Education News in India

Vocational Training Improvement Project to be implemented for ITIs 10/Aug/2010
In reply to a question asked in the Lok Sabha, Minister of Labor and Employment Harish Rawat said that the Directorate General of Employment and Training (DGE&T) is implementing a Vocational Training Improvement Project (VTIP). The project, inter alia, covers the upgradation of 400 Government ..
HRD, law, health ministries in tussle over higher education control 10/Aug/2010
Three different versions of the same bill regarding the regulation of higher education in India have been drafted by the HRD Ministry, health ministry and law ministry. As the law and health ministries battle to have the regulatory control over higher education under their respective fields, the HRD ..
Appeal to include Kamaraj’s biography in text books 9/Aug/2010
Bharatha Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Peravai President V Moorthy has appealed to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi to see that former Chief Minister K Kamarajâ€™s biography is included in the text books for the classes from Standard one to Plus Two. Mr Moorthy made this appeal while ..
TN framing IT, biotech based agri strategy 9/Aug/2010
Tamil Nadu is preparing a suitable agricultural strategy based on the application of biotechnology and information technology to meet the challenges posed by climate change, Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi said Saturday. "Tamil Nadu will have to be prepared to face challenges like higher average mean ..
In the distance mode 9/Aug/2010
Growing absenteeism in colleges and universities has put distance education into the limelight and consequently opened up a plethora of options for the student community. With more and more youngsters opting to set their own pace for their education and with the range of specialisations on offer, it is possible for you ..
Lessons in outerspace 9/Aug/2010
Students from four engineering colleges in Bengaluru, Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology (NMIT), M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology (MSRIT), RV College of Engineering (RVCE) and MNS Institute of Technology (BMSIT) were part of a project that launched the first ever Pico-satellite “STUDSAT” or student ..
Info buzz 9/Aug/2010
New IIITs to be set up With vocational training high on the HRD Ministry’s agenda, the government has decided to set up new Indian Institutes of Information Technologies under the public-private partnership (PPP) mode. India has four IIITs at Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh), Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh), Jabalpur ..
Look before you leap 9/Aug/2010
After all the brouhaha about the treatment of Indian students Down Under and the closure of varsities leaving many students literally stranded, the Australian government tightened its visa policy as well as its policy on agents. This is just one case of the thousands of scams occurring with students going abroad for ..
New tools of learning 9/Aug/2010
Technology has not only changed lifestyles, but has also shaken the beliefs of a conditioned mind. ‘Boards' are associated with ‘black', but with the ushering in of technology, white boards now rule the roost. More and more educational institutions in Chennai are becoming truly global in terms of emulating ..
Dispensing optician course from Sankara Nethralaya, ABDO 9/Aug/2010
Sankara Nethralaya, a unit of Medical Research Foundation, has proposed to launch an optician course as part of its silver jubilee celebrations this month. The course — Fellow of British Dispensing Opticians — will be conducted in partnership with the U.K.-based Association of British ..

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