Education News in India

Monetary reward to encourage the youth to voluntarily join skill .. 1/Mar/2013
Acquiring necessary skills will not only help a candidate gain employment but also fetch Rs 10,000 as a monetary reward on passing the training programmes formulated by National Skill Development Corporation. The novel move is aimed at encouraging the youth to voluntarily join skill development ..
Academic year 2011-12 and 2012-13 saw closure of 52 engineering colleges .. 1/Mar/2013
52 engineering institutes were closed in the country in 2011-12 and 2012-13 academic years affecting 194 students, the Rajya Sabha was informed. The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has received 25 applications for closure of engineering institutes, Minister of State for HRD Jitin Prasada ..
Scientific research covering areas from atomic energy to biotechnology .. 1/Mar/2013
Scientific research covering areas from atomic energy to biotechnology were allocated Rs 20,051 crore in the General Budget today which gave a big boost to India's maiden Mars Orbiter mission. Finance Minister P Chidambaram also proposed to set aside Rs 200 crore to fund organisations to scale up ..