundation (OEF) will roll out its online learning platform 'ThinkQuest' in 500 schools in Andhra Pradesh.
OEF and the Institute for Electronic Governance (IEG)....
- Read about Salwa Judum in Chhattisgarh's school textbook
Raipur: Chhattisgarh's controversial counter-insurgency civil militia campaign, Salwa Judum, has found a mention in school textbooks with the state government bringing out a separate chapter ....
- Teachers' mass leave paralyses Punjab colleges, universities
Chandigarh: Academic activity was completely paralysed in colleges and universities across Punjab and Chandigarh on Wednesday following a mass casual leave protest by teachers in the region.
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- Government-published books have little on corruption, terrorism
New Delhi: There are no school or college textbooks, at least those published by the government institutions, that explicitly sensitise children on two of India's burning issues - terrorism a....
- Two children die after having mid-day meal
Bhopal: Two children died and four others were taken seriously ill after eating the mid-day meal served at a government school in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district after the Republic Day funct....
- Over 10,000 teachers observe 2-hour strike in Punjab
Chandigarh: Over 10,000 teachers of various government and private colleges in Punjab and Chandigarh observed a strike for two hours on Thursday to press for their pay hike demand.
The tea....
- Aware of his rights, boy ensures teacher for school
New Delhi: For six months he and his peers, all students of the crucial Class 10, went without a science teacher. That's when 15-year-old Haryana boy Wasim Akram remembered a chapter on his r....
- Madhya Pradesh guest lecturers hold protest sit in
Bhopal: Hundreds of guest lecturers from across Madhya Pradesh held a sit-in outside the house of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan here on Friday demanding regularization of their service.
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- Manmohan Singh to inaugurate St Xavier's sesquicentenary celebrations
Kolkata: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will visit Kolkata Jan 21 to inaugurate the 150 year celebrations of St Xaviers', the institute's authorities on Thursday said.
"Singh will come to K....
- Sikkim student commits suicide in Allahabad
Allahabad: A meritorious B.Tech student, hailing from Sikkim, allegedly committed suicide in his hostel room here on Wednesday, officials said.
Sovit Agarwal, of the Moti Lal Nehru National ....
- Over 9,000 students take part in cultural meet
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala School Kalotsavam, a mega cultural meet, is all set to enter the Guinness Book of Records as nearly 9,000 students are taking part in over 215 events.
Stude....
- Principal refuses to accept food from Dalit girls
Lucknow: Six Dalit girl students in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday accused their school principal of refusing to taste food they cooked for their home science practical examinations.
Princ....
- Nursing college principal cuts Dailt girl's hair
Lucknow: Annoyed with a Dalit girl student for not wearing her hair in a bun as a part of the dress code in a nursing college in Uttar Pradesh, the principal cut her hair in a fit of rage,....
- Delhi High Court raps govt on illegal schools
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today pulled up the Delhi government and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for not checking mushrooming growth of unauthorised schools in the capit....
- Patna's St Michaels school turns 150 years old
Patna: It was about 150 years ago that the Capuchin fathers founded a school for boys near a village along the banks of river Ganges, now in the heart of the Bihar capital. St Michaels s....
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