Education News in India

All in the mind! 10/Nov/2010
In most families, when a child opts for a subject in the Arts stream, he or she is first asked ‘But why?' However, if he is insistent on Engineering or Medicine, he is first greeted with smiles and a pat on the back! Is it the job security that is so enticing? Or is our society just very narrow minded? Most ..
Being change makers 10/Nov/2010
A defunct school is given a new lease of life with teachers, attendants and brand-new playground equipment in Delhi's Dakshinpuri slums. From nowhere-to-go to two fully functional anganwadis for Bangalore's pre-schoolers. An ‘obstacle race' called the Kolkata Metro to barrier-free access across an entire ..
TalentSprint-ADI tie-up for employments programs in rural AP 10/Nov/2010
TalentSprint, a pioneer in creating high performance professionals, and NGO Anantapur Development Initiative (ADI) have launched an employability-focussed training programs for rural youth in the Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh. "The programs was formally launched by Collector B Janardhan Reddy last ..
Did not affiliate 'fake' institute running on campus: IIT-Kgp 10/Nov/2010
Coming clear on the controversy over an alleged fake institute running on its campus, IIT Kharagpur today said it has not affiliated the centre and documents supporting its recognition were "forged". The institute had last month suspended Amit Kumar Ghosh, head of the department of aeronautical ..
Indian, Canadian Univs sign accords for specific initiatives 10/Nov/2010
Taking forward its educational ties with India, Canadian universities today announced funding for a series of India-specific initiatives valued at over 4 million USD which also include a new 'Globalink' Canada-India Graduate Fellowship programme. The fellowship programme will provide up ..
PC Sorcar's school to teach magic too 10/Nov/2010
The foundation stone of a day boarding school being established by magician P C Sorcar (Jr) near here, where students will also be taught the tricks of magic, was laid today. Affiliated to the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) board, the 'P C Sorcar Foundation for Total Education' will come ..
Winter school on Microbial Biotechnology 10/Nov/2010
The winter shcool on 'Current Trends in Microbial Biotechnology: Genomics, Diversity and Gene mining' began here today. The 21-day winter shcool is being held at the Microbiology, Fermentation and Biotechnology divison of the Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT)and is being sponsoredby the ..
India needs to take cognisance of changes in chemical edu: ACT 10/Nov/2010
As the Chemical Education is undergoing major changes in the world, India needs to take cognisance of these changes and adopt them suitably, Association of Chemistry Teachers (ACT) said. To achieve that, the ACT, along with the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE), will jointly host the ..
Panel to examine demand to convert RGNIYD into central varsity 10/Nov/2010
Following demands to convert RGNIYD at Sriperumbudur into a Central Varsity, the HRD Ministry has decided to constitute a committee to examine and make suitable recommendations. The committee headed by vice chairman of UGC Ved Prakash, with members like adjunct professor of University of South Australia ..
New Australian point system to weed out low quality overseas students 10/Nov/2010
Australia is set to announce the amended point system that would focus on high skill levels and employee sponsorship in a bid to toughen the rules of gaining permanent residency for overseas students with low quality qualifications. According to The Australian report, Immigration Minister Chris ..

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