Education News in India

Private schools want RTE Act in phases 5/May/2012
The Andhra Pradesh Private Schools Association requested the State Government to implement in phases the Right to Education Act which stipulates allotment of 25 per cent of seats in the schools to children from poor families, since the private schools run on low budget are already facing difficulties after meeting the ..
Masterplan for sanctioning new schools approved 3/May/2012
Maharashtra cabinet today approved a masterplan to sanction 2,372 new primary and secondary Marathi medium schools in rural areas. As per the plan, the schools will start in the academic year 2012-13 and 2013-14. The decision to prepare a master plan ..
HRD ministry team to submit report on violence at Allahabad University 3/May/2012
A two-member team constituted by the Union HRD Ministry to look into the violence that had rocked the University of Allahabad last week said it has obtained "versions from both sides" and would submit its report in a few days. "We have spoken to the ..
Govt concerned over crimes against NE students 3/May/2012
Government expressed concern over recent incidents of alleged discrimation and crime against students from Northeast in campuses and asked the institutes to provide "an inclusive and harmonious platform" to them. HRD Minister Kapil Sibal, while expressing his concern, said educational ..
TN govt to spend Rs 100 crore for college infrastructure 3/May/2012
Infrastructure and basic amenities in 93 government and university constituent colleges in Tamil Nadu would be improved at a cost of Rs 100 crore, the state Assembly was informed. Making a suo motu statement, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa said, "From the allotment of Rs 100 crore, works to procure ..
NCP MP demands restoring IGNOU courses 3/May/2012
For restoring 26 face-to-face programmes by the Indira Gandhi National Open University HRD Minister's intervention was sought in Rajya Sabha today,in the wake of over 10,000 BEd aspirants and other students being deprived admissions. Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Tariq Anwar (NCP) said fate of ..
NIT- Rourkela ranked 5th amongst best Indian Universities 3/May/2012
National Inistiture of Technology (NIT), Rourkela has bagged the fifth rank among the best universities in India and 1067th rank in the world, according to a new survey conducted by a global research group. The NIT occupied the position in webmetrics ranking of world univeristies by Cybermetrics lab, a ..
IITs to post entrance exam answer keys on websites 3/May/2012
IITs have decided to post on websites the answer keys of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) 2012 as well as the answer copies of students, in a move which is expected to bring immense benefit to engineering aspirants. IIT Delhi Director R K Shevgaonkar, said, answer keys of the exam will be displayed on ..
UGC extends dates for registration for NET exam 2/May/2012
In view of the last minute rush for registration for NET exam this June and slowdown of server, UGC has extended the last date for online registration as well as submission of hard copies till early May. "UGC has extended the last date up to May 2, 2012 for online submission and up to May 9, 2012 for ..
Hyderabad scientist selected for C N R Rao National Prize 2/May/2012
A senior scientist of the city-based Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) has been selected for the prestigious C N R Rao National Prize for Chemical Sciences for 2012-13. The scientist, Srivari Chandrashekar, is Head of the Division of Natural Products at IICT. ..

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