Scientists at the University of Birmingham have demonstrated for the first time that human brain cells can become infected with the Hepatitis C virus (HCV).
Working with the Manhattan Brain Bank in New York, US, the researchers, led by Nicola Fletcher, detected HCV genomic material in the brains of four ..
The United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) will administer the Advanced Placement (AP) Tests commencing on May 7.
Subject to good scores, students can earn course credits well in advance at colleges in the US and 60 other countries. Students interested in appearing for the same have to ..
Ajay Maken, minister for sports and youth affairs, speaking at a conference held by the youth wing of NGO Sarvottam on January 25, said that his ministry is working on a national fitness programme along with the MHRD to test the fitness levels of students.
If accepted, it will allow students excelling on ..
As many as 5,760 candidates took the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) in Chennai here on Sunday. The second such test, conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), as mandated by Right to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, is used as a national standard in recruitment of teachers.
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India will provide a grant of $1.5 million to the University of Chicago to establish a Vivekananda Chair for Indian studies, as part of the initiatives to mark the 150th birth anniversary of the 19th century luminary, Swami Vivekananda, and polymath Rabindranath Tagore.
A Memorandum of Understanding was ..
The Karnataka Government's delay in notifying the State rules for the Right to Education Act has resulted in 44.17 lakh students from classes 1 to 8 being denied a second set of school uniforms, and the lapse of a Central grant of Rs. 88 crore for the purpose.
The Centre had approved a grant of Rs. 88.34 ..
Union Minister for Shipping and Ports G.K. Vasan has urged educational institutions to play a key role in preparing adolescents for confronting the challenges of life, since “it is here that their attitudes are to be fine-tuned so that their transformation to adulthood is smooth.” Delivering the 84 ..
For the people of Chennai, the institute is a symbol of heritage, a structure that reminds them of the city's rich legacy in the field of engineering, but today, the alumni of College of Engineering Guindy with a Facebook page that has over 4,000 members and a frequently updated website, has set unique standards in the ..
“Indian students fare badly,” “Indian students second to last” were some of the recent headlines summarising the performance of 15-year-olds from Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu in an international “test.” This was sufficient for a lot of chat on the internet along with many ..
Aiming to give a boost to enrolment in higher education, University Grants Commission has proposed a broad-based programme during the 12th Plan Period.
That will work towards upgradation of autonomous colleges and promoting evening colleges and universities.
The 'Rashtriya Uchch ..