Noting that Swami Vivekananda's teachings are "very relevant" for today's youth, HRD Minister M M Pallam Raju today said education without a right value system can be a detrimental source for the society.
Referring to the Delhi gang-rape incident that shook the conscience of the nation, the ..
With political parties and social organizations in the district pressurizing the state government for a government arts and science college in Tanur, an expert committee of collegiate education department visited Tanur on Monday. The team visited the Fisheries School and Kattilangadi School, the locations which are ..
The Calcutta high court on Monday directed the state government to enforce guidelines under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RCFCE) Act, 2009 in all schools except minority-run ones with immediate effect.
The division bench of Chief Justice Arun Mishra and Justice Joymalya Bagchi ..
Going by the diktat of the state education department, private schools have started issuing applications for admissions under RTE. Despite this being the second year of implementation of RTE, confusion abounds about how schools should go about it after a failed first year. Shrinivasa M. delineates the problems dogging ..
Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, under the dirctorate of elementary education, is conducting a census to determine the status of child population in Assam with an aim to improve childcare and education. The process has already started in 15 districts of the state and assessment and compilation of data are expected to be completed ..
The candidates, who appeared for National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET), and the students of Mahatma Gandhi Medical (MGM) College have intensified their protest against the state government for announcement of state-level pre-PG entrance examination on Tuesday.
The medicos wore black ribbons on ..
Concerned over the rising number of students at the premier Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) driven to suicide or facing serious psychological problems, the IIT Council has decided to establish 24X7 counseling centres and helpline. The measures will be replicated in all centrally-funded technical institutes from ..
The IIMs quest to better their diversity quotient seems to be responding with an increase in the number of girls registering and appearing for Common Admission Test ( CAT-2012), a test for entry into the Indian Institutes of Management and other top B-schools, going up. It has gone up from 56,050 in 2011 to 60,876 in ..
Higher education has been beyond the reach of many and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) announcing a fee hike for both undergraduate and postgraduate courses does not augur well for people with limited means who aspire for a good education.
The fee will be hiked by 80%, from Rs 50,000 to Rs 90,000...
UP Board examinations are just round the corner, but the secondary education officials are yet to finalise the examination centres, where the students will take the exam. While the theory examinations for class X and XII are scheduled to commence from March 12, the practical examinations would be held from January 21 to ..