Education News in India

Accent is not a criteria for disqualification, says TOEFL specialist 2/Aug/2010
India is among the top five countries representing the test-takers for Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) , an admission requirement for non-native English speakers. The test evaluates the student's ability to understand and use the language in an academic setting. Emilie Pooler, an assessment specialist for ..
Refreshed' students look forward to success 2/Aug/2010
The tide is turning and along comes the stream of Information Technology riding the crest again, so say the experts. After the lull of a year to two, multi-national companies have woken up to the need of recruiting and are scampering to campuses to welcome the fresh engineering graduates into their HR rolls. <br ..
Towards reading 2/Aug/2010
Children don't read newspapers these days” is a common complaint. But going by the popularity of The Hindu Newspapers in Education (NIE) programme, the complaint stands unsubstantiated. This iNIE programme was launched at many schools in the city and one such was P.S.B.B. Nungambakkam where the ..
The scientists of tomorrow 2/Aug/2010
The four-year-old Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research in five centres across the country are already carving out a niche for themselves in the realms of basic sciences education. With each of the IISERs billing up an average annual budget of over Rs. 100 crore, and an acquired grant of Rs. 500 crore ..
SAE India Workshop 2/Aug/2010
On the 23rd and 24th July, about 250 students of 60 teams from some of the major engineering colleges in India witnessed brain storming sessions on the ways to tackle the Baja SAE India 2011 competition - an event that will task Indian engineering students to design and build an off-road vehicle that will survive the ..
Dr Sanyal joins NMIMS as Dean 2/Aug/2010
The SVKM’s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (deemed-to-be university) is pleased to announce the appointments of Dr Debashis Sanyal as dean of its school of business management. Dr Sanyal has a PhD in the area of finance. He is a merit holder of the Institute of Cost and Works ..
Hon Shri Kapil Sibal inaugurates the Indo-US Summit on Higher Education .. 2/Aug/2010
The Indo-American Society (IAS), promoting Indo-US Educational, Cultural and Economic Cooperation inaugurated the Indo-US Summit on Higher Education on July 31, in Mumbai, as part of its 50 years celebration of cross culture unity. The Summit was inaugurated by the chief guest, Honourable Shri Kapil Sibal, Union ..
Kerala plans 140 specialized computer schools 2/Aug/2010
Under its IT@School project for computer literacy among schoolchildren, Kerala will develop one model school -- with five classrooms equipped with modern tools -- in all its 140 assembly constituencies, an official said Sunday. "As part of the model information and communications technology (ICT) school ..
Parents Association writes to Sonia Gandhi 2/Aug/2010
Unhappy over arbitrary fee hikes in private schools, the All India Parents Association asked the National Advisory Council Chairperson Sonia Gandhi to recommend to the central govt bringing a law to regulate fees in schools. The association in a letter to Gandhi said that while the government schools lack ..
Education sector to get capital support 2/Aug/2010
Social infrastructure is set to receive a boost with the capital subsidy regime taking a final shape, but the government support will be available to education sectors. "We will extend VGF (viability gap funding) to the health sector at a later date when there is a little more clarity on the kind of ..

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