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- Orissa examines textbook after protest by JMM
Bhubaneswar/Ranchi, July 29: The Orissa government on Wednesday said it is examining complaints over allegedly objectionable remark about the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) in a state text book, ....
- Now reservation for transgenders in post-graduate courses
Bangalore, July 27: The educational council of Bangalore University has agreed to offer quota to transgenders for admission to post-graduation courses. Under this policy a seat will be reserved....
- Confident teachers help tiny tots gain more skills
Washington, July 26: Teachers with higher confidence levels help pre-schoolers gain more language and literacy skills, a new study says.
However, in some cases, students only saw gain....
- Shopping for students, degree home delivered
New Delhi, July 25: The mushrooming proliferation of private educational institutions, who are given indiscriminate recognition, was brought to light in the Supreme Court, with both judges and ....
- India's Rs.1,500 laptop a godsend for students
New Delhi, July 23: An Indian laptop priced at just Rs.1,500 ($30) and touted as the world's cheapest will come as a godsend for students for whom it has been specifically designed.
- You should not exist, court tells teacher education regulator
New Delhi, July 21: The Supreme Court today slammed the National Council of Teachers Education (NCTE) for its failure to regulate private colleges imparting teacher training courses and said it....
- Vocational courses key to inclusive education
New Delhi, July 21: As inclusive education remains high on the government's agenda, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal on Tuesday pitched for vocational education as a ke....
- Delhi's elite government schools may get relief
New Delhi, July 7: The central government today assured the Delhi government of help to protect the exclusivity of its 60 elite schools for meritorious students despite the implementation of a ....
- Audit panel to submit report of 25 private schools
New Delhi, July 3: The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) to submit the report on the accounts of 25 private schools in the capital, including Modern Sch....
- Class 9 student moves court after denial of admission
New Delhi, July 1: The Delhi High Court today sought the response of the Delhi government, a state-run school and the Delhi University's Central Institute of Education on a petition filed b....
- Delay in delivery of books at schools rocks Kerala house
Thiruvananthapuram, July 1: The Congress-led opposition today lashed out at Kerala Education Minister M.A. Baby for his failure to ensure timely delivery of textbooks at government schools.
- In 50th year,NID plans inclusive, green design modules
New Delhi, June 25: The National School of Design (NID), the pioneer of the design revolution in India, is charting a more inclusive and eco-friendly course as it enters its golden jubilee year....
- Cabinet approves 107 new Kendriya Vidyalayas
New Delhi, June 24: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Thursday approved a proposal for setting up 107 new Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) during the remaining period of the Eleventh....
- Education loan subsidy scheme finalised
New Delhi, June 24: To make education loans cheaper, a scheme was finalised today to provide full interest subsidy on the loans taken by students with annual family income below Rs.4.5 lakh to ....
- Bombay High Court rejects 'best five' formula
Mumbai, June 23: The Bombay High Court today rejected the 'best five' formula espoused by the Maharashtra government for admission to Class 11, saying it violates the right to equality ....
- Educational finance corpus inching towards reality
New Delhi, June 19: A proposal to set up an initial corpus of Rs.5,500 crore to provide cheaper educational and institutional loans got strong backing from the states on Friday.
Human....
- Statewide primary school enrolment drive in Gujarat
Gandhinagar, June 16: A three-day statewide school enrolment drive, with special emphasis on the girl child, will commence in Gujarat on Thursday.
Initiated by the Narendra Modi gover....
- Gujarat Police to fund 500 students' higher education
Gandhinagar, June 13: Continuing its social initiative, Gujarat Police have again decided to adopt 500 meritorious poor class 12 students and bear the cost of their higher education.
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- States demand more funds for right to education
New Delhi, June 13: Most states are demanding more funds for implementation of the landmark Right to Education Act in meetings with Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal, an off....
- Sibal meets Rajasthan, Assam education ministers
New Delhi, June 11: In the series of meetings with states on implementation of the Right to Education Act, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal today met education ministers of Assam....
- Indian Legal Service to be revamped to attract fresh talent
New Delhi, June 11: The Indian Legal Service (ILS) will be revamped to attract fresh and talented law graduates - and not just experienced officers - to various government services, officials i....
- Orissa seeks funds to implement right to education act
Bhubaneswar, June 10: Orissa has sought Rs.13,671 crores from the central government to implement the right to education act in the state, a minister said on Thursday.
School and Mass....
- Right to education targets: Three states demand more funds
New Delhi, June 10: Andhra Pradesh, Chhatisgarh and Orissa today sought more funds from the central government for implementing the Right To Education (RTE) Act.
At a meeting with Hum....
- Center to seek states' help in making education loans cheaper
New Delhi, June 10: The Human Resource Development Ministry will ask states to contribute towards making education loans cheaper as proposed under the National Education Finance Corporation (NE....
- Retirement age for nursing teachers increased to 65
New Delhi, June 10: The union cabinet today enhanced the retirement age of nursing teachers with postgraduate qualification to 65, in order to prevent an "exodus" and help retain traine....
- Punjab to get over 7,000 teachers in a week
Chandigarh, June 10: At least 7,654 teachers will be posted within a week in Punjab to meet the shortage of teachers, state Education Minister Upinderjit Kaur said here on Wednesday.
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- Confident teachers help pre-schoolers learn more
Washington, June 8: Pre-school students are likely to gain more language and literacy skills if they have teachers who possess ample self-confidence.
"Emotionally responsive relat....
- 'Education for all' campaign launched in Orissa
Bhubaneswar, June 8: As part of the 1Goal global campaign coinciding with the FIFA Football World Cup 2010, hundreds of social activists, educationists, students and sportspersons have started ....
- Right to Education to be implemented by 2012: Meghalaya minister
Shillong, June 4: The Meghalaya Government has itself a deadline of 2012 to implement the Right to Education Act in the state. According to Meghalaya's education minister Ampareen Lyngdoh,....
- Does good company fetch one good grades at school?
Washington, June 4: Extra classes, extra-curricular activities, tutoring, parents' gentle prodding - all may count in giving a child that edge in academics. But parents still puzzle over wh....
- Sibal, Clinton discuss cooperation in education
New Delhi, June 3: Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal has met US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and discussed ways to boost bilateral cooperation in higher education.
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- BCI orders law colleges to improve legal education structure
New Delhi, June 2: Situations are no longer the same for law colleges present throughout India. The Bar Council of India has left two options for 930 of these colleges and i.e. they either have....
- Now, pass test to practise in courts: BCI
New Delhi, June 2: Fresh law graduates will have to clear a new test starting this year to be eligible to practise in courts, the Bar Council of India (BCI) said today.
The test will ....
- Right to education historic, will work to make it reality: PM
New Delhi, June 1: Describing the Right to Education Act a "historic step", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said his government will work in tandem with the states to make it a real....
- Are omni-present faculty like Lord Krishna: Supreme Court
New Delhi, May 29: In a scathing comment on teaching faculty in privately-run specialised institutions, the Supreme Court on Friday wondered if they were incarnations of Lord Krishna as they si....
- Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal demand more funds for RTE
New Delhi, May 29: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal on Friday demanded extra grants from the central government for implementing Right to Education (RTE).
Education ministers from....
- Call centre to address complaints pertaining to Govt. educational institutes
Patna, May 27: Bihar government has taken a step forward to reform the educational infrastructure of the state. Shortly, it will set up a call centre for hearing grievances pertaining to govern....
- Sibal calls for international cooperation in education
New Delhi, May 25: Calling for international cooperation in the field of education, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal today said new frontiers of knowledge cannot be conquered wit....
