Education News in India

Maharashtra government proposes scheme for orphans 8/Feb/2013
Maharashtra government has proposed a scheme for orphans, children with single parents, or those whose parent(s) are in prison, to enable them pursue college education. The scheme proposed by Maharashtra government's Women and Child Development Department will be called 'Dnyansurya', a source from the ..
Government planning to bring in legislation for strengthening regulatory .. 8/Feb/2013
Faced with mounting criticism over the quality of teacher training institutes, government is planning to bring a legislation in the upcoming Budget session to amend an Act for strengthening regulatory powers and functions of National Council for Teacher Education. A note is being circulated in this regard ..
Centre takes initiative to streamline appointment of Teachers 8/Feb/2013
The Centre said it has undertaken an initiative to streamline appointment of teachers with the use of technology to ensure more transparency. The government would also monitor the performance of teachers, Minister of State for HRD Jitin Prasada said here. "Teachers accountability will ..
National symposium on research in biotechnology and its applications 7/Feb/2013
Elphinstone College announced the second edition of its UGC sponsored national symposium the subject of modern research trends and applications in life sciences. The conference will focus on research in biotechnology and its applications; recent advances in recombinant DNA technology, proteomics and genomics, ..
State government to give 60% weightage to marks scored in science subjects .. 8/Feb/2013
The state government has decided that while making the final merit list for engineering and other professional courses, it will stick to the old formula of giving 60 per cent weightage to the marks scored in science subjects in the HSC board examination, while only 40 per cent weightage will be given to the All India ..
Government ensures adequate power supply during examination time 8/Feb/2013
The government has promised to ensure adequate power supply in the coming days so that students don't suffer during examination time. Deputy chief minister KS Eshwarappa told the legislative council that the government reviewed the power situation on Thursday and will take all measures , including ..
President asks the the country's 40 central universities use education .. 8/Feb/2013
President Pranab Mukherjee has asked the country's 40 central universities to establish new centres to collaborate on knowledge and innovation and use education technology to encourage e-curriculum and e-classrooms. These were part of the recommendations given by the President to Vice Chancellors (VCs) at ..
KendriyaVidyalayaSangathan celebrates its golden jubilee year 7/Feb/2013
KendriyaVidyalayaSangathan, which started its journey in 1963 with 20 residential schools, not only entered its Golden Jubilee year, but also got a new logo at the start of the year-long celebrations on Wednesday. Inaugurating the celebrations, Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh said that while there are "some ..
Proposed legislation to bring IIMs under one umbrella body would curtail .. 7/Feb/2013
The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A) has come out in open to oppose the proposed legislation to bring IIMs under one umbrella body, saying it would curtail its autonomy. IIM-A governing council chairman A M Naik said that proposed legislation to bring IIMs under an umbrella body, would ..
Srinivasa Ramanujan Institute for Basic Sciences inaugurated in Kottayam 7/Feb/2013
Chief minister Oommen Chandy Thursday inaugurated an institution in Kottayam to foster research in science and mathematics and vowed to provide facilities for world class research in Kerala. The Srinivasa Ramanujan Institute for Basic Sciences (SRIBS) has been designed as a higher-level capacity building ..

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