Education News in India

AICTE chief faults industry report 21/Feb/2012
With an objective to prove that companies had recruited more than 25 per cent of engineering graduates in the country, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) had planned to come out with a detailed report about technical education in the country. Prof. S. S. Mantha, chairman, AICTE, said ..
State higher education gets Australian boost 21/Feb/2012
The Australian Technology Network (ATN), comprising five universities, has joined hands with researchers from various higher education institutions in Tamil Nadu. The 17-member team led by Prof. Jeanette Hacket, vice-chancellor of Curtin University, held discussions with state and deemed universities on ..
Varsities short of govt funds 21/Feb/2012
The state and Central governments aspire to make India a leading destination on the education front, but this remains a dream because of lack of government funding. Educationists say with lack of government funding, several state-run universities struggle to survive. Eminent educationist, Dr S.S. ..
QES exposes crucial facts on Indian Education System 21/Feb/2012
In an effort to deliberate on the recent findings of the detailed study carried out by Wipro, Wipro-EI Quality Education Study 2011 with the teachers and principals, a special event was held at Chennai, on Feb 18. Nearly, 80 teachers and principals from schools across the city of Chennai participated in ..
HC refuses to scrap PG medical entrance exam 21/Feb/2012
The Delhi High Court has refused to scrap the common entrance test for post-graduate medical courses in wake of allegations of copying at some centres. Justice Hima Kohli dismissed the pleas, made by some candidates, to quash the All-India Post Graduate Medical Entrance Examination (AIPGMEE), held on ..
'Military education need of the hour' 21/Feb/2012
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has stressed the need for imparting military education to students, citing "rising" threat to internal security. "Even 64 years after Independence, India is being threatened by China and Pakistan....with rising concern over internal security, we should give top ..
NMDC begins survey at school premises for 'treasure trove' 21/Feb/2012
The experts of PSU major National Mineral Development Corporation(NMDC) today began a preliminary survey in the premises of a school here where some people recently reported about possible existence of a tunnel leading to a 'treasure trove'. The area is being mapped and preliminary work may go on for two ..
Pvt engineering college Principal, staff locked for 6 hrs 21/Feb/2012
Students of a private engineering institute yesterday night locked the lady Principal and seven other members of teaching faculty at Chatterjeehat in Howrah district for about six hours protesting against lack of facilities. The students, comprising girls and boys, laid a siege outside the chamber of ..
India's first symposium on Fluorine Chemistry begins 21/Feb/2012
The country's first International Symposium on Fluorine Chemistry commenced here on Monday with over 50 scientists from across the world deliberating on applications of fluorine in various fields like pharma. Speaking on the inaugural session Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Director ..
Against all odds 20/Feb/2012
An economically weak background with few opportunities did not daunt Vandana (17), the daughter of a parking attendant at Nehru Place who dreams to become a teacher and is working towards fulfilling her dream. She has already taken the first step by joining English classes at ILSC-Education Group in ..

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