- Marks are not everything, counsels psychiatrist
New Delhi, May 21: As students try to cope with exam pressure, experts say parents must make their children realise that marks are not everything in life.
"Parents must make child....
- Books at home boost kids' educational levels
Washington, May 21: Parents who keep books at home encourage their children to acquire higher levels of education, says a 20-year study.
For years, educators have thought the stronges....
- Laptops can make students more attentive in classrooms
Washington, May 21: Laptops can help students become more engaged, attentive, participatory and learning-oriented in the classroom, says a new study.
Experts have developed robust int....
- Teaching should be the highest paying job: Aamir Khan
Mumbai, May 21: Actor Aamir Khan, who has raised pertinent questions about the education system through his applauded films "Taare Zameen Par" and "3 Idiots", believes that teac....
- Education now mere commercial activity: Supreme court
New Delhi, May 20: "Education has become commerce," a concerned Supreme Court observed today and added that many of the mushrooming teaching shops in the country do not even have the ba....
- Sibal praises technical education council
New Delhi, May 20: Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal today praised the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for introducing transparency in its practices.
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- Mumbai professor for G8 University Summit
Vancouver, May 20: Dr Narayana Jayarama, of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai, will represent India and be one the keynote speakers at the G8 University Summit here next month. At....
- Sibal calls on public sector to join literacy mission
New Delhi, May 19: Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal today called upon public sector units (PSUs) to support the government in promoting education for all.
"Right to....
- Tamil Nadu introduces Uniform School Education policies
Madurai, May 19: The government of Tamil Nadu has issued several guidelines and policies under the Uniform School Education proposal. It has introduced few necessary measures such as using comp....
- Barred from exams, students seek relief from Sibal
New Delhi, May 18: A group of architecture students who have been barred from writing the exams after falling short in attendance today met Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal seeki....
- Play a role in inclusive education, Sibal tells private sector
New Delhi, May 18: The private sector must play a major rule in inclusive education, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal said while suggesting a slew of innovative measures to encou....
- B.Ed, M.Ed paper leaks blot on Agra's image: academics
Agra, May 17: First the B.Ed entrance test paper leak was traced to an employee of a publisher here and then the M.Ed question paper was also leaked. Dismayed academic and students say the inci....
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Maharashtra not to fail students from Classes 1 to 8
Mumbai, May 11: The Maharashtra government issued orders late on Monday directing all schools in the state not to detain or fail any student between Classes 1 to 8, an official said.
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- Kerala's state education channel to telecast BBC videos
Thiruvananthapuram, May 8: The Kerala government-run educational TV channel will telecast documentaries produced by the BBC Motion Gallery for the benefit of the state's students, an offici....
- Assam youth beats poverty to crack civil services exam
Morigaon (Assam), May 8: Young Narayan Konwar from Assam who cracked the civil services examination this time had failed once in his Class 12 board exams and secured a second division in Class ....
- Civil Services exam topper reaches Srinagar
New Delhi, May 7: Shah Faesal, the first Kashmiri ever to top the Civil Services Examination, reached Srinagar today to be with his family.
Besides family members, local people in lar....
- MP seeks greetings for Kashmiri IAS topper
New Delhi, May 7: A parliamentarian from Kashmir, Sharifuddin Shariq, today sought compliments from his Lok Sabha colleagues because a doctor from the troubled state topped this year's cove....
- Quota for MPs in central schools restored
New Delhi, May 7: The Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry has decided to restore the MPs' quota for admission of students in Kendriya Vidyalayas, the Rajya Sabha was told today.
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- UGC forms panel for radioactive material usage rules
New Delhi, May 4: The University Grants Commission (UGC) today formed a five-member committee to formulate guidelines for procurement, usage, storage and disposal of radioactive and hazardous m....
- Is the new school evaluation system adding to stress?
New Delhi, May 3: Is the government's new move to make education more meaningful and less academics-oriented adding to the burden of the already stressed child? Most students feel so, but t....
- Judges should submit to refresher courses: PM
New Delhi, May 1: Judges and other legal professionals should submit themselves to periodic refresher courses "without standing on pomp or seniority" to keep abreast of the "paradig....
- J&K CM inaugurates official portal of state Higher Education Department
Jammu, April 29: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah inaugurated the official online portal of the Higher Education Department (HED) of the state today.
Users can stopover ....
- Focus on increasing college enrolment: Sibal
Chandigarh, April 24: Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal today called for substantially increasing the number of students joining colleges for higher studies after completing their....
- 1,000 more schools in educationally backward areas okayed
New Delhi, April 23: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today approved the setting up of 1,000 additional model schools by state governments in educationally backward blocks (EBBs....
- Non-graduates, graduates at par on happiness index, says study
Melbourne, April 21: University degrees can't buy happiness, claims a new study.
Despite having privileged backgrounds and higher earnings, people in their 20s with higher degrees....
- Educational Loans worth Rs 40,000 cr disbursed in last fiscal: Chidambaram
Chennai, April 19:: Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram asserted that around Rs 40,000 crore were paid out in the 2009-2010 fiscal to support the educational expenses of thousands of meritorious....
- Malaysian Indian school students honoured
Kuala Lumpur, April 19: As many as 137 Malaysian Indian achievers in high school examinations received awards, certificates and gifts from an Indian NGO.
The students who received the....
- Bills moved to regulate teachers' education, amend RTE
New Delhi, April 16: Two bills were today introduced in the Rajya Sabha to regulate the quality of teachers and amend the Right to Education (RTE) Act to make it mentally-disabled friendly.
- Disabled children will be specially benefited by RTE
New Delhi, April 16: Children suffering from autism, mental abnormality, cerebral palsy and other disabilities will be given more preference than others as per RTE (Right to Education) Act.
- Seven year old moves court after denial of admission
New Delhi, April 15: Denied admission to the Kendriya Vidyalaya for being "overage", a seven year old boy approached the Delhi High Court today questioning the admission criteria of the....
- India says 'No' to Universities seeking business
Mumbai, April 15:: India will no longer welcome universities who are seeking to make profits here and make education a business. This includes all the global private and public universities who....
- India needs educated citizens in knowledge century: President
Nabha (Punjab): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil today exhorted students to contribute to nation-building through their talent and knowledge, saying India will certainly emerge a stronger cou....
- No funds to implement Right to Education Act: Nitish
New Delhi: Expressing his government's inability to provide funds to implement the Right to Education Act, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said the central government should fund th....
- Education department pulled up for 'vague' report on fees
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday pulled up the state government's Directorate of Education (DoE) for filing a "vague" and incomplete status report about the fee hike in var....
- 'Advanced technology crucial for distance learning'
New Delhi: Development of infrastructure and advanced technology are crucial for using information technology (IT) effectively in distance learning, experts said at a seminar in the capital tod....
- Older students less likely to take intellectual risks
Washington: As students get older they become less likely to take intellectual risks such as sharing their tentative ideas when learning science, a new study says.
A study looked at i....
- Indian schools allowed to expand operation in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi: Indian and other foreign curriculum schools in Abu Dhabi will be allowed to expand operations under a new plan aimed at improving standard of private school education in the country.....
- No funds to implement Right to Education Act: Mayawati
Lucknow: In yet another retort to the union government, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati today declared that she was not in a position to implement the provisions of the new Right to Educa....
- Sibal to tour New Zealand for educational ties
New Delhi/Hamilton: In the backdrop of the cabinet nod to allow foreign universities to set up campuses in India, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal is to tour New Zealand next wee....
- Centre to increase enrolment ratio in education
Shillong: The central government proposed to increase its gross enrolment ratio (GER) in education sector from the current 12.4 percent to 30 percent by 2020, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee ....
