Education News in India

Regulators fail to handle fee issue 29/Jun/2009
New Delhi: Private technical institutes charge illegal capitation fees up to Rs 40 lakh as the regulatory bodies have failed to check the practice, due to reluctance to sort out the problem The committee on 'Renovation and Rejuvenation of Higher Education', headed by Prof Yashpal, has said that many private ..
Law to prohibit malpractices in education system: Sibal 25/Jun/2009
New Delhi: A law to prohibit and punish malpractices in the educational system will be brought within 100 days, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal said today. "We are going to bring a law to prevent, prohibit and punish educational malpractices in the country. It is meant to make the system ..
Huge pool of unskilled youngsters is disaster: Sibal 25/Jun/2009
New Delhi: Only 11 out of 100 students going to school in India reach graduation levels - this is a recipe for disaster, says new Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal as he pushes the cause of primary and secondary education. "The figure is startling. Only 11 out of 100 students going to school ..
Few takers to for Ramanujan's unsolved works 24/Jun/2009
Hyderabad: “Some of the original works done by Srinivasa Ramanujan, which are unsolved, are well-preserved at Madras University. Only a few, however, are interested in taking up research work on his formulas, which can be used in ..
Kapil Sibal: FDI in education top priority 25/Jun/2009
New Delhi: New Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal is strongly in favour of allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in India's education sector and also plans to "synchronise" madrassa education with the mainstream. "FDI must come into India. Entry into the education sector must ..
FYJC session delayed till mid-August 25/Jun/2009
Mumbai: The introduction of the online system will delay the commencement of First Year Junior College (FYJC) for nearly 2-3 weeks. The new session usually starts by July 15 but this year ..
First cut-off List announced at DU 25/Jun/2009
New Delhi: The first cut-off list for admission to various undergraduate courses at Delhi University (DU) was announced here on Wednesday evening. With an increase in the cut off percentage in most campus colleges of DU, the much expected effect of the OBC quota implementation seems to have nullified. ..
Class X Board Exams may be scrapped 25/Jun/2009
Kapil Sibal in favour of scrapping Class X Board exams .In a move that could provide relief to Class 10 students , Union human resource development minister Kapil Sibal is planning to scrap the Class 10 board examination. Sibal is of the opinion that examination-based system causes trauma to both the parents and ..
Kapil Sibal: Government to bring education reform soon 25/Jun/2009
New Delhi: Stating that the government was committed to improve and reform education standards in India, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal said on Wednesday an apex panel on higher education will be formed soon. The autonomous National Commission for Higher Education and Research, which will ..
India's education sector will receive 30 mn dollar 25/Jun/2009
New Delhi: To boost its presence in the Indian education sector, Pearson, a Britain-headquartered education and information company, will invest $30 million in Indian education resource provider Educomp Solutions and Bangalore-based online tutorial firm TutorVista, the company announced on Wednesday. Pearson ..

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