Education News in India

IIM-Calcutta to conduct CAT this year 20/Apr/2011
The country's most prominent management entrance examination, Common Admission Test (CAT), will be conducted by the Indian Institute of Management- Calcutta in 2011. The switch over of the responsibility took place in March this year. Faculty at IIM-C Janakiraman Moorthy who has been newly appointed as ..
Most complaints under RTE Act relate to dirty toilets 22/Apr/2011
In addition to instances of gross violation of the provisions of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, like fee/fund collection and corporal punishment, a large number of complaints lodged with the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) pertain to non-functional, dirty ..
Single test proposed for engineering admissions 22/Apr/2011
Close on the heels of the decision to conduct a common entrance test for undergraduate medical courses, the government proposes to hold a single test for admissions to engineering and technical courses, including in the Indian Institutes of Technology, too. The proposed National Aptitude Test will ..
Probe students' exploitation by school teachers: court 21/Apr/2011
The Madras High Court has directed the Director of Elementary Education, Chennai, to hold a full-fledged enquiry into the alleged exploitation of students by school teachers and issue appropriate instructions and guidelines to all concerned. The exercise should be completed within three months. The First ..
Ramaswamy panel proposes common entrance test 21/Apr/2011
Coming close on the heels of a common entrance test for undergraduate medical courses, the government now proposes to hold a single test for admissions to engineering and technical courses, including that of Indian Institutes of Technology. The proposed National Aptitude Test will benefit more than seven lakh ..
It is a season of internships too 21/Apr/2011
For many college students, the hunt has begun. With several institutions making summer internships mandatory, students are on the look out for organisations they could possibly work with for the next few weeks. A summer internship that was earlier perceived as a mere academic requirement, is increasingly ..
Schoolboy drives home message on education 21/Apr/2011
Twelve-year-old S. Rahul Ganesh, a Class VI student of Sri Narayani Vidyalaya at Thirumalaikkodi near here and resident of nearby Ariyoor village, began an education awareness bicycle tour by pedalling his way to Kattuputhur village in Kaniyambadi panchayat union on Wednesday. He is on a mission to create ..
Need for lifelong learning to develop skills stressed 21/Apr/2011
Low education levels, high dropout rates and ‘unemployability' of the educated workforce all necessitate lifelong learning for skill development, said S.Y. Shah of the School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, on Wednesday. Addressing a national workshop on lifelong learning for ..
Scope for higher education in forestry 20/Apr/2011
Forests play a vital role in human life, not only as a source of diverse products for everyday use, but as a key element in ensuring sustainable development. Forestry has biophysical and social dimensions. Forests influence our economy as well as ecology. The rate of deterioration of our ..
New turn to entrance tale 20/Apr/2011
For nearly three decades now the entrance examinations for engineering and medical examinations have been an annual jamboree in Kerala's academic life. No other examination has perhaps triggered this kind of interest or generated this kind of anxiety in society. What started off as a single examination ..

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