Education News in India

Doctors' role in public health brought out 27/Mar/2011
Doctors must be partners in improving the health of the community, act as informed facilitators and not become demigods, said K. Srinath Reddy, president of the National Board of Examination and of the Public Health Foundation of India. Speaking at the 13th convocation of Sri Ramachandra University here ..
Bar examination put off again in Chennai 27/Mar/2011
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has once again put off the All-India Bar Examination (AIBE), scheduled to be held in Chennai on March 27. In a press release, the BCI said: “The BCI has been approached and requested by the State government to postpone the AIBE in Chennai in light of the Tamil ..
Work to ease disparities, Manmohan tells scientists 27/Mar/2011
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday advised Indian managers and space scientists to work for reducing the social tensions and regional imbalance and disparities. “We should recognise,” he said, “that our high growth is not sustainable unless it is made more inclusive in a manner that helps ..
VCs suggest tri-yearly fee-hike for varsity faculty 27/Mar/2011
Recommending a 10-per-cent fee-hike every three years, vice-chancellors of Central and State universities on Saturday favoured short and medium-term employment for foreign faculty at international-level remuneration so as to overcome the critical shortage of faculty in higher education, which needed to be addressed on a ..
Standards must be set for affiliation of colleges, says Kapil Sibal 27/Mar/2011
Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal on Saturday said there was a need to set standards for the affiliation of colleges to a university. Speaking at the valedictory of the two-day meeting of Central and State university Vice-Chancellors here on Saturday, Mr. Sibal pointed out the ..
Task force to monitor higher education formed 27/Mar/2011
Going ahead with its proposal of conducting a higher education survey in the country, the Union Human Resource Development Ministry has set up a task force that will oversee the survey. The survey will include medical institutions also. The task force is headed by the Additional Secretary (Higher ..
Women's empowerment through education 27/Mar/2011
Women need education to bring out their inherent multi-tasking abilities to the fore, said D. Purandeswari, Union Minister of State for Human Resources Development, here on Saturday. Speaking at Guru Shree Shantivijai Jain College for Women, after inaugurating the GSS Centre of Women Empowerment, Dr...
Students urged to develop leadership qualities, innovative ideas 27/Mar/2011
Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development, D. Purandeswari, has highlighted the need to groom students as productive partners of development as the country needs the strong shoulders of younger generation to achieve the status of developed nation. Addressing the graduation day function at ..
Varsity to provide starter grant of Rs.2 lakh 26/Mar/2011
The University of Madras will provide a starter grant of Rs.2 lakh to the newly recruited assistant professors of the University for conducting research projects. At the annual Senate meeting, G. Thiruvasagam, vice-chancellor, said the faculty members, whose research project has been accepted, after ..
Scaling Up 26/Mar/2011
A job fair was organized by the Indian Institute of Job Training (IIJT) for the students of Gobardanga Hindu College recently. Attended by 60 students shortlisted by the college, the objective of this drive was to help students assess themselves for job readiness. Over 33 offers were made by the 2 ..

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