Education News in India

IIT Kharagpur to set up science park at Rajarhat 23/Aug/2011
IIT, Kharagpur would set up a science park at Rajarhat at a cost of Rs 350 crore. Briefing reporters here, Director Damodar Acharya added the park would come up on 10 acres of land. He said an advanced research centre would also come up for cutting edge ..
Tamil Nadu CM hits out at oppn over mistakes in textbooks 23/Aug/2011
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa sought to turn the tables on the opposition when it sought correction in textbooks under the Uniform System of School Education (USSE), saying the latter had insisted on immediate implementation of the scheme while the government wanted to defer it to scrutinise the books. ..
TN asks schools to comply with govt recommended fee structure 23/Aug/2011
Approval of schools that do not comply with the government recommended fee structure will be cancelled, Tamil Nadu School Education Minister C Ve Shanmugam said. "The Singaravelu Committee newly set up by the state government has received 444 complaints. The Chief Education Officers in all districts ..
PMK opposes Sibal's plan for UG entrance test 22/Aug/2011
PMK opposed the Centre's plan to have an All-India common entrance test for under-graduate programmes from 2013, saying such a step would 'burn down' the higher education dreams of students belonging to marginalised communities. Reacting to HRD Minister Kapil Sibal's remarks in Lok Sabha that the ..
Student dropped from Olympiad moves HC, alleges discrimination 22/Aug/2011
The Bombay High Court has issued notices to Centre, Ministry of Earth Sciences and Geological Society of India for not allowing a two-time silver medallist to participate in an international event to be held in Italy on September 5 despite qualifying the written test. The notices were issued on ..
Parents must have the right to smack children: British MP 22/Aug/2011
With riots proving a breakdown of discipline, a senior British MP has appealed to the Prime Minister to remove "state interference" in maintaining family order, upholding the right of parents to smack their children. John Hemming, a liberal Democrat MP said parental authority had been ..
2020 vision may take shape after Anna movement: academics 22/Aug/2011
Supporting anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare's movement against corruption, the prominent academics here said that the drive will pave the way for fulfillment of former President A P J Abdul Kalam's 2020 vision for a developed India. "Now it appears that former president Kalam's vision document ..
Picture Perfect 22/Aug/2011
Debarshi Duttagupta made his way to the hall of fame, when he was declared the Grand Prix winner for his photograph ‘Learning to Fly’ at the recently-concluded Nikon Photo Contest International 2010-2011. The winning entry was chosen from over 60,000 photographs from across the world. It will be showcased at ..
Easy Examinations 22/Aug/2011
Pearson Schools recently announced the launch of EduriteONE; a VSAT-based engineering and medical prep programme to be implemented at one of its schools, Gyansagar International School in Sohagpur, Madhya Pradesh via a link from a dedicated studio in Bangalore. Pearson’s EduriteONE is a remote ..
Honorary degree to referee 22/Aug/2011
Howard Webb, Premier League referee, who officiated the World Cup and Champions League finals and dealt with some of the biggest names in the world of football, will be getting big match nerves of a different kind on November 22, when he steps on stage at Sheffield City Hall to collect an honorary degree from Sheffield ..

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