- 'Education act should have come 50 years back'
New Delhi: Terming the landmark Right to Education (RTE) Act which came into force today as 'marvellous and great', India's leading educationist and an advisor to the central govern....
- Pledge all our children elementary education: PM
New Delhi: Right to Education as a fundamental right formally came into effect today with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urging all stakeholders to make it a success by empowering people through....
- Key elements in Right to Education Act
New Delhi: Sixty-three years after independence, India today enforced a historic Right to Education (RTE) act that promises freedom from illiteracy for this vast and diverse country. Following ....
- India pledges right to education for all
New Delhi: Millions of children across India will now get free and compulsory education up to class eight as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today empowered the nation by enforcing Right to Educa....
- Private schools to face penalty for violating RTE: Sibal
New Delhi: All private and minority schools have to reserve 25 percent seats in elementary education for underprivileged children, and any breach of the Right to Education act will fetch punish....
- Right to Education becomes fundamental right
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today dedicated the Right to Education (RTE) act to the nation terming it as a fundamental right and urged every Indian to make the country strong throu....
- '1.2 mn teachers needed to implement right to education'
New Delhi: Save the Children, a child rights NGO, said today that India faces a shortfall of at least 1.2 million trained teachers for implementing the Right to Education Act which will be noti....
- Firms to use schools, colleges for skill training: Sibal
New Delhi: Public assets like schools and colleges may soon be used by private companies for skill training free of cost, Union Minister for Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal said here tod....
- North India must upgrade education to meet job market demands: CII
Chandigarh: States in north India must focus on developing educational standards so that their working-age population can meet emerging demands in the job market, says a study by industry lobby....
- Indian fellowship, teachers spread education in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa: Indian fellowships and teachers are playing a major role in spreading education in Africa's second most populous nation.
With fellowships under the Indian Technical a....
- Private schools in Chandigarh under scanner for flouting rules
Chandigarh: Private schools of this union territory (UT) are up in arms against the Chandigarh administration over the surprise inspections being conducted of their premises. But the education ....
- Dora the Explorer says no to exam stress
New Delhi: It's exam time again and kids are overwhelmed with stress, facing sleepless nights, revision stress and tension. But popular Nicktoon Dora the Explorer is reaching out to kids wi....
- Court notice will not affect right to education: Sibal
New Delhi: A Supreme Court notice to the human resource development ministry over some provisions of the right to education act will not affect its implementation from April this year, HRD Mini....
- Parents oppose NDMC school admission policy in court
New Delhi: Parents of 12 students have hauled the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) before the Delhi High Court for its decision not to admit their children in a school after their residential....
- Foreign varsities to invest money earned back in India
New Delhi: The foreign investors setting up educational campuses in India cannot repatriate the money aboard and will have to invest the amount back into the sector in the country, Human Resour....
- 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....
- 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.....
- 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....
- 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....
- Government to promote education act through TV
New Delhi: The government will take the help of private TV channels to reach out to the masses and popularize an act that makes education compulsory for all children aged six to 14.
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- College studies to go hi-tech in Chandigarh
Chandigarh: Digital libraries, audio-visual presentations and films could soon be the new educational tools for students in 14 government and private colleges here as the authorities hope to ta....
- Cabinet clears foreign varsity bill
New Delhi: The cabinet today cleared a bill that will enable foreign educational institutions set up campuses in India.
"This is a milestone which will enhance choices, increase c....
- Haryana introduces solar education kits in schools
Chandigarh: Haryana is the first state in the country to introduce solar education kits in senior secondary schools of the state.
Financial commissioner and principal secretary for re....
- Board exam jitters: Youth helpline rings non-stop
New Delhi: Students so depressed that they want to commit suicide, hapless teachers at a loss to comfort pupils, harried parents...Calls have been pouring in at the Delhi government's Yuva ....
- West Bengal, Orissa majorly slip in building new schools
New Delhi: Only 7,116 new schools were set up across India in 2009-10, meeting only half of the target set for constructing new school buildings under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA). Among the....
- No Bengali in Jharkhand exams leaves students in lurch
Ranchi: Problems being faced by thousands of Bengali students who are not being allowed to take their secondary and higher secondary examinations in the Bengali language was raised in the state....
- Bihar: Friends and relations help students in exams
Patna: Bihar students do not have to worry when it comes to get support during their school exams as their family members and friends are going extra length to provide support to them.
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- New laws to encourage private educational institutes
New Delhi: The government will propose several legislations to encourage private participation in education as the states alone cannot provide resources, Human Resource Development Minister Kap....
- 137 nursing schools to come up in 18 states
New Delhi: The Cabinet on Thursday approved setting up of 137 General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) Schools in at least 18 states to boost human resource in the health sector. The total cost will....
- Badal assures jobs to protesting trainee teachers
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday urged agitating unemployed trainee teachers to give up their protest and assured them the government will initiate measures to ....
- 'Over 47 percent Class 5 students cannot read Class 2 books'
New Delhi: Portraying a poor picture of the quality of elementary education in the country, India's annual the Economic Survey said today that over 47 percent children studying in Class 5 c....
- More funds to safeguard foreign students fees in Australia
New Delhi: Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard today announced funding of A$5.1 million to further strengthen the country's international education industry and "safegua....
- Parents criticise Sibal's private school fees remarks
New Delhi: Parents' associations here today condemned Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal's comments a day earlier that private schools would have a free hand in fixing thei....
- Now Skoool web technologies in all Kerala schools
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government in collaboration with Intel today launched a regional version of the Skoool Learning and Teaching Technologies educational website -- an online platfor....
- Sibal to build consensus for right to education
New Delhi: Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal Saturday said he would try and build consensus among all the state governments to implement the Right to Education Act, which wi....
- Catholic Church bans Skyline Publishers for Christ caricature
New Delhi: The Catholic Church in India today banned in all its member schools a New Delhi-based publisher for printing pictures of Jesus Christ holding a cigarette in one hand and a beer can i....
- English pass marks reduced for Gujarati medium students
Gandhinagar: Gujarati medium Students appearing in the state higher secondary examinations in March this year need to score just 20 marks out of 100 in English to be declared passed, officials ....
- Kerala students participate in e-teaching
Kochi: Online tutoring is now gaining popularity in Kerala as many aspirants ranging from teenagers to educated housewives are craving for it.
It has been seen that teenagers who st....
- No student to be failed in class five in Haryana
Chandigarh: Haryana's Class Five students and their parents can rejoice. The state government today announced that henceforth no student will be failed in the final examination of Class Fiv....
- Common admission test for engineering, medical courses by 2013
New Delhi: The Human Resource Development ministry is expecting to introduce a single entrance examination system for admission into all professional educational institutes like engineering and....
- Common science and maths curriculum in all schools
New Delhi: From the coming academic session all school boards across India are likely to have a common science and mathematics syllabus, which will help students compete on an equal footing in ....
- Badal seeks British assistance for Punjab teachers
Chandigarh: Planning to initiate a specialised teachers' training programme in spoken English skills, the Punjab government today mooted a proposal to invite collaboration with the British ....
- Nursery admission not before four in Delhi
New Delhi: In a possible reprieve for tens of thousands of children and their parents, the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry and school principals today decided to increase the nursery ....
- Tough law against corporal punishment in Assam schools
Guwahati: The Assam government today introduced a tough legislation banning corporal punishment in schools with provision for prosecuting errant teachers, including suspension and even terminat....
- Global meet to discuss digitising libraries
New Delhi: Experts from the field of information communication technology and education will gather here for a four-day conference starting on Feb 23 to discuss how to digitise the world's ....
