Education News in India

Eight suspended for using fake certificates 26/Jul/2011
At least eight persons working in different positions under the state government in Orissa's Kandhamal district were suspended for allegedly using fake caste certificates, official sources said. Fake certificate issue was one of the major factors behind the large-scale ethno-communal riot in ..
37K job applications rejected each yr: Overseas Manpower 26/Jul/2011
Overseas Manpower Corporation, promoted by the Tamil Nadu government, rejects at least 37,000 applications every year due to lack of requisite job skills of students applying to it, a top official said here. "Every year the Corporation gets about 60,000 applications of which 37,000 ..
Australia wants India to participate in SKA project 26/Jul/2011
Australia wants the co-operation of Indian scientists to build the "world's biggest" telescope, an Australian minister said here. "We want Indian scientists to participate in the prestigious project of world's largest telescope - Square Kilometre Array (SKA)," ..
Student arrested for using impersonator in exam 26/Jul/2011
An MBBS aspirant, who had allegedly sent an impersonator to clear his Rajasthan Pre-Medical Test (RPMT), was arrested here, police said. Chetan Meghwal, hailing from Jalore district, was arrested during counselling here when his thumb impression and photograph did not match the impression and photo ..
AIADMK flays MCI for its decision on CET 26/Jul/2011
Opposition AIADMK has criticised the decision of Medical Council of India to hold Common Entrance Test (CET) for admissions to medical colleges across the country in the 2012-13 academic year. Party's local unit secretary A Anbalagan told newsmen here today that MCI`s announcement for a CET to ..
HRD mission to offer courses on employment potential 26/Jul/2011
The Ministry of Human Resource Development has embarked on a mission to offer students courses on employment potential through vocational subjects, a top government official said. The mission National Education Vocational Courses framework helps students learn vocational subjects from ..
Government unveils national data bank on academic qualification 26/Jul/2011
Incidences of forged certificates could soon become a thing of the past with the Government unveiling a pilot project which would be the national database of storing academic qualifications in an electronic format. The database by National Academy Depository would facilitate online verification of ..
Need to move away from rote learning approach: Purandeswari 26/Jul/2011
With too much emphasis still on rote learning rather than on holistic development of a child, Indian education system tends to discourage students who have multifarious talents beyond the academic sphere, Minister of State for HRD D Purandeswari rued. Contending that her ministry was ..
Dental Council keen to re-introduce internship for BDS 26/Jul/2011
The Dental Council of India is keen on reintroducing the four-plus-one internship programme in undergraduate dental education in the country, a top official said. "The Dental Council of India is eagerly awaiting the Union government's decision to re-introduce four-plus-one internship ..
Low internet literacy even in urban India: report 25/Jul/2011
Union Minister of State for Information Technology Sachin Pilot has promised that a "twenty-first century" infrastructure would be set up for high speed broadband access; while a report that he released expresses concerns about "low internet literacy" even in the urban areas. ..

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