Education News in India

13 world class universities to be opened: Pilot 14/Aug/2009
Ajmer: The Union minister for Information Technology & Communication, Sachin Pilot said that 13 world class universities will be opened in the country. Speaking to reporters here, Pilot said that about Rs 600 crore would be spent in Ajmer and Pushkar under Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission schemes and ..
42 Eng college managements restrained from filling merit seats 14/Aug/2009
Kochi: Kerala High court today held that 42 Self financing Engineering college Managements, who had entered into an agreement with the state government on Feb 3 this year, cannot fill their vacant merit quota seats for the B.Tech course as management quota. This order would be applicable to the seats ..
UAE to educate women 14/Aug/2009
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates' General Women's Union (GWU) has announced a new initiative to educate women about the legislations addressing and dealing with the issues concerning them, sources reported on Wednesday. The awareness drive titled 'Know Your Rights' is part of the women's union's ..
Diploma in Wine Tasting at Christ University 14/Aug/2009
Bangalore: With the initiative of Christ University and United Vintners Limited (UB Group) there is now a year long diploma in wine tasting for the first time in India. The course consists of three phases, foundation, intermediate and advanced levels. International experts and professors from the Hotel ..
UPA Govt all set to rejuvenate ITIs 14/Aug/2009
New Delhi: The ongoing war between private players and the state government over the control on modernization of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) has ultimately led the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government to fund the process on its own. The union government will allocate adequate fund to ..
Anna varsity shifts exam centre from Pune to Mumbai 14/Aug/2009
Chennai: Due to swine flu threat, Anna Varsity MBA distance education exam centre shifted from Pune to Mumbai, which was scheduled on Aug,16th The outbreak of swine flu in Pune- Maharashtra has forced authorities of the Anna University (Chennai) to shift its scheduled examination centre for MBA distance ..
Pondy varsity to hold community outreach programmes 14/Aug/2009
Puducherry: Pondicherry Varsity plans to hold community outreach extension programmes to promote education and self employment in rural areas The projects would include popularising pre-primary education in rural areas by training educated unemployed women from villages and backward areas and also to ..
IITs must act as catalyst to boost technical education: Sibal 13/Aug/2009
New Delhi: Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal today said the country's premier Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) must focus on quality research and act as a catalyst to boost technical education in India. At IIT-Delhi's convocation ceremony, the minister said: "The great challenge ..
Fourteen Varsities to go world-class 13/Aug/2009
New Delhi: Totally fourteen proposed Innovation Universities are trying to attain world-class standards, will now set new standards in higher education either in academics or autonomy. According to Human Resource Department (HRD), the admissions to undergraduate classes in these universities will be ..
Expert committee to look after minority colleges 13/Aug/2009
The university grants commission (UGC) has appointed an expert committee to look into various issues, including the functioning of minority colleges, said its member Rev. Xavier Alphonse. Talking to mediapersons on Tuesday, he said the federation ..

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