Education News in India

Corporal punishment, ragging could come under JJ Act purview 5/May/2012
The Women and Child Development (WCD) ministry which is reviewing the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, is considering expanding the scope of the legislation to bring ragging and corporal punishment under its purview. "The Right to Education considers corporal punishment ..
Former ISRO scientist quits job to start Sunday Science Schools 4/May/2012
A former ISRO scientist is all set to start 'Sunday Science School' in Karnataka to help children go beyond textbooks, create models and set up laboratories in homes. Aimed at children in the 10-15 year age group, it would run up to 27 Sundays from July this year to February 2013. <br ..
Super-30 founder claims mistakes in IIT-JEE questions again this year 4/May/2012
Super-30 founder and mathematician Anand Kumar has claimed that mistakes have been detected in the question papers of the recently held IIT-JEE examination. Anand, whose efforts to help underprivileged students get through the tough competitive examination have been recognised world-wide, said the ..
CM cites unemployment as a big problem in Assam 4/May/2012
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said, unemployment has been one of the biggest problems facing Assam and that imparting modern skill to youths can eradicate it to a large extent. "Lack of expertise among our youths means that we have to bring even semi-skilled workers from other states for working ..
IIT students to organise educational yatra 4/May/2012
"IITians for youth (IFY)", an organisation of students from IIT Kharagpur, will organise an educational yatra for the students of Bihar which aims to provide quality learning and creating awareness among rural and underprivileged students. The organisation in association with ..
NASA visit kindles dreams in school children 4/May/2012
It was literally a journey through space and time for 31 boys and 19 girls of a school at Tiruchengode, who visited National Aeronautics and Space Administration in U.S.A as part of a 53 member team. The students of Vidyaa Vikas Educational Institutional Trust, speaking at a felicitation ..
AIIMS Bhopal to start functioning by July-August this year 4/May/2012
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here is expected to start functioning in the next three months providing state-of-the-art medical facilities to the people of Madhya Pradesh. "Established under the ambitious Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna, the premier ..
Parliament panel for 'peer system' to improve school education 4/May/2012
Taking note of various studies and surveys showing poor learning capacity of students especially at the elementary level, a Parliamentary panel has suggested introduction of "peer education system" as an option to address the issue. "Under this concept, a higher grade student can ..
SC slams panel for destroying answer sheets, orders fresh test 4/May/2012
Upholding a woman scheduled caste candidate's plea that answer sheets were deliberately destroyed by the authorities to favour certain candidates, the Supreme Court has directed the Haryana Public Service Commission to conduct fresh written test and interview to recruit Hindi lecturers. A bench of ..
Centre assures Arunachal of quality training institute 4/May/2012
Centre has assured Arunachal Pradesh of setting up of District Institute of Education and Training (DIET) in remaining districts besides establishment of more Block Level Teacher Education Institutions (BLTEI) in the state to make qualified teachers. This assurance was given by secretary, HRD ..

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