Education News in India

Schools and staff celebrate reprieve 25/Jan/2011
Teachers and school principals are jubilant after the Bombay High Court forced the state to rethink its strategy on involving teachers of private unaided schools in census duty. Teachers who received letters from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) insisting that they be a part of the mammoth task in February ..
GMAC Awards US$260,000 in Prizes to Winners of Ideas to Innovation .. 25/Jan/2011
The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), owner of the GMAT exam, today announced that it is presenting more than US$260,000 in prizes to 21 people whose ideas to creatively change management education rose above all other entries in the Council’s global Ideas to Innovation (i2i) Challenge. ..
University credit system comes into effect this year 25/Jan/2011
University undergraduate students,get ready to study for nearly five hours a day if you want to earn grades.The new marking system will gradually replace the old one from August this year. The system entails 3,600 hours of study over three years1,200 hours of work per 252-day annual session for earning a maximum of 120 ..
Business people have best opportunity to do social good' 26/Jan/2011
In recognition of C.K. Prahalad's outstanding contribution to thought leadership, the Stephen M. Ross School of Business in the University of Michigan has started pooling of thinkers to carry forward his work on innovation driven by affordability and sustainability in India, a prime place for inclusive business ..
Denial of permission for school upgrade violates minority rights: panel 26/Jan/2011
Refusal of permission by a State government to a Muslim upper primary school for being upgraded as a high school is a violation of the educational rights of the minorities enshrined in Article 30 (1) of the Constitution, the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions has held. Rejecting the ..
Rendezvous with Kerala 26/Jan/2011
When Steve Sanborn reached the city last year, he knew little about the place or the people. A Fulbright scholar from the United States, Steve arrived in August, seeking adventure and a better understanding of India and the system of education in Kerala, the most literate State. A teacher of Biology for more than 25 ..
The role of proficiency tests 26/Jan/2011
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) conducted a proficiency test for students of class X to test their aptitude, irrespective of their choice on taking the board examination. The proficiency tests, which some students took a few days ago, covered different subjects. The CBSE is said to have ..
All India Council for Technical Education issues notice to over 1,000 .. 25/Jan/2011
In an effort to streamline and improve the quality of technical education, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has issued show cause notice to over 1,000 engineering colleges in the country, including 140 in the State. Talking to reporters at Anna University on Tuesday, S.S. ..
Australia for bringing vocational training expertise to India' 25/Jan/2011
Encouraging Indian students to go to Australia for quality education, than pursuing subjects linked to permanent residency, building on the ongoing research collaboration in science and technology and bringing vocational training expertise to India are the areas on which Australia should concentrate, according to the ..
Every student must get level playing field in competitiveness - President 27/Jan/2011
President Pratibha Patil said that there should be level playing field so that students from all sections of society can join premier institutions of India(IITs & IIMs). Nation's endeavor should be to create a level playing field in educational competitiveness so that students from all sections of ..

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