Education News in India

Indian universities' ranking in Asia slides 16/Jun/2011
Not a single Indian university, including the IITs, has fared well in an all-Asian varsity ranking for 2011. IITBombay is the only one to figure in the world top 200, at 187, lower than the previous year's rank of 163. The QS Asian University rankings reveal a pathetic performance by domestically ..
Pai to co-chair study group on economics school 15/Jun/2011
Former Infosys board member Mohandas Pai will co-chair a study group to prepare a blueprint for the Bangalore School of Economics to be set up by Bangalore University. The academic council cleared the constitution of the seven-member study group chaired by vice-chancellor N Prabhu Dev to prepare a draft ..
AICTE green signal to seven new engg colleges 16/Jun/2011
The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has given its green signal for seven new self financed engineering colleges in the state. Each college will have an intake of 300 students for the Bachelor of Engineering (BE) courses. The AICTE has also increased the intake of an engineering college ..
Homework doubts? Answer just a click away 16/Jun/2011
Delhi Public School (EAST) by embracing technology, has introduced an e-learning programme that would be accessible to students round the clock for personalized guidance and concept clearing in maths and science. The school in association with a private solution provider has, for the first time in the ..
No deserting the Rann shala 16/Jun/2011
Cracked brown mud flats, some white, are all you see when you cross Kharaghoda in Gujarat's Surendranagar district. These are salt 'farms'. The white flats are salt crystallised under intense heat. Spread over 500 sq km, the vast and seemingly endless Little Rann of Kutch is home to saltpan workers, or agariyas. Their ..
One woman shows the way 16/Jun/2011
At age 64, Tulasi Munda, who has never been to school, has set up 20 in inaccessible hilly areas in Orissa's tribal belt. Except one, all are primary schools. Some have no sheds and run under trees, some in verandas of village homes. School-hours change as per parents' convenience, since the kids help ..
New Session @XLRI 15/Jun/2011
XLRI Jamshedpur announced the commencement of the new academic year 2011 on June 15. A total of 390 students drawn from the following programmes: Business Management, Human Resource Management, General Management Programme, FPM (Fellow Programme in Management) and EFPM (Executive Fellow Programme in Management) ..
Domicile relaxation adds to management candidates? stress 15/Jun/2011
The state government’s relaxation of the domicile certificate requirement for admissions to professional courses has been widely welcomed, but it has nevertheless left candidates lined up for management courses confused. The relaxation order came on Monday, well after the start of the admission process for ..
Dearth of bus drivers may affect school kids 15/Jun/2011
With schools across the state reopening today, bus operators are a worried lot. There are not enough drivers to ply the vehicles. As per the government’s rules, a school bus driver must wear a badge that can be acquired only by those who are domiciled in Maharashtra. The problem is that not enough of such people ..
Lesson plan for holding classes sent to schools 16/Jun/2011
Following the School Education Department's announcement of the introduction of the child-centred intensive bridge course from this academic year, a detailed lesson plan with guidelines on how to structure the classes over the one month has been sent to all schools on Wednesday. The Department has sent ..

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