Education News in India

India Promotes Entrepreneurship in Africa 15/Jun/2011
At the recently concluded second Africa-India forum summit at Addis Ababa, the prime minister of India, Manmohan Singh, announced the implementation of several projects in Africa. This is primarily to strengthen the partnership between both these countries. Among the projects to be enforced, Ahmedabad-based ..
Workshops for English Language Professionals 15/Jun/2011
ETS, the creator of the TOEFL® test, announced on June 7 that complimentary Propell™ workshops for the TOEFL iBT® test will be held in Mumbai, Bangalore, Visakhapatnam and Delhi during the month of June. The informative sessions provide hands-on teaching strategies for English language professionals at the ..
Jobs on Offer for Citys Youth 15/Jun/2011
A staffing solutions company, Team Lease Services, and Indian Institute of Job Training (IIJT), a vocational skills training company organized a job fair for the city’s youth recently. The event connected job aspirants with employers, assessment counsellors, and training professionals. About 100 ..
Testing Times 15/Jun/2011
The provider of market-leading test development and delivery solutions, Prometric has been awarded a five-year contract to administer the new competency examination and fingerprinting program for certain paid tax return preparers by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), an agency of the US Treasury Department recently...
IMA Kolkata turns 75 15/Jun/2011
On June 5, the Indian Medical Association, Kolkata branch held the closing ceremony of their Platinum Jubilee celebrations at GD Birla Sabha Ghar. The cultural session of dance, music and visuals was organised by a group called ‘Sapphirescope’. Dr Chandan Banerjee, a paediatrician and ..
Young Turks 15/Jun/2011
On June 8, the British Council Kolkata Teaching Centre held the final performance by the children of its Summer School, 2011 batch at Mahadevi Birla Girls Higher Secondary School on Darga Road, Park Circus. This was the second time that the Summer School was run by the Kolkata centre when it kept the children involved ..
Domicile certificates norm waived for local students 14/Jun/2011
Domicile certificates will not be needed for admissions to professional courses for students born in the state. Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Monday waived the requirement. Domicile certificates are proof that a person has resided in the state for at least 15 of the last 20 years. Submission of the certificates ..
Asian ranking downgrades Indian universities 14/Jun/2011
Not a single Indian university, including the IITs, has fared well in an all-Asian varsity ranking for 2011. IIT-Bombay 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 high-rated ..
Zilla Parishad to begin English lessons in 70 rural schools 14/Jun/2011
The education department of the Pune Zilla Parishad is all set to provide English language lessons in 70 of its schools – anganwadi and pre-primary categories – from the new academic year. The move, first in the history of the ZP, is aimed at providing lessons in Engish language to students in rural areas. ..
Chances of MCI nod for more medical seats grow slimmer 15/Jun/2011
With just 15 days to go for the first phase of counselling for admission to MBBS seats to begin, the chances of extra seats in three city medical colleges getting the nod from the Medical Council of India (MCI) are growing slimmer. The government had written to the MCI seeking permission to increase the ..

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