Education News in India

TN CM launches distribution of free spectacles to school children 21/Jul/2010
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today launched the distribution of free spectacles to 5186 school children at a cost of Rs 20 lakh. After the state government launched the ''School Children eye-sight protection scheme'', sixth, seventh and eighth standard students of Corporation and Government ..
E-books outsell hardbacks on Amazon 21/Jul/2010
Amazon, the online retailer and owner of the Kindle e-reader, has announced that digital books have been consistently outselling hardback books for the last three months in the US. The company has revealed that it has been selling 143 e-books for every 100 hardcover books over the course of the second quarter of ..
IGNOU to teach urban governance 21/Jul/2010
The Indira Gandhi National Open University has come up with new courses in rehabilitation psychology and urban governance to create skilled manpower and train professionals. The Post Graduate Diploma in Urban Governance, being launched in collaboration with Mumbaiâ€™s All India Institute ..
Vocational courses key to inclusive education - Sibal 21/Jul/2010
As inclusive education remains high on the government's agenda, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal on Tuesday pitched for vocational education as a key to achieving the goal. "Vocational education is a means of empowerment of children through imparting skills. This will lead to ..
Privatisation of higher education opposed 21/Jul/2010
Privatisation of higher education will create further inequality in society as it will deny education to the oppressed sections, said CPI (M) State secretary G. Ramakrishnan here on Tuesday. Addressing a convention on ‘Right to Education through Common School System – Resisting State's ..
State to form academic audit and accreditation council 21/Jul/2010
The State government has decided to form the Tamil Nadu State Academic Audit and Accreditation Council (TNSAAC) by merging the Academic Audit Committee of the Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education (TANSCHE) with the State Accreditation Council. The TNSAAC will be headed by S.P. Thyagarajan, ..
U.S. teachers have a feel of educational ethos in Chennai 21/Jul/2010
“What are the possible routes one could take from Canada to India?” Ask a bunch of class V students this and you are bound to get a set of interesting answers. “Let's go through the Pacific!” said one boy, jumping in his place. “No, through the Atlantic Ocean, Southern Ocean, ..
Does project work really project students' skills? 21/Jul/2010
Science experiments or project work by schools students are meant to help develop an inquisitive bent of mind and make the learning process interesting. But, how far are they helping the students? Quite a number of schools are re-thinking this component of the school curriculum following complaints that ..
IIT gold medallist chooses research 20/Jul/2010
Unlike most of his batchmates who passed out of IIT Kharagpur on Saturday, 21-year-old Ayan Sengupta doesn’t dream of making it big in the corporate sector. Instead, he sees himself delving deep into research and training students in the near future. The winner of this year’s President’s ..
Revamp exam system, urges Sibal 20/Jul/2010
The examination system needs an immediate overhaul to reduce the burden on students, Union human resource development (HRD) minister Kapil Sibal reiterated on Saturday. Hinting at the introduction of a single-exam system, the minister said assessment of academic performance should be more broad-based and ..

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