Education News in India

Happy teens likely to grow into healthy adults: Study 21/Jul/2011
Teens with positive outlooks are more likely to grow into healthy adults and have a better overall state of well-being than their unhappy peers, a new study has claimed. Researchers at Northwestern University in the US who studied data of over 10,000 teenagers found that those who had a positive ..
DU all set for a new academic session 21/Jul/2011
Delhi University prepared to welcome freshers for a new session in which the institution would switch over to a semester mode in all courses. The University which this year came out with two additional cut-off lists exclusively for OBC candidates, however, still has a few seats vacant in various ..
HC asks Govt to publish rankings of Engineering colleges 20/Jul/2011
In an order that will help students choose an engineering college based on its academic profile, the Madras High Court has directed the Secretary of Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions to "publish the academic rankings of all affiliated self financing colleges to Anna University within a week", even as the ..
More engineering colleges come up in TN 20/Jul/2011
23 new engineering colleges have been accredited by AICTE for 2011-12 academic year recently. With this, the total number of engineering colleges of Tamilnadu has been increased to 507. In the last academic year, 484 engineering colleges were functioning in the state. But for the 2011-12 academic year, ..
Delhi HC orders roll back of fee hike by school 20/Jul/2011
The Delhi High Court ordered the roll back of the Rs 400 tutition fee hike effected by Ramjas School, Anand Parvat, in March this year. "The Directorate of Education(DOE), Government of Delhi, is directed to pass the order against the school to roll back the hiked fee in four weeks ..
HP govt defends setting up of pvt universities 20/Jul/2011
The Himachal Pradesh government today defended its decision to allow setting up of private universities in the state, saying the Union HRD Minister has himself remarked that 1,000 more varsities are required to meet the demand-supply mismatch in the education sector. Reacting to growing ..
Punjab to conduct state-level test for college lecturers- 20/Jul/2011
The Punjab government said it will conduct a state-level eligibility test for college lecturers on UGC pattern in view of the non-availability of required number of National Eligibility Test qualified candidates for state colleges. "We will conduct State-level eligibility test for ..
IIM-A to extend publisher training programme to other nations 20/Jul/2011
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) today said it will extend the reach of its publisher training programme to other countries in South East Asia from next year. The programme, which aims at addressing the needs of fast-changing publishing sector, is part of Management ..
Govt should come out with white paper on education: Vijaykanth 20/Jul/2011
AIADMK's key ally and Opposition leader Vijaykanth asked the state government to come out with a white paper on education and implement the High Court verdict on Uniform System of Education in the absence of an alternative. "It is an irrefutable fact that the previous DMK government's ..
IGNOU to offer diploma course on yoga and meditation 20/Jul/2011
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has announced seven new diploma courses as part of its distance learning programmes on novel subjects, including Yoga and Mediation. The prorgramme was meant for academic drop-outs and those who could not continue their education for various reasons, a ..

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