- Britain's partial relief to students sees mixed response
Chandigarh: The decision of the British government to partially lift the ban imposed on student visa applications from north India has seen a mixed response from the students and overseas educa....
- Bihar to have law to monitor coaching institutes
Patna: After violent protests by students here against fleecing by coaching institutes, the state government has decided to make a new law to monitor and regulate the functioning of private coa....
- Genetic engineering panel should be more transparent: Ramesh
New Delhi: Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh today said the working of the government-appointed committee on genetic engineering needs to be changed, and it should conduct itself i....
- 'Education gives hope to Palestinian kids'
New Delhi: Palestinian children are extremely motivated about getting an education as they feel this would give them a better life away from violence, says M.B. Menon, the education chief of UN....
- Educational city to come up near Chandigarh
Chandigarh: The Punjab government today announced that it would develop an educational city near Chandigarh.
The educational city would be spread over an area of 2,000 acres near Chan....
- Cabinet nod to amend teacher education act
New Delhi: The union cabinet on Thursday approved a proposal to amend the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) Act, 1993, to make its application vital for schools and school teachers.....
- 'School teachers need to be educated about epilepsy'
New Delhi: Many children suffering from epilepsy get little sympathy from their teachers when they get seizures in school and are often told to quit school, a health expert has said while under....
- Campaign for better GDP share for education to begin on Feb 17
New Delhi: The National Coalition for Education (NCE) will embark on a week-long campaign beginning on Feb 17 to demand allocation of six percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) for educati....
- Shahzad Ahmad had planned to target educational institutes
Lucknow: Shahzad Ahmad alias Pappu, an Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist who was arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh district for his involvement in the September 2008 serial bomb blasts in....
- Education finance corporation mooted for poor students
Kanpur: Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal today said the centre has planned to set up a corporation for providing financial assistance to the needy students interested in pu....
- 11,000 MBA aspirants to take online CAT re-test Text
New Delhi: Nearly 11,000 MBA aspirants, who could not take the online Common Admission Test (CAT) due to technical glitches last year, will take the examination over today and tomorrow.
- Model rules to work right to education sent to states
New Delhi: The Right to Education (RTE) Act, which promises to make elementary education compulsory, is now a step closer to being implemented as the central government today sent to all states....
- Uneconomic schools on the rise in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram: The number of uneconomic schools in Kerala has gone up from over 2500 to 3661 in a span of two years, according to a recent study.
These comprise 1839 government s....
- EU funded Indian studies centre established in Poland
Warsaw: An Indian Centre for Contemporary Research has been set up by the European Union at Warsaw University to cater to a growing interest in India in Europe.
"The centre will m....
- Environment education to be compulsory in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow: Environment education will be a part of the school curriculum in Uttar Pradesh from the next academic session.
State environment principal secretary Alok Ranjan told the medi....
- Competitive exams to fill up IPS vacancies, increase intake
New Delhi: To strengthen India's policing, the government is considering holding a limited competitive examination for at least seven years that will not only fill up vacancies in the India....
- Scrap exam system: Padma Shri awardee for education
Panaji: Padma Shri awardee Rumualdo D'Souza has advocated scrapping of the examination system to improve the level of education in India.
Rumualdo, a Jesuit priest and brother of ....
- Jamia to implement OBC quota in phased manner
New Delhi: Three years after the government asked higher educational institutions to implement a 27 percent quota for other backward class (OBC) students, Jamia Millia Islamia is set to impleme....
- West Bengal, Arunachal fair poor in education survey
New Delhi: There is a marked improvement in the basic education scenario in the country as most children get access to schools with exceptions to states like Arunachal Pradesh and West Bengal, ....
- Cabinet approves setting up of national knowledge network
New Delhi: The union cabinet today approved setting up of a national knowledge network (NKN) that will connect all major educational institutions like the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)....
- No deemed university student will suffer, assures Sibal
New Delhi: Students in deemed universities will not suffer, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal said today, a day after the central government submitted an affidavit in the Su....
- All deemed universities will 'finally go': Sibal
New Delhi: The concept of deemed universities will be abolished in India, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal said today, a day after the government moved an affidavit in the ....
- Academic year at stake as Manipur schools open after four months
Imphal: Schools in Manipur have opened after a four-month shutdown to major relief but also concern amongst teachers and students on how to complete the course and save the academic year before....
- 'Students going to Australia need orientation'
Thiruvananthapuram: The fears and problems faced by Indian students in Australia, specially in the wake of a spate of criminal attacks on the community, can be addressed by holding orientation ....
- Four cultural institutions failed to utilise government grant: PM
Kolkata: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today termed as 'unfortunate' the failure of four premier cultural institutions in Kolkata, including the Victoria Memorial and National Library, ....
- PM for 100 percent literacy in India
Kolkata: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today called for a sharp increase in the enrolment of girls in schools to make them equal citizens and said every child should be made literate over the n....
- India seeks $400bn for education
London: India needs $400 billion of investment in education over the next decade because it views the sector to be as important as economic growth in moving the country forward, Human Resources....
- Kerala high court approves reservations on grounds of economy
Thiruvananthapuram: In its judgement on Wednesday the Kerala High Court gave a significant fillip to the arguements that advocate reservation in the domain of education on the basis of economy.....
- Sibal on Britain tour to better educational ties
New Delhi: Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal today left for an official tour to Britain to observe school education and private participation in the field and improve educational ....
- Does a college degree insure against memory problems?
Washington: If you lack a college degree, you're likely to be at a higher risk of developing memory problems.
It has been well documented that those with such a degree possess cog....
- Sibal moots degrees at the click of a mouse
New Delhi: No need to run around in universities and school boards for getting educational certificates - from 2011, millions of students can get print-outs of their documents at the click of a....
- Paradigm shift in education policies in 2010, says Sibal
New Delhi: Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal today announced that there would be a vast change in education policy making of the government in 2010.
"You will see a ....
- Sibal asks varsities to make tech colleges autonomous
New Delhi: The universities must make engineering colleges autonomous to boost research in the field, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal said today.
"The number of st....
- State varsities should focus on research, says Sibal
New Delhi: State universities should focus on research and academics and not just function as "affiliating agencies", Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal today said.
- Sam Pitroda to deliver lecture in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: National Knowledge Commission chairperson Sam Pitroda will deliver a lecture at Orissa's prestigious Ravenshaw University on Jan 16, the university said today.
He wil....
- Computer education now in 108,000 government schools
New Delhi: Computer education at the secondary and senior secondary levels has got a quantum boost with the government today approving its introduction in 108,000 government and government-aide....
- And now computer training for 'Mahadalits'
Patna: The Bihar government is all set to provide computer training to Mahadalits -- the poorest of the poor in the state.
In a bid to provide employment to the young in the impoveris....
- Management colleges can double student intake
New Delhi: All new management colleges can double their student intake while all engineering colleges can increase their intake by 25 percent, the Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry anno....
- M.F. Husain out of Himachal school syllabus
Shimla: Renowned painters Sobha Singh and Nicholas Roerich have replaced artist M.F. Husain in Himachal Pradesh text books, an official said today.
"We have decided to replace the....
- Government trying to implement right to education by mid-2010
New Delhi: The union government today told the Supreme Court that it is committed to implementing the fundamental right to education of children below 14 by mid-2010.
The government a....
- RSS Chief suggests opening more Hindi-medium schools
Mathura: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat has suggested for opening more number of Hindi-medium schools rather than the English-medium ones.
Instead he has suggested turning down Vidya Bharati....
