Education News in India

BMC asked to explain mechanism to monitor mid-day meal scheme 24/Aug/2011
The Bombay High Court directed city Municipal Commissioner Subodh Kumar to file an affidavit on the mechanism it plans to develop for monitoring food quality provided to children as part of mid-day meal scheme. A pision bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice R P Sondur-Baldota was hearing a ..
University set to solve evaluator crisis for unaided courses 23/Aug/2011
Every year, colleges clamour for permission to start undergraduate professional unaided courses like media management, banking and insurance and management studies. But the 400 institutes that run such courses often complain that the contracts of the visiting and contractual teachers—on whom they depend ..
Provide stats on Urdu schools: HC 23/Aug/2011
Expressing concern over the dwindling number of students in Urdu-medium secondary and higher secondary schools, the Bombay high court on Monday directed the state government to provide statistics of state-run and private schools. A division bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice Rekha Sondurbaldota ..
More students should opt for online AIEEE 23/Aug/2011
Last year, when the largest Indian entrance exam for aspiring engineers opened up to technology, there were precisely 4,900 candidates who opted for it. The remaining 11.13 lakh took the All India Engineering Entrance Exam (AIEEE) in the old paper-pencil mode. But the tepid response has done little ..
For an industry-ready India 23/Aug/2011
The need of the hour is to bring academics and industry closer through a wellbalanced education system. With this in mind the Institute of Management Technology organised a seminar to mark the 13th anniversary of Education Times in the Capital that reflected on the need to diversify. The event brought together industry ..
Lend a Hand 23/Aug/2011
They who add to the social happiness index regularly through their volunteering efforts, supporting a cause with their time, skill and enterprise are forces of change that India needs. The Apeejay India Volunteer Awards that has been launched this year with the objective to identify and reward volunteering excellence ..
Doctor of Science 23/Aug/2011
One of India’s most prestigious and globally acclaimed education institutions, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur has conferred the degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) on Sunil Bharti Mittal, chairman & group CEO, Bharti Enterprises. The degree has been conferred on ..
Art from Cambodia 22/Aug/2011
The recently-held art exhibition on Angkor Wat, at the Art Gallery in ITC Sonar, Kolkata was the outcome of an ardent endeavour, to celebrate art for art’s sake. The Angkor Wat workshop was envisaged by the eminent artists, Swaroop Mukerji and Avijit Dutta, to revive the ‘dying concept’ of the ..
Meeting the Demand 22/Aug/2011
The Institute for Finance, Banking and Insurance (IFBI) conducted a seminar for graduates on August 20, at Gyan Manch. This seminar was exclusively for those who want to take up banking as a career option. SK Ghosh, regional training head, Canara Bank, and Lakshmi Madhavan, senior faculty, IFBI LTD, graced the occasion...
More school dropouts in Sullia 23/Aug/2011
Nearly half of the number of school dropouts in Dakshina Kannada district are from Sullia, according to the Child Census 2011, says a handout of statistics from the Department of Public Instruction at a meeting in the zilla panchayat in the city on Monday. Students seen as dropouts are those who do not ..

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