Education News in India

From 50s to 30s, IIT faculty getting younger by the year 25/Apr/2011
Campuses across India are getting younger. In the 1980s, anyone who walked into a packed class at the Indian Institutes of Technology was a grey-haired, seemingly wise 60-year-old. Most of these professors had folded up their crazy work schedules in the corporate world and decided to settle down to a stress-free life on ..
More girls taking CAT, but fewer making it to IIM-A, says survey 25/Apr/2011
Detailed analysis of students getting into the country’s top B-school, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) shows that although more and more girls are taking the Common Admission Test (CAT), not many are making it to the final list. The number of girls in IIMA’s flagship course, ..
Panel for single test for all engineering colleges 25/Apr/2011
T Ramasami Committee on reforms in IIT Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) has decided to have a single entrance examination for admission to engineering courses, but is yet to firm up how specifically it would be done. In the next few days, a dedicated website would be created to draw public opinion. It remains to be seen ..
Private Universities Bill tabled in assembly 25/Apr/2011
The Private Universities Bill was finally introduced in the Maharashtra legislative assembly on Thursday. The Bill is in keeping with the global outlook prevalent in the academic world, a key bureaucrat said that soon after the legislation was moved in the House, Minister for higher and technical education Rajesh Tope ..
Top scorer or first ranker? 27/Apr/2011
Siddarth is the brightest student in his class. A quick learner he scores the highest grades and is a sure rank holder in the coming Board Examination. However Hari his classmate is an average student. Though he has never failed an examination his grades are nothing to rave about. But he is a talented singer and ..
Report to be sought from schools on RTE Act letter 27/Apr/2011
Sources in the School Education Department said the managements would be asked to explain the context and rationale of the letter. Parents of students in schools such as Lady Andal Venkatasubba Rao Matriculation Higher Secondary School and Sankara Senior Secondary School confirmed receipt of the letter, ..
Caring to make a difference in their lives 27/Apr/2011
The Day Care Centres set up by Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) in Tuticorin district for the differently abled students to instil self confidence in them and improve their knowledge, are making great progress. The students from six to 14 years of age have been identified to be provided with care. Such centres are providing ..
India must overcome challenge of educational deprivation? 26/Apr/2011
India needs to overcome its many forms of mass deprivations, especially the big challenge of educational deprivation, to fulfil its aspirations of a rising country, N. Ram, Editor-in-Chief of The Hindu, said on Monday. In his chief guest's address after presenting the Fifth Bishop Rajakumar Memorial ..
IGNOU-NIIT to offer Executive MBA' 24/Apr/2011
To meet the increasing demand for managers with necessary skills, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) in collaboration with NIIT is offering ‘Executive MBA' programme which comprehensively covers all aspects of management. For professionals This is the third batch of ..
Committee set up to identify VC for Banaras Hindu University 25/Apr/2011
The Centre has set up a search committee to identify a new Vice-Chancellor for the historic Banaras Hindu University. The three-year term of the present Vice-Chancellor D.P. Singh ends next month. The search committee includes G.K. Chadha, Vice-Chancellor of the South Asian University of SAARC; Sudhir ..

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