- 22 MA degrees, 5 PhDs, 3 D.Lits, professor learns on
Lucknow: Meet R.K. Rai, a scholar extraordinary. Over the years he has acquired MA degrees in 22 subjects, five PhDs and three D.Lits. But at the age of 65, he wants more.
Rai is a re....
- Good governance school to be named after Vajpayee
Bhopal: Bhopal will soon have a school of good governance named after former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. A cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan late on Monda....
- Delhi government raps four schools on nursery admissions
New Delhi: The Delhi government today pulled up four private schools in the city for not following guidelines on nursery admissions.
"Acting on the complaints of parents, the educ....
- Punjab to open 21 schools in backward areas
Chandigarh: The Punjab government has sanctioned Rs.23.73 crore (Rs.237.3 million) for construction of 21 model schools in educationally backward blocks, a state minister said here today.
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- MPs urge strengthening school education system
New Delhi: Members of parliament, while expressing appreciation for the landmark Right to Education (RTE) Act, today called for further reforms in the school education system in the country, th....
- Despite resistance, government committed to semester system: Sibal
New Delhi: Admitting to resistance to the semester system in universities across the country, the government asserted today it was committed to its introduction but shied away from laying down ....
- Admission form fee fixed at Rs.100 in Chandigarh schools
Chandigarh: To curb the tendency among private schools to mint money through sale of highly priced admission forms, the Chandigarh administration has fixed a ceiling of Rs.100 per form for all ....
- Education a headline hogger in 2009
New Delhi: It was a year of reform in the field of education. From the laudable Right to Education Act to controversial faculty quota in IITs and IIMs, the education sector remained a headline ....
- Chandigarh to spend Rs.4.7 cr on educational institutes
Chandigarh: The administration of this union territory (UT) will spend Rs.4.65 crore (Rs.46.5 million) on the maintenance and construction of government schools and colleges, a senior official ....
- Punjab government disaffiliates 187 schools
Chandigarh: The future of thousands of students in schools across Punjab hangs in the balance with the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) deciding to disaffiliate 187 schools in the state for....
- Professional education takes a hit in Punjab
Chandigarh: Courses in management, engineering, hotel management and pharmacy may be the most sought after in other places but thousands of seats in these streams are going abegging in the prog....
- Court asks AIIMS to admit OBC candidate to course of choice
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has asked the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to allocate a seat, in the course of his choice, to an aspirant who sought to appear in counselling....
- Augment capacity to attract foreign students: Tharoor
New Delhi: More foreign students can be attracted only after augmenting capacity in the Indian education sector, which could be achieved through private-public partnerships, Minister of State f....
- India hopes to end secondary school dropouts from 2020
New Delhi: The government hopes to end dropouts from schools at the secondary level by 2020, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal said today.
Around 50 percent of students ....
- Now, more IGNOU students can pick exam dates
New Delhi: In an attempt to encourage student-friendly examinations, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), India's largest distance learning institute, today announced that st....
- Education for all could cost Rs.171,000 crore: Sibal
New Delhi: A landmark act providing for free and compulsory education for children aged 6-14 could cost Rs.171,000 crore annually to implement but the share of the centre and the states in this....
- Government school teacher faces forgery case
Bundi: Local police authorities have launched a case of fraud against a teacher who is employed with a government school. They have also put three other individuals named Mukesh Pareta, Liyakat....
- Target to enrol 30 percent of eligible students in colleges by 2020: Sibal
New Delhi: Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal today told Parliament that the government has set a target of ensuring that 30 percent of eligible students should attend colleg....
- Punjab to recruit 11,000 teachers in one year
Chandigarh: The Punjab government would recruit 11,000 teachers in state-run schools within the next one year, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal said here today.
"The prev....
- Online CAT finally has a smooth run on day three
New Delhi: The competitive Common Admission Test (CAT), which went online for the first time this year, finally got off to a smooth start today after two days of technical glitches and poor man....
- Technical glitches, poor management hit CAT exam again
New Delhi: The highly competitive Common Admission Test (CAT) for entry into business schools was hit once again today by technical problems and poor management, affecting students in as many a....
- Technical glitches mar online CAT in Bangalore
Bangalore: Several aspirants to seats in the prestigious Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and other B-Schools failed to appear for the Common Admission Test (CAT) here today as computer s....
- 250,000 students appear for CAT
New Delhi: Nearly 250,000 students across the country appeared for the Common Admission Test (CAT) today. The scores of this test will determine a student's admission to a management instit....
- Tamil Nadu finalises unifom school syallabus
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government on Friday announced a common syllabus for school students across the state, applicable from the next academic year.
The final syllabus drafted after....
- Nearly 23,000 Indian schools running under open sky
New Delhi: When education reforms are said to be a primary focus of the central government, a human resource development (HRD) ministry document has revealed that nearly 23,000 government schoo....
- Teachers in UP suspended for being absent in class
Mainpuri(UP): The District Administration of Mainpuri in Uttar Pradesh suspended more than 26 teachers of a primary school for being absent, after the officials of the education department cond....
- Tussle on between Chandigarh's oldest boys school, administration
Chandigarh: Chandigarh's oldest boys school has sought the intervention of the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions against the union territory administration for "....
- Green lessons for school kids - in lap of nature
Lucknow: Imagine riding through a lush green forest, soaking in lessons on the environment. That's what many school students in Uttar Pradesh are about to experience, thanks to the official....
- Distance education could address dearth of teachers: Sibal
New Delhi: Distance education, via cell phones and other technology geared to provide open access to education, could address the dearth of teachers plaguing the Indian education system, Human ....
- President calls for hiking gross enrolment in education
New Delhi: Emphasising that the number of enrolments in primary and secondary education is very low in the country compared to rest of the world, President Pratibha Patil today called for makin....
- India among key educational destinations for Americans
Washington: India is among five nations that have emerged as key educational destinations for US students wanting to study abroad, a new survey said.
With a record number of US studen....
- Educate the illiterate and get enrolled in computer course
Lucknow: To attract youth and encourage them to promote literacy in Uttar Pradesh, an NGO has said it will offer those teaching the illiterate an opportunity to opt either for a computer course....
- Sibal against for-profit educational institutions
New Delhi: The government is not going to give up its opposition to for-profit educational institutions as any collapse of such entities would impact students.
"If profit means gi....
- Amend Right to Education Act: NGO
New Delhi: Starting this Children's Day Nov 14, child rights NGO CRY will start a nationwide campaign asking the government to amend the Right to Education Act 2009.
Listing out a....
- 'India can become a developed country in near future'
Shillong: India is in a period of rapid economic growth and there is no doubt that in near future, if everyone puts their act together, India will become a developed country, the Prime Minister....
- India has one of the lowest teacher-student ratios: experts
New Delhi: The number of teachers in India is one of the lowest in the world and is generally a last career resort, an expert said at the sixth Higher Education Summit here today.
Shy....
- Three Delhi schools issued notice on admission of poor students
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today issued notices to three private schools for not giving admissions to students from economically weak families.
A division bench comprising Justic....
- 720 students suspended for taking tuitions from school's teachers
Kolkata: As many as 720 students of St. Xavier's School in West Bengal's Burdwan district have been suspended for taking private tuition from the school's teachers.
Confir....
- Our education policy is hostile to sports: Gill
Chandigarh: Union Minister for Sports and Youth Welfare M.S. Gill Friday said the Indian education system is not sports-oriented and it does not aim at churning out quality sportspersons.
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- After IIT, Sibal now wants changes in AIEEE exams
New Delhi: After he spoke of changes in the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) entrance exam, Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal today set up a committee to scrutinize the....
