Education News in India

Retaining talent a major challenge for HR managers: Experts 29/Jan/2012
Pay-for-performance has come to stay in corporate India but the concept poses a challenge to HR professionals. Because they have to formulate a policy that will truly reward performance and boost employee morale, industry experts have said. Retaining talent in companies is a major ..
CVC for anti-corruption lessons in school curriculum 29/Jan/2012
The Central Vigilance Commission has decided to include lessons on anti-corruption to promote ethics, integrity and honesty in school curriculum. It is to make children aware about the menace of corruption and its harmful effects. "We have recommended the ..
Assam varsity signs MoU with Dhaka's Jagannath Univ 29/Jan/2012
Assam University here has signed a memorandum of understanding(MoU) with Jagannath University(JU) of Dhaka for advancement of learning through teaching and research and to strengthen ties between the two countries. The MoU between the central university and the Bangladesh institution was signed ..
Haryana Agri univ prof ordered to be appointed ICAR scientist 29/Jan/2012
An associate professor of Haryana Agriculture University has been ordered by the Delhi High Court to be appointed as a principal scientist in the Indian Council for Agricultural Research. A bench of justices B D Ahmed and V K Jain directed the Agriculture Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB) to ..
Three colleges under Madras varsity to be disaffiliated 28/Jan/2012
Three arts and science colleges affiliated to Madras University, have been recommended for disaffiliation by the varsity syndicate for not having enough teachers and poor infrastructure. G Thiruvasagam, Vice-chancellor of Madras University said the syndicate has recommended the disaffiliation of A A Arts ..
Education should not be about finding the right answer 28/Jan/2012
The Indian education system should follow that of Finland or Singapore, not that of the United States of America. This was what Howard Gardner, dubbed one of the most influential thinkers in the world, had to say. The developmental psychologist, famous for his theory on multiple intelligences (MI), made the comment ..
Parents education affects kids mental health 27/Jan/2012
The new study, led by Amelie Quesnel-Vallee, a medical sociologist from McGill University and co-author Miles Taylor, an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at Florida State University, drew 29 years of data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979. Their team looked at pathways ..
Mutual Benefits 28/Jan/2012
Jeffrey Reneau is the public affairs officer and director, American Center Kolkata. Reneau studied International Education and Policy Administration at Harvard University and graduated with a Bachelors degree in International Relations from Georgetown University. Prior to starting his tenure in India in October 2011, he ..
Indian students reach YouTube's Space Lab competition finals 28/Jan/2012
India may have ranked second last at the PISA a few weeks ago, but when it came to the YouTube Space Lab competition Indian students proved their mettle by being named the second largest group of finalists, next only to those from the US. The competition that was conducted by YouTube, Lenovo and Space ..
Court favours Gita in school curriculum 28/Jan/2012
Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed a petition which had challenged state government's decision to introduce lessons based on Bhagvad Gita in the school curriculum from the next academic year. The pision bench of Justices Ajit Singh and Sanjay Yadav dismissed the petition filed by Catholic Bishop ..

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