Education News in India

In memory of Anjan Ghosh 6/Jan/2011
The Sociological Association of West Bengal recently organized the Anjan Ghosh Memorial Lecture at St. Xavier’s College Auditorium. Eminent historian and columnist Dr Ramchandra Guha was invited to speak on “The Tragedy of the Indian Adivasi”. A renowned social scientist Dr Anjan Kumar ..
B-School Meet 6/Jan/2011
IIM Calcutta is all set for 'Intaglio'-their annual international business school summit. Called ‘Perspectives at 50…Genesis of a new tomorrow’ it is scheduled to be held from January 6-9, 2011. A platform to facilitate the interaction of eminent personalities from ..
CLAT-2011 scheduled for May 15 6/Jan/2011
The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) - 2011 for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate law programmes at the National Law Universities in India will be conducted on May 15, 2011. To be eligible for undergraduate law programmes, candidates should have cleared 10+2 or equivalent examination with a ..
Code of conduct planned for central varsities, says Sibal 6/Jan/2011
The central government plans to introduce a code of conduct for central universities to bring about transparency and autonomy with accountability through self-regulation, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal said today. Speaking at the inaugural session of the 98th Indian Science Congress here, ..
Setting up new Nalanda a challenging task - Amartya Sen 6/Jan/2011
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen said restoring Bihar's Nalanda University - the world's oldest - was a difficult task, but progress was being made. "The university is being re-started right now, and since I happen to have the difficult task of chairing its interim governing body, I am finding out how hard ..
Principals may face jail for fee hikes 5/Jan/2011
Schools hiking fees unreasonably could face stringent punishment. Apart from de-recognition, representatives on its management committee could face imprisonment and a fine. The state school education department is finalizing a draft of the proposed legislation meant to regulate fee hikes. The government is keen to ..
SRA kids want school, soon 5/Jan/2011
Over 500 people staged a protest outside a school building in Chandivli on Tuesday to reopen it, a demand they have been voicing for two years now. Residents of Sandesh Nagar, a slum rehabilitation colony for people ousted from Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Borivli, have been appealing for the school to be opened, but ..
Total overhaul in education needed 5/Jan/2011
A thorough overhaul in education; right from policy making to implementation is needed. The reason is that we are losing sight of the ultimate focus, which is preparing a student for life. We need to draw the best out of all the prominent boards operational in the country and formulate a new curriculum for Maharashtra. ..
Now, Ranchos school opens in Gangtok 5/Jan/2011
Ranchos school is going places. Another one and unique at that, is being set up in Gangtok by the Drukpa lineage of Mahayana Buddhism, which is running Druk Padma School in Leh, where the climax of Bollywood hit 3 Idiots was shot. It would be one-of-its-kind eco-school in the country, as only bamboo would be used in its ..
Virtual laboratories in mainstream education 6/Jan/2011
Even as staunch experimentalists disbelieve it, the use of information and communication technologies to do a laboratory experiment independent of a student's location is fast becoming a reality. In short, virtual reality technologies are revolutionizing the educational system. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham ..

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