Education News in India

Sibal for end to political role in VCs appointment 25/Mar/2011
Calling for a need to end political interference in the appointment of Vice Chancellors of universities, Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal on Friday said the education system in the country would evolve only if such practices were stopped. Inaugurating a meeting of the Vice ..
Perspective matters 25/Mar/2011
The QS World University Rankings have been viewed by an estimated 50,000,000 people since publication in September 2010. The methodology uses a global academic reputation survey for 40 per cent of its overall weighting, amongst its six indicators, which also includes a global employer reputation survey. ..
Young Scientist Award for 11 26/Mar/2011
Eleven scientists, including two from the Bangalore-based Indian Institute of Science (IISc), have been given the prestigious NASI-Scopus Young Scientist Award for 2010. Besides Debnath Pal and P.S. Anil Kumar of the IISc the other winners are: Rajeev K. Varshney of the International Crop Research ..
VIT student bags award 26/Mar/2011
A final year chemical engineering B.Tech student of VIT University has bagged the Best Paper Award under the young researcher's category at the First Environment Asia International Conference, Bangkok, Thailand. According to a release, Jason Ryan Picardo participated in the conference, which was organised ..
Call for a detailed study of the prospects of distance education 25/Mar/2011
The Ministry of Human Resource Development must appoint a national high-level commission without delay to conduct a detailed study of distance education opportunities for higher education in the country, said V.C. Kulandaiswamy, former Vice-Chancellor, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). ..
Rajeev Motwani Building to come up at IIT Kanpur 24/Mar/2011
The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, on Thursday announced that Asha Jadeja Motwani had made a donation of $1.5 million to mark the 49th birth anniversary of her late husband Rajeev Motwani. The donation is for the construction of Rajeev Motwani Building within the premises to house the Department ..
IIT-M, Lafarge joint project to kick start soon 24/Mar/2011
The first joint project by French cement major Lafarge Group's research arm and the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) is expected to kick start soon, an official said. Speaking to reporters, Revindra Gettu, professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT-M said that the research project will ..
HRD to launch survey on higher education 24/Mar/2011
Faced with inadequate information on the subject, the HRD ministry, for the first time in over 60 years, would launch a massive survey on the state of higher education in the country. The task has been given to the National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA) and is likely to be completed in a ..
Entry test for flying schools on anvil 24/Mar/2011
Just like aspiring engineers and doctors, those aspiring to become pilots should get ready to demonstrate that they have a certain minimum knowledge level to safely take to the sky. The aviation ministry is planning to start conducting common entrance test for getting admission to flying schools in the country to check ..
UK Curbs may hit Indian students 24/Mar/2011
Tougher entry criteria, limits on work entitlements and the closure of the post-study route are among the changes to the UK student visa system. UK Border Agency regional director Chris Dix said "students going to the UK for a degree will no longer be allowed a two-year timeline to look for job ..

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