- Now, get a diploma in patent law online
New Delhi: Delhi's National Law University has started a postgraduate course in Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and patent law. The course, to be run through video conferencing, will ena....
- Parents demand uniform nursery admission process
New Delhi: Tired of making multiple deposits and the unending wait for nursery admissions, parents in the national capital have come together with civil societies to launch a campaign demanding....
- India, Australia to target 'unscrupluous' education agents
New Delhi: India and Australia, in their first meeting of the joint working group on student mobility, have agreed to tackle unscrupulous education agents and check institutes offering poor qua....
- Court asks teacher to give free tuition for a year
New Delhi: Quashing all charges against a teacher who was accused of beating a child who died later, the Delhi High Court today asked the teacher to give free tuition for a year.
Just....
- Kama Sutra is just a 'word' in Florida school
Washington: Kama Sutra, the Indian tome of love, is creating one huge stir in Florida with a school in Lee county choosing to teach it as a vocabulary word.
A handful of parents are s....
- Punjab teachers to make weekly reports on students
Chandigarh: To keep a regular tab on students' performance and to streamline the education system, all teachers in the state schools have been asked to maintain school diaries, the state ed....
- Bishops' body says it may challenge new education law
New Delhi: The Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) Wednesday said it could challenge the new right to education legislation in the court if the government failed to amend it in the next....
- Engineering entrance to be held on April 25
New Delhi: The All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE), which paves the way for admission to top technology institutions like the National Institutes of Technology (NITs), will be he....
- Bishops body asks Sibal to amend Right to Education Bill
New Delhi: The Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) has urged the central government to amend an education bill which, it says, leaves scope for political interference in running of mino....
- Help govt's education efforts, Sibal asks Catholic clergy
New Delhi: Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal today asked the Catholic clergy to help the government in shaping the three pillars of education - "expansion, inclusion and....
- Education is not about autonomy or flexibility: Sibal
Chandigarh: In the backdrop of the row between the faculty of premier education institutes and the union ministry, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal said here on Saturday th....
- Punjab govt excludes Adarsh schools from taxes
Chandigarh: The Punjab government has excluded Adarsh (model) schools, coming up under the public-private partnership (PPP) model in the state, from various taxes.
"This decision ....
- Rural schools, colleges to get broadband connectivity
Chennai: The government has decided to provide broadband connectivity to 5,000 schools and 20,000 colleges in rural and semi-urban areas to promote e-learning, Minister of State for Communicati....
- Christian school asked to admit beard-sporting Muslim student
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today suspended a Madhya Pradesh-based Christian school's order expelling a Muslim student for sporting a beard.
A bench of Justice B.N. Agrawal and J....
- Six education reform bills in pipeline
New Delhi: Asserting that his ministry has fulfilled all promises for the first 100 days, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal today said he will bring in six new bills, including on....
- Bihar teachers under attendance watch
Patna: Skipping classes could prove costly for teachers in Bihar. Concerned over the poor attendance in schools, the state government has decided to introduce technology to monitor the presence....
- Court raps school for not letting student fill exam form
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday pulled up a school that did not allow a student to apply for board exams as she was yet to pay pending fees, and asked the state government to look ....
- Teachers unable to perform simple calculations to face action
Lucknow: Fifteen teachers of government-run primary schools in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur district will face action for "not being able to perform simple arithmetic calculations", offic....
- Four more IIMC branches on the way
New Delhi: Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni today announced plans to set up four more branches of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), India's premier institu....
- Chandigarh officials under scanner in recruitment scam
Chandigarh: Possible involvement of some education department officials with two touts arrested on Saturday night for offering to get a woman a teacher's post for a bribe of Rs.400,000 is b....
- Education reform will close down state-run schools: CPI-M
Kolkata: The central government's proposed reforms in education will lead to the closure of state-run schools, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) said today, demanding a nationwid....
- Effective teachers' training need of the hour: experts
New Delhi: Low salaries, little motivation and temporary appointments -- India's school teachers are faced with myriad problems. But the task before the country is to overcome the huge shor....
- Assemblies, sports suspended in Lucknow schools
Lucknow: Morning assemblies, sport activities and other group gatherings will be suspended in all schools in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow district to prevent the spread of swine flu, officials h....
- To teachers, with love - and music
New Delhi: They spend their lives shaping young minds and spreading knowledge, but teachers are an unappreciated lot. Now they can sit back and enjoy some good music as a musical tour paying th....
- Orissa doesn't favour making class 10 exams optional
Bhubaneswar: Orissa does not want class 10 board exams to be made optional, a state minister said here today.
The decision, if implemented, will be applicable to all Central Board of ....
- Sibal launches physical education-sports programme
New Delhi: Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal on Tuesday launched the Physical Education Cards (PEC) India programme, an initiative that will combine physical education and s....
- Punjab to recruit 10,810 school teachers
Chandigarh: In a bid to improve the student-teacher ratio and to fill the vacant posts in Punjab schools, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has ordered officials to immediately start a recruit....
- 71-yr-old student seeks to master philosophy
Bhubaneswar: Two-time legislator and once an MP, Narayan Sahu now wants to be a master of philosophy. The 71-year-old has just enrolled himself at a postgraduate course at Utkal University.
- Kashmir mulling board exams for Class 3, 5 students!
Jammu: Board examinations for Class 3 and 5 students? That's what the Jammu and Kashmir government is thinking of introducing in order to improve education standards even as the central gov....
- Mismatch between education system, job requirements: Study
New Delhi: What is being taught in schools and colleges doesn't match the skills that businesses are looking for in new recruits in countries like India, China and the United Arab Emirates ....
- Educational programmes via TV from Germany to India
New Delhi: German broadcaster Deutsche Welle has signed up with IT@School ViCTERS, India's first dedicated educational TV channel, to allow Indian students access to more than 200 hours of ....
- We need to free up our educational system: Sibal
Kolkata: Stating that the education system in India needs to undergo a thorough change, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal today said his ministry would work towards freeing ....
- Gandhi's dream schools in Bihar set for revival
Patna: After years of neglect, the 391 schools that were set up in Bihar to fulfil Mahatma Gandhi's dream that one day all Indian children will have access to basic education are set to get....
- Teachers training grant unused in Bihar for 14 years: Auditor
New Delhi: When availability of quality teachers is a national concern, over Rs.87 million in central funding for teachers training has been lying unused for around 14 years in Bihar, according....
- Unanimous Rajya Sabha nod for Right to Education Bill
New Delhi: With the government warning of "disastrous consequences" if a landmark bill for providing free and compulsory education to children aged 6-14 was not passed, the Rajya Sa....
- Mukherjee calls for more attention to study of law
Kolkata: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said there was a need to increase expenditure in the five-year plan allotments to the study of law and to train legal experts in the country.
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- AICTE member sent to 3 days CBI custody
New Delhi: A city court today sent member secretary of the All India Council For Technical Education (AICTE) and a middleman to three days of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) custody for a....
- Obama gearing education system to compete with India, China
Washington: President Barack Obama says his administration is building a 21st century education system in America to compete with "China and India and everybody else all around the world....
- India keen to set up Mahatma Gandhi institute for peace
New Delhi: Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal met the UNESCO director Koichiro Matsuura and discussed the setting up a Mahatma Gandhi institute for peace studies in the country.
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- Manipal group enters Nepal's school sector
Kathmandu: After the Manipal Education and Medical Group and global online tutoring company TutorVista came together last year to launch Manipal K-12 Education that aims to provide technology s....
- Attacks on Indian students will be prevented: Australian envoy
New Delhi: Australian High Commissioner John McCarthy says every possible effort will be made to ensure that attacks on Indian students in Australia are not repeated, adding that the authoritie....
