Education News in India

UGC initiative expected to curtail thesis plagiarism 2/Mar/2011
Duplication or plagiarism of PhD theses will hopefully be curtailed as more and more universities are joining University Grant Commission's (UGC) initiative of installing anti-plagiarism software, an expert said here. "In all 14 universities have already signed a memorandum of understanding and more are in ..
TN plus-two exams from today 2/Mar/2011
Over seven lakh class XII students from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry will appear for their first paper (Language I) of this year's State Board Higher Secondary examination today March 2, across nearly 2,000 centres. This year, 3,87,102 girls will take the examination, outnumbering the boys by over 50,000.<br ..
Shortage of lecturers affects academic atmosphere in Bihar 2/Mar/2011
The Bihar Government admitted that shortage of lecturers had adversely affected academic atmosphere in various colleges and universities. Replying to a question of RJD MLA Akhtarul Imam in the state Assembly, Human Resources Minister P K Sahi said as against the requirements of 13,837 lecturers in the varsities, ..
MG Varsity convocation postponed 2/Mar/2011
The Mahatma Gandhi University here has postponed its special convocation ceremony, scheduled for March 2. The ceremony was postponed as the election code of conduct had come into effect, a University spokesman said. The university has decided to confer honorary degree of D.Litt to ..
Regional Committees have power to inspect institutions: HC 3/Mar/2011
Expressing concern over mushrooming of educational institutions in the country without complying with the norms under NCTE Act, the Delhi HC said the Regional Committee is empowered to inspect and also withdraw the recognition of a college. The court dismissed a batch of petitions filed by some colleges ..
Pondicherry University inks MOU with French University 3/Mar/2011
Pondicherry University inked a MoU with University of Picardy Jules Verne in France envisaging exchange of students and teachers from both the institutions in different disciplines. Registrar of Pondicherry University S Loganathan and President of University of Picardy Jules Verne, George Faure signed the ..
Technical symposium at TJS Engineering College 3/Mar/2011
TJS Engineering College, Kavaraipettai organizes National Level Technical Symposium for college students at its premises on March 4. With an intention to highlight the most recent developments in the fields of science, technology, engineering, IT, Nano-Technology, Multimedia and several other domains, the ..
Education sector gets 24 pc hike in budgetary allocation 1/Mar/2011
Education sector got 24 per cent hike in budget allocation for the next fiscal at Rs 52,057 crore to take forward programmes like universalising secondary education and increasing enrolment ratio in higher education. Noting that the existing operational norms of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) have been ..
'Higher education may help you live longer 1/Mar/2011
The more advanced degrees you have, the higher your chances of living longer, according to a new study. The study by researchers at the Brown University in the US found that people who went to college or university had lower blood pressure as they aged than their counterparts who did not finish high ..
Need to sensitise adolescents about HIV/AIDS: Sibal 1/Mar/2011
HRD Minister Kapil Sibal said there was a need to sensitise adolescents about the effects of HIV/AIDS which "overtakes" them "silently" and it could be achieved only through a change in the attitude of the society. Sibal also regretted that the issue of creating awareness about prevention of ..

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