Education News in India

Rural stint for medicos to continue 23/May/2011
State medical education minister Rajkumar Gavit rejected doctors’ demand to do away with the bond for a one-year rural stint that students opting for postgraduate and super-specialty medical courses have to sign, reiterating the government’s firm stand on the issue. NCP chief Sharad Pawar, however, said that ..
JU will now offer courses in financial planning 23/May/2011
Students from the eastern region of India can now take a plunge into the burgeoning BFSI sector. Super-specialised and career-oriented subjects like financial planning, risk analysis, mutual funds, securities research, microinsurance, rural banking etc are now within their reach. The Centre for Rural & Cryogenic ..
Summer workshops for actors and professionals 23/May/2011
The British Council in association with the Central School of Speech and Drama, London (CSSD), will conduct an innovative series of workshops on Performing Shakespeare, and Improvisation in Acting as well as professional development workshops from 20-31 May. Acting The acting workshops will ..
Happy Campers 23/May/2011
Kolkata’s bookstore chain, Starmark will hold a vocabulary-enhancing programme and art and craft workshops for children during their summer holidays. Called ‘Voca Boom’, the vocabulary-enhancing programme will be spread over ten 75-minute sessions and held at Starmark in Emami market from May 16-20 and ..
Elocution Matters 23/May/2011
Different schools from the city came together for the Andrew Yule Group’s annual event, the Yule Elocution Contest, with over 170 participants this year. Kallol Datta, chairman and managing director, Andrew Yule & Co. Ltd said, “This year, the theme for the finals was ‘Tagore’s Relevance in ..
Mechanics made Easy 23/May/2011
Mechanics often considered tough by students of class XI and XII is the only topic that involves least number of formulas and most number of concepts. The onus is on the instructor to help students develop a feel for the topic. In the absence of apt delivery of the rudiments, the students are left with an innate fear. ..
Australia provides AU$ 5 million boost for research with India 21/May/2011
Top scientists will benefit from a multi-million dollar program that could lead to better vaccines, more temperature tolerant crops, healthier foods and greater protection for our marine systems. 18 collaborative projects involving Australian and Indian scientists have been awarded AU$5 million under the ..
TOEFL gains wide acceptance 21/May/2011
Educational Testing Service (ETS) announced recently that the number of institutions accepting the TOEFL® test to evaluate English language proficiency for non-native speakers has surpassed 8,000 worldwide. The TOEFL test is the most widely recognized English language assessment worldwide used for ..
Best-5 policy this year too, says Darda 20/May/2011
The state government is firm on its decision to apply the ‘Best-5’ formula for admission to junior colleges this year. “Students from all boards will be admitted to junior colleges on the ‘Best-5’ policy. All the rules imposed on ICSE students last year regarding groups will remain the ..
Suicide helpline witnesses a dip in distress calls 20/May/2011
Here is some good news for mental health activists battling suicide and depression in a city where stress levels are high and tolerance levels low. The Vandrevala Foundation, which has compiled data on all calls on its helpline, saw a dip in distress calls this year compared to 2010. For each month of 2011 till April, ..

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