- Left Front to oppose UPA's educational reforms
Agartala: The Left Front-ruled states of West Bengal, Kerala and Tripura will not adopt the educational reforms outlined by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, a senior Communist ....
- Sibal aims at privatisation of education: Left Front
Kolkata: West Bengal's Left Front government on Thursday criticised the educational reforms outlined by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, dubbing them as efforts aimed at &#....
- Huge pool of unskilled youngsters is disaster: Sibal
New Delhi: Only 11 out of 100 students going to school in India reach graduation levels - this is a recipe for disaster, says new Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal as he pushes th....
- Law to prohibit malpractices in education system: Sibal
New Delhi: A law to prohibit and punish malpractices in the educational system will be brought within 100 days, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal said today.
"We are....
- Study in India: Malaysian minister to students
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian students looking to study abroad have been urged by a minister to consider India as an option.
Malaysia's Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Depar....
- Tamil mooted as subject for Malaysian Indian students
Kuala Lumpur: The oldest party of ethnic Indians, the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) has proposed that Tamil language be included as the 11th subject in the country's high school education....
- Chhattisgarh school offers free shoes
Raipur: Chhattisgarh has come up with a unique way of enticing students belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SC) and the Scheduled Tribes (ST) to enrol in school - it is offering them free shoes ....
- India launches Nehru-Wangchuk scholarships
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, on his maiden visit to Bhutan, announced a new series of scholarships for young students from the Himalayan nation to study in prestigious Ind....
- Not having a school building 'not a problem': Orissa minister
Bhubaneswar: Orissa minister Pratap Jena said on Friday that not having a school building was "not a problem" and was no reason for students "not to turn up to school to study".....
- Chhattisgarh schools extend summer vacation due to heat
Raipur: The Chhattisgarh government today announced extension of summer vacations in schools following the unabated heat wave across the state and an acute drinking water crisis.
The....
- Australia still hot spot for students from Punjab
Chandigarh: Regardless of the racial attacks on Indian students in Australia, Down Under continues to be a hot spot for Punjabi students.
Naresh Gulati, CEO of Oceanic Consultants he....
- School education needs to improve: Kaur
New Delhi: Branding child labour as a major issue, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's wife, Gursharan Kaur today said India needs to strengthen elementary education to tackle the social evil.
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- In Chandigarh if students don't perform, faculty gets the stick
Chandigarh: Teachers and principals of government schools in Chandigarh had better watch out - trouble awaits them if their students perform badly.
In the wake of the poor show by Cla....
- Indian students form groups to protect themselves in Oz
Melbourne: The string of attacks on students from India while travelling on late-night trains has forced them to form groups to protect themselves in this Australian city.
Every night....
- We're different, New Zealand tells Indian students
Wellington: The New Zealand education sector has moved to distance itself from attacks on Indian students in neighbouring Australia, saying they were "totally different societies", a ne....
- PU to pay student for clerical error
Chandigarh: The Panjab University (PU) here has been asked by a consumer forum to pay Rs.50,000 to a student, who was not allowed to sit for an exam on time due to a clerical error.
A....
- These trekkers aim to raise educational levels in Kashmir
New Delhi: With donations on their mind, 61 employees of a global consumer goods company set out today on a five-day trek through Ladakh to identify the beneficiaries of the Rs.8.5 million they....
- Candidate in JPSC exam scores over 12 out of 11
Ranchi: The Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) today announced that it will probe the scoring of over 100 percent marks by a candidate in an examination for selection of government scho....
- Distance learning schools offer 'more relevant' courses
New Delhi: A simple degree or a normal two-year advance course is passe. Educational institutions have designed tailor-made, industry-specific courses in areas like real estate management and c....
- Bangalore's professionals teach village kids
Bangalore: Every weekend children of Koonankoppalu village in Karnataka eagerly await visiting teachers from India's tech hub to help them with mathematics, English and science.
T....
- Tata group to donate funds for new facility at IISc
Bangalore: The Rs.150,000-crore Tata group will donate funds for a new facility and discipline at the century-old Indian Institute of Science (IISc) here, group chairman Ratan N. Tata said toda....
- Fake marksheet scam busted in Lucknow
Lucknow: Police in Lucknow today said they had busted a gang involved in making fake mark-sheets and degrees, with the arrest of three people, including a woman.
The arrests were made....
- SC to consider quota system for backward students
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today decided to examine whether it is constitutionally tenable to prohibit backward and Dalit students, competing the civil services examination on pure merit, fro....
- Malaysian Indian students owe $16.95 mn in unpaid loans
Kuala Lumpur: Education loan defaulters owe the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) about 60 million ringgit ($16.95 million) and the party-owned Maju Institute of Educational Development (MIED) no....
- Probe ordered into MP's poor high school results
Bhopal: Shocked by the declining pass percentage in Madhya Pradesh's high school examinations, state Education Minister Archana Chitnis has ordered a high-level probe to find out the reaso....
- Pass percentage in Jharkhand secondary exam dips
RanchI: Students in Jharkhand performed poorly in the 2009 secondary school examination with only a 77.82 percent pass rate, compared to 86.99 in 2008, according to the results announced on Sat....
- NRI publisher pays tributes to Thatcher
London: A leading India-born publisher paid lavish tributes to Margaret Thatcher in the House of Commons on Thursday as the former British prime minister was feted next door on the 30th annive....
- Sanawar school sends seven packing home after 'clash'
Sanawar (Himachal Pradesh): A clash among some students of the prestigious Lawrence School at Sanawar in Kasauli hills of Himachal Pradesh has left 11 of them injured, forcing the school author....
- Delhi govt advises schools to take early summer break
New Delhi: The Delhi government on Thursday issued an advisory to all schools in the capital to close for summer break in next two days, owing to the ongoing heat wave conditions.
Wh....
- Classical arts through school curricula : Shovana Narayan
New Delhi: Indian dances are not attracting sufficient audiences due to "closed minds" and "non-exposure", says veteran Kathak exponent Shovana Narayan. The danseuse feels clas....
- Over a million to appear in engineering entrance test
New Delhi: Over one million students will be appearing in the All India Engineering Entrance Exam (AIEEE) on Sunday seeking admission into engineering, architecture and other allied courses in....
- Delhi government panel begins inquiry into Akkriti's death
New Delhi: A Delhi government panel Saturday visited Modern School Vasant Vihar to probe the alleged negligence of the school authorities that lead to the death of 17-year-old student Akkri....
- Global publishers target India to overcome recession
London: Recession-hit readers in the US and Britain are spending less and less on books, forcing English language publishers to eye overseas markets, India in particular, to stay afloat.
- Death due to corporal punishment : autopsy indicate epilepsy
New Delhi: Shano Khan, the 11-year-old schoolgirl who died after allegedly being meted out corporal punishment by her teacher, could have suffered an epileptic attack leading to her death, the ....
- Don't banish English, Amartya Sen tells Mulayam
London: Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Monday criticised Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's campaign pledge to banish the use of English in Uttar Pradesh, saying such a move would ....
- Health checks in schools should be compulsory: Renuka Chowdhury
New Delhi: After a Class 12 student died following an asthmatic attack in a school here, Women and Child Development Minister Renuka Chowdhury on Wednesday advocated compulsory health checks i....
- India's examination system is faulty: experts
New Delhi: Calling the Indian examination system faulty, education experts at a seminar on Tuesday said the system of examination here fails to create questioning minds.
Amit Kapoor, cha....
- National policy on skill development in the pipeline
New Delhi: A national policy on skill development, approved in February by the union cabinet, was on Tuesday said to be a key force in linking education and skill training to 'employabi....
