Education News in India

Through the looking glass 17/Aug/2009
After completing my undergraduate degree in electronics and communication engineering, in 2005, I joined Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) as a software engineer. Although software engineering was rewarding, I always felt that I needed to equip myself with more skills and a broader knowledge base. So, after two ..
Do away with bookish learning: Students 19/Aug/2009
Kolkata: Burdened with heavy books and a heavier work schedule, students of a number of city schools feel that authorities should lighten workload and create time in the curriculum to teach skills that’ll come in handy once students pass out and are ready for adult life. Tanisha Singh, Class ..
Committed to the cause, youths sign up for teaching initiative 19/Aug/2009
Kolkata: If there was ever any doubt about Kolkata’s commitment to the cause of learning, it was well and truly removed last week. City youngsters made a beeline for the Teach For India (TFI) fellowship recruitment presentations held across colleges around Kolkata and at the IIT Kharagpur and IIT Guwahati. ..
Seats fall vacant, students may seek transfer to Presidency 19/Aug/2009
Kolkata: A total 21 seats are lying vacant in Presidency College — the state’s most prestigious seat of learning — after three rounds of counselling. The mathematics department is the worst hit with 14 seats vacant. Calcutta University has asked the college authorities to close ..
Pool car driver shot at in Garden Reach 19/Aug/2009
Kolkata: A pool car driver was shot at in Garden Reach after an altercation with three youths on Tuesday morning. There were around 10 students in the vehicle at the time of the incident. The bullet grazed the ribs of Vinod Jaiswara (24), the victim; no arrests have been made so far. Around 6. 30 ..
ITI students to be introduced to product designing 19/Aug/2009
Mumbai: As part of its corporate social responsibility programme, PTC, the Product Development Company® in association with Directorate of Vocational Education & Training (DVET), Govt of Maharashtra, announced the introduction of their Pro/ENGINEER® software as part of the curriculum in ITI schools across ..
MS Varsity offers E-learning courses 19/Aug/2009
Chennai: Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli is all set to offer few e-learning courses shortly in association with a private firm. The Vice-Chancellor R.T. Sabapathy Mohan signed the memorandum of understanding on behalf of the Varsity here on tuesday with Edserv, which offers services in ..
224 blocks to get weather stations, says VC 19/Aug/2009
Tiruchi: Before the end of this year, satellite-linked automatic weather stations would be placed in 224 blocks of the State, Vice-Chancellor of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University P. Murugesa Boopathy said on Tuesday. Admitting the delay in installation of the stations under the first phase, he said that while ..
MCD starting English medium sections in 267 primary schools 19/Aug/2009
New Delhi: To provide competitive edge to students from economically backward sections, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi is starting English medium sections in 267 primary schools run by it. One MCD-run school each in 267 municipal wards has been identified by the civic agency for this purpose and they have ..
Aus to introduce stricter laws to cleanse education sector 19/Aug/2009
Melbourne: Australia is all set to make stricter laws to weed out 'shonky' operators in a bid to rebuild the image of its battered overseas education sector. Education Minister Julia Gillard today introduced in parliament the amendments to the law regulating schools that provide courses to the nearly ..

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