Education News in India

Post blasts, PTA demands better security for schools 18/Jul/2011
When one of the triple blasts rocked the city on July 13, they also shook the nearby schools. Realising that the schools can be easy targets for terrorists, the parents and teachers have demanded stronger security measures such as installing CCTV cameras and employing services of professional security agencies. ..
Digging into plants to come up with cures 19/Jul/2011
India is endowed with an abundance of medicinal plants. They have been used in large quantities by the nation's age-old medical systems of Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani. Homeopathic and Allopathic systems also make use of drugs of vegetable origin. Phytochemicals, which are non-nutritive plant chemicals, ..
MCA entrance exam on August 13 19/Jul/2011
The Commissioner for Entrance Examinations, Kerala, has invited applications for an entrance examination to be held on August 13 in Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam and Kozhikode for admission to the three-year, six-semester, full-time Master of Computer Applications (MCA) course in 33 institutions affiliated to the ..
Normalisation and a season of discontent 19/Jul/2011
The rank list published by the Commissioner of Entrance Examinations, Kerala, for admission to engineering courses has generated anger and anxiety among parents whose children did their Plus Two in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the Indian School Certificate (ISC) streams. A general ..
Objections to key invited 19/Jul/2011
The Dr.NTR University of Health Sciences has published the key for the Super Speciality Entrance Test held on Sunday for academic year 2011-12. The university has invited objections on or before Wednesday from people if any on the key published on its website http://ntruhs.ap.nic.in . Students could send the objections ..
Adding new words to your vocabulary 19/Jul/2011
The world of words is an ever expanding one with new words added to English dictionaries every year. In such a scenario, vocabulary building becomes an exercise of a lifetime. The opening session of the Newspaper in Education (NIE) programme this year took off at Good Shepherd Matriculation Higher ..
Less chance of promotion if you have bad breath, tattoo: Survey 19/Jul/2011
Bad breath, dishevelled clothing, piercings and tattoos are among the personal attributes which would make an employee less appealing for a promotion, says a survey. According to a study by job portal CareerBuilder, 37 per cent of hiring managers in the US surveyed said piercings would ..
IGNOU programme for 'grassroot level' media professionals 19/Jul/2011
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), in collaboration with UNICEF, has launched a unique programme aiming to help "grassroot level" media professionals disseminate government-sponsored social schemes effectively. The programme, which was launched early this ..
Second military officers training academy inaugurated 19/Jul/2011
The country's second academy for training military officers for short-service commission was inaugurated on July 18 in Bihar's Gaya district as part of efforts to meet the shortage of over 12,000 officers. General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Army Training Command, Lt Gen K Surendra Nath, hoisted ..
SC issues contempt notice to AIIMS Director 19/Jul/2011
The Supreme Court has issued a contempt notice to the Director and the Dean of the AIIMS seeking explanation from him for not complying with its order for granting admission to a student in a post-graduate course. A bench headed by Justice G S Singhvi objected to the decision of the ..

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