- Witnessing violence traumatic for school kids
London: Schoolchildren who witness violence, shootouts or hear gunshots is traumatised by them, a new study confirms.
Young people living in US cities experience and witness high levels ....
- National policy on skill development in the pipeline
New Delhi: A national policy on skill development, approved in February by the union cabinet, was today said to be a key force in linking education and skill training to 'employability'....
- Police to quiz classmates of corporal punishment victim
New Delhi: Delhi Police on Monday said they will record the statements of the classmates of 11-year-old Shano Khan, who died last week after being allegedly subjected to corporal punishment by ....
- 'Strict action needed to curb corporal punishment'
New Delhi: Shock and horror was the reaction of people Friday to the news of an 11-year-old girl's deah after her school teacher allegedly punished her for not learning her lessons. Tak....
- Corporal punishment: the victims before Shano Khan
New Delhi: The news of 11-year-old schoolgirl Shano Khan succumbing to her injuries Friday after being beaten and punished by her teacher sent shock waves across all sections of society. But th....
- Teacher booked for punishing girl to death
New Delhi: Eleven-year-old Shano Khan, who was beaten and made to stand out in the sun for not knowing the English alphabet, died here Friday, sending shock waves across the nation. The teacher....
- Probe on, will take action against Shano's teacher: Police
New Delhi: A day after 11-year-old Shano Khan died after being subjected to corporal punishment by her teacher for not knowing the English alphabet, police Saturday said action would be taken a....
- Girl dies after punishment in school
New Delhi: Eleven-year-old Shano Khan, who had slipped into a coma after she was punished by her school teacher, died here Friday. The police have not registered a case yet.
Shano s....
- Punished by teacher, 11-year old goes into coma
New Delhi: An 11-year-old student of a government school here went into a coma after she was punished by a teacher, police said Thursday.
Shanno was asked Wednesday by her class teacher Ma....
- English important even to Hindi-speaking poor
New Delhi: If the Samajwadi Party thought that its anti-English and anti-computer stance will strike a chord with the Hindi-speaking poor, it may have to do a re-think. Many from poorer secti....
- Muslim student approaches SC over beard
New Delhi: A Class 10 Muslim student of Madhya Pradesh has moved the Supreme Court questioning his Christian school's rules against keeping beards, saying it impinges on his religious faith.
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- 'Soft skills' predict financial, social success later in life
Washington: High school students who had good social skills and work habits and took part in extracurricular activities made more money and completed higher levels of education than their cla....
- 5 Haryana teachers jailed for pilfering students' funds
Chandigarh: Saying it was meant to serve as a deterrent, a court in Haryana has jailed five teachers for seven years for siphoning off funds meant for providing mid-day meals to government sc....
- Fear of exams drives college student to suicide
Chandigarh: Fear of failure in exams drove a 19-year-old college student to commit suicide here, the police said today.
According to the police, Jyoti committed suicide by hanging herself ....
- Corporal punishment - and shattered dreams of children
Muzaffarpur (Bihar): "I wish I could fly in the sky and come out in the light from this darkness," says 10-year-old Pradip, who left school last year after being beaten severely by a teacher....
- Punjab bans private functions in educational institutions
Chandigarh: Holding a wedding function, parties or even religious ceremonies on the premises of government educational institutions in Punjab will soon be history with the state government an....
- Ulema Council objects to exam question on Azamgarh
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has been asked by the Ulema Council to take action against those who had framed a question on Azamgarh district's alleged link with terrorism for the pro....
- Teaching profession has few takers in India today
New Delhi: How often do you hear a child today say she dreams of being a teacher one day? Few Indian youngsters, especially in big cities, are opting for a teaching career, with low salarie....
- Two students arrested with fake official stamps
Ghaziabad: The police Tuesday said they have recovered rubber stamps of government officials and principals of several colleges from two engineering students here who allegedly used to sell f....
- Corporal punishment slays our self-esteem: School children
New Delhi: Corporal punishment and constant reprimanding by teachers can seriously dent a student's self-esteem and even develop phobia for a particular subject, said counsellors and school s....
- JNU students continue protest, talks on with administration
New Delhi: Students of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) here continued their strike for the third day on Wednesday demanding withdrawal of the proposed fee hike and implementation of res....
- Paper leak kingpin slipped out on bail ? and into another scam
Lucknow: He's a railway ticket examiner but has four houses in this Uttar Pradesh capital. He was arrested in December as the alleged mastermind behind leaking exam papers of the Railway Recr....
- More railway employees involved in paper leak scam: police
Lucknow: Further investigations by the Special Task Force (STF) of the Uttar Pradesh police have revealed that besides former travel ticket examiner Bedi Lal, there are other railway employee....
- Law not merciless, says apex court, reinstates teacher
New Delhi: Reinstating a primary school teacher who was in danger of losing her job, the Supreme Court has affirmed that the law is not merciless.
'The law is merciless' is a most freque....
- Railway exam scam busted, 110 arrested
Lucknow: A total of 110 people have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh in connection with the leakage of Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) examination paper, police said on Sunday.
While 16 of t....
- Gujarat institute students accuse teacher of molestation
Ahmedabad: A group of students at the Mahila Industrial Training Institute (ITI) in Sabarkantha district of Gujarat are on warpath for the past four days, complaining of sexual harassment by a ....
- Contradictory versions shroud school girl's suicide near Mangalore
Bangalore: Controversy surrounds the alleged suicide of a 16-year-old school girl in Mangalore Wednesday. Did she kill herself after being allegedly raped by a Muslim man she knew, as per the....
- Protesting teachers baton-charged by police in Lucknow
Lucknow: Thousands of teachers and employees of non-aided schools across Uttar Pradesh who reached the state capital on Thursday to launch protests demanding higher salaries were baton-charge....
- Arjun Singh appeals to States to raise budgetary support for education
New Delhi: Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh on Tuesday appealed to all States to raise their budgetary support for education and welcomed members who have been nominated to the r....
- A 'temporary' teacher for 18 years loses his job
New Delhi: After working for 18 years at a government-run school in West Bengal, a man lost his job as a judge ruled he had been appointed only temporarily. Now the Supreme Court has upheld....
- Arjun Singh to chair 55th meeting of Central Advisory Board of Education today
New Delhi: Union Minister for Human Resource Development Arjun Singh will chair the 55th meeting of the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) here today.
M.A. A. Fatmi, Minister of....
- One in every four MP schools has only one teacher
Bhopal: Single teacher-run primary and middle schools, no headmasters in most schools and, more shocking, senior secondary schools till Class 12 managed by a single teacher - welcome to Mad....
- Students from northeast stranded in Tamil Nadu
Agartala: Hundreds of students from the northeast studying in Tamil Nadu are stranded and facing severe hardship after the state government closed educational institutions, apprehending violenc....
- Students upbeat over high court ruling on answer sheets
Kolkata: Students in West Bengal now have the right to see their exam answer sheets if they are not satisfied with the marks received, thanks to a ruling by the Calcutta High Court. While the....
- Delhi bombing suspect allowed to write exam from jail
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday allowed a suspected Indian Mujahideen suspect, allegedly involved in the Sep 13 Delhi serial bombings, to appear for his MBA exams from jail premis....
- Four school going boys of rich families held for snatchings
New Delhi: They always wanted their wallets stashed with cash, their bikes full of petrol and impress the girls ? and hit upon the idea of snatching gold chains and purses. Four Class 11 stud....
- Can jailed terror suspects write exam, asks court
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the police to see if a suspected terrorist allegedly involved in Delhi serial bombings could be allowed to write his examination from the jail....
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