Education News in India

Self-financing colleges to close on Oct 16 12/Oct/2009
Kochi: Self-Financing Private Professional Colleges in Kerala would remain closed on October 16 as a token protest against 'attack' on the institutions by various student organisations. 'As a token of protest against continued attack on the self-financing institutions for anything happening in the educational ..
Role model or a burden 12/Oct/2009
The University Grants Commission (UGC)’s proposal to set up model degree colleges in 374 educationally backward districts across the country has gained momentum with the Centre giving its go-ahead. However, the onus of implementing the scheme, which aims to remove the prevalent imbalances in the ..
Strong message to universities 12/Oct/2009
“Excellent!” exclaimed Professor Yashpal when he heard that the country’s premier research institute, the Indian Institute of Science (Bangalore), had approved a plan to start a four-year Bachelor’s programme by 2011. Prof. Yashpal, who chaired the committee to advice on renovation and ..
Ignou provides job-oriented courses for Army men 12/Oct/2009
Chennai: IGNOU plans to provide formal education to army men to help them after their retirement. The Indira Gandhi national open university (Ignou) has recently joined hands with the Indian Army with a new mission of enabling soldiers to become graduates for their future benefit. Prof Latha Pillai, pro ..
A brave new world 12/Oct/2009
After months of speculation and debate, the century-old Indian Institute of Science (IISc) announced its decision to open its gates to undergraduate students in 2011, offering them a unique, interdisciplinary Bachelor of Science programme. While extending “a sound exposure to classical scientific, ..
JMET - 2010 on December 13 12/Oct/2009
The Joint Management Entrance Test (JMET- 2010) will be held on December 13 across the country. For admission to the two-year full-time PG programme in management including MBA conducted by the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) at : Chennai (Department of Management Studies); Mumbai (Shailesh J. ..
What ails science education 12/Oct/2009
The country has had a handful of Nobel laureates in the different sciences but the parents of an average school-goer would prefer their child to study engineering and medicine for a career. With this year’s Chemistry Nobel going to Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, a U.S. citizen of Indian origin, experts weigh in on the ..
Four law schools of excellence to be set up: Moily 10/Oct/2009
New Delhi: Union Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily today said the government will set up four new schools for law which will be centres of excellence with international standards. He said that the project is in its planning stage. The minister said the government would also introduce the Judges (Inquiry) ..
Madurai varsity to introduce PG course in parenting 10/Oct/2009
Madurai: Alienation from parents and nuclear living have become a common practice among the children. Till now, parents could do nothing but sigh. Keeping in mind the growing trend among the youngsters to desert their parents and retaliate, the Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU) has decided to introduce a postgraduate ..
Deemed varsities lack facilities, faculty: UGC Committee 10/Oct/2009
New Delhi: The UGC committees, reviewing the functioning of 130 deemed universities across the country, have found several deficiencies The University Grants Commission (UGC) today approved the reports of the committees on about ten deemed universities and forwarded the reports to the government for action. The ..

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