Education News in India

ISEC signs MoU with Maastricht University, Netherlands 9/Nov/2009
Bangalore: Bangalore-based Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Maastricht University, The Netherlands, to promote mutual cooperation in education and research. The agreement focuses on nutrition deficiency, poverty, child and gender dimensions of ..
Oz announces new visa measures 9/Nov/2009
The minister for immigration and citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, said that from January 1 next year, overseas students who require a new visa to complete their studies at another school or college will be exempt from paying the A$540 (approximately Rs 22,447 INR) student visa application charge. ..
Managing Waste 9/Nov/2009
The programme saw active participation from countries like the US, Australia, Sri Lanka, Italy and Japan and more than 50 municipalities across India. The private sector also participated and provided customised solutions for the disposal of waste and reducing pollution. The purpose of the exercise was to turn waste ..
No payment of unemployment allowance under NREGA 9/Nov/2009
New Delhi: No state government has given mandatory unemployment allowance to registered workers under NREGA, except for Madhya Pradesh which doled out compensation for a marginal period. As per provisions of the NREGA, if employment is not provided to a registered worker within 15 days of the receipt of ..
HRD taskforce to tackle faculty shortage in universities 9/Nov/2009
New Delhi: Having advanced the gross enrolment ratio in higher education to a highly ambitious 16% by the end of 11th Plan, HRD ministry has set up a new taskforce to come with a solution to deal with acute faculty shortage and work out an incentive plan aimed at better remuneration and greater societal respect. ..
ISEC signs MoU with Maastricht University, Netherlands 9/Nov/2009
Bangalore: Bangalore-based Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Maastricht University, The Netherlands, to promote mutual cooperation in education and research. The agreement focuses on nutrition deficiency, poverty, child and gender dimensions of ..
Govt to introduce reforms bill in Winter session 9/Nov/2009
New Delhi: The government wants to introduce major reforms bills, including the one for setting up an overarching body in higher education, in the upcoming Winter and Budget sessions of Parliament, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal today said. Participating in a discussion on Higher Education Reforms at the India ..
Pondy Govt Teachers to boycott celebrations 9/Nov/2009
Puducherry: Joint action committee of government school teachers in Puducherry has announced that their members would boycott the celebration of Teachers` day slated for November 14. Jayaraman, convener of the action committee, said government was holding the teachers day function late instead of holding ..
TN universities step on to new grading system 9/Nov/2009
Chennai: All arts and science universities in TN are set to proceed with Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) system of evaluating students' performance in the examinations The controller of examinations of all state universities, met at the office of the Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education ..
Need for 27,000 educational institutions 9/Nov/2009
New Delhi: The country will need 27,000 additional institutions of higher learning to increase the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) from 12 per cent now to 30 per cent by 2020 In meeting of the Consultative Committee for the HRD Ministry on the subject 'Expansion of Higher Education', HRD Minister Kapil Sibal ..

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