Education News in India

HC favours relook into MBBS seat quota for govt nominees 8/Jan/2012
The Delhi High Court has asked the Centre to re-examine its policy of reserving seats in medical colleges for candidates sponsored by it. The court suggested that the basis of admission should be merit and performance in entrance tests. "We can only say that the Central ..
Plan Panel group suggests council to regulate media education 8/Jan/2012
A Planning Commission-appointed group has pitched for a Media Council, along the lines of the AICTE, for regulating electronic media education. "The government should set up a Media Council of India on the lines of the All-India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) for electronic media to govern ..
Opposition obstructing key legislations in Parliament: Sibal 8/Jan/2012
Union HRD Minister Kapil Sibal hit out at the opposition for "obstructing" key legislations in Parliament including a Bill that can help tackle the problem of fake academic degrees. Referring to the National Academic Depository Bill, currently pending in Parliament, Sibal said that the ..
MCC 175th year celebrations begin 8/Jan/2012
Madras Christian College launched its 175th year celebrations with a series of programmes including a Thanksgiving Service. The service was conducted by the Dean of Canterbury Cathedral Dr Robert Willis, who gifted the college a rare photograph of the Dean of Canterbury Cathedral of 1931 greeting ..
Zakir Hussain College renamed, again with its heritage name 8/Jan/2012
In an attempt to connect with its heritage when it was called the Delhi college, The Zakir Husain College officially changed its name to Zakir Husain Delhi College. Calling it a moment of history when "time had paused," Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal unveiled the new name of the ..
Ayurveda Chair for Univ of West Indies 7/Jan/2012
India signed an agreement with Trinidad and Tobago to share its traditional medicine knowledge system with the south Caribbean country. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in the presence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh between the Ministries of Health on the two sides. It will ..
HC to examine the right period for pre-primary schooling 7/Jan/2012
The Delhi High Court will on Monday examine what should be the right duration for pre-primary schooling before class I. A pision bench of Acting Chief Justice A K Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw adjourned the matter as the counsel, appearing for various parties, could not conclude their ..
First phase campus placement completes at IIT - Madras 6/Jan/2012
With 769 students getting placements out of the 1208 registered for campus placements, 63% of the students have got placed in various segements as on Dec 23, 2011 at the close of the first phase. The campus recruitment for the 2012 batch passing out students commenced on 01 December 2011. ..
This city offers heritage and education 8/Jan/2012
When Maharani Vani Vilas ruled the state in the late 1890s, two special classes of training were held just for widows. During the reign of Mummadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, the Wesleyan Mission School was given financial assistance and his successor Chamaraja Wadiyar focused on education and how to increase girl student ..
Include contemporary concepts in Sanskrit texts: Sibal 6/Jan/2012
HRD Minister Kapil Sibal strongly batted for inclusion of contemporary concepts into old Sanskrit texts on various subjects including science and medicines to widen the language's scope and make them relevant and useful in the present day situations. Addressing the 15th World Sanskrit Conference, ..

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