Education News in India

Outdoor games essential for growing children: Modi 1/Jan/2012
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi said that sports and outdoor games are essential for a healthy growth of young ones. "With the advancement of computer and animation technology, our children are getting more and more involved in the play-game activities through mouse and browser," Modi ..
110 students of Sainik School suspended 1/Jan/2012
Altogether 110 students of Sainik School at Tillaiya in Koderma district of Jharkhand were suspended on the charge of disobedience and asked to go home. "A total of 110 students have been suspended after they failed to report at a certain place during the day. They were asked to go home ..
India needs 2 lakh more schools, 1500 varsities 1/Jan/2012
How is the education sector in the country as a business proposition ? India is fast becoming a knowledge economy superpower . A whopping 220 million children are enrolled in schools in the country. But still, 140 million students are left out. The gross enrollment in India at 12% is lower than the Asean ..
2011 proves tough for district education department 1/Jan/2012
The 2011 year proved tough for the district education department. The efforts to recruit teachers in government primary and upper primary schools after the declaration of TET results proved insufficient as the department could fill only 107 posts against the requirement of 2,500 teachers. The delay in distribution of ..