Education News in India

Research, anyone 22/Jun/2009
India is in many ways at a crossroads. At a time when grand claims are being made about transforming the country into a knowledge economy, it is pertinent to look into the huge divides which exist in the education sector. College admissions are on in the State and it’s the same old story that continues — ..
An Indian talking dictionary 19/Jun/2009
Last week, 13-year-old Kavya Shivashankar from West Lafayette won the Scripps National Spelling Bee contest in the US. The event was covered by primetime television. Incidentally, this was Shivashankar’s fourth trial at the contest. Sameer Mishra won it last year. Finishing third this year was another ..
High court stays NRIs' admission against reserved seats 19/Jun/2009
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has stayed the admissions of Non-Residential Indians (NRIs)to private engineering colleges of the state against reserved seats on a 'first come first serve' basis, a petitioner said today. According to petitioner Nitin Saxena, central and private organisations had invited ..
Azim Premji Foundation gets nod for Private University 19/Jun/2009
Bangalore: Karnataka's first ever private university would be established by the Azim Premji Education Foundation, the state government announced . A bill to facilitate setting up of the university would be introduced in the coming legislature session, Urban Development Minister S Suresh Kumar told reporters ..
Dharmapuri Medical college awaiting approval 19/Jun/2009
Chennai: The Dharmapuri Medical College was not granted approval from the Medical Council of India this year, which had admitted its first batch of students last year. As representations were made to the MCI and the Centre to grant approval, however, Tamil Nadu Health Department officials said that there was no ..
More changes for teacher training colleges and courses 19/Jun/2009
To curb sub-standard private teacher training institutions, the NCTE will have new set of regulations for the institutions. The chairperson, NCTE, Mohammad Akhtar Siddiqui said that 'Teacher training in India' was getting diluted over the years. There are good, bad and even worse institutes offering ..
Govt announces fellowship for minority students 19/Jun/2009
New Delhi: On the recommendations of the University Grants Commission (UGC), the Ministry of Minority Affairs (MOMA) has offered a scholarship to facilitate minority students to pursue higher education such as Mphil and PhD in colleges recognized by the UGC. Around 30pc of these annual scholarships have been ..
Minority communities to get aid for self employment 19/Jun/2009
Chandigarh: A survey is being conducted by the National Minority Development and Finance Corporation to provide financial assistance for self employment and education to the people of the minority communities in Haryana. A spokesman for the Haryana ..
Manipal University introduces MSW programme 19/Jun/2009
Manipal: The Manipal University is introducing Master of Social Work (MSW) with specialization in Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations; Medical and Psychiatric Social Work and Counselling; and Community Organisation and Development from this year. Application forms can be ..
FLAME plans MBA in mass media 19/Jun/2009
Pune: The Pune-based Foundation for Liberal and Management Education (FLAME) plans to start a two-year MBA course in mass media from July this year. Achyut Vase, Dean of FLAME School of Business, said that the course has been designed keeping in view the demands of the growing mass media industry. ..

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