Education News in India

Student turns disadvantage into advantage 19/Aug/2011
Three years ago, Ravi Kumar Oraon was 'caught' on charges of impersonation during a medical entrance test. Devastated by the humiliation, Oraon turned the disadvantage into advantage by finishing third among the top ten in the Schedule Tribe Category in this years medical entrance ..
LS nod to bill to extend MCI term by one year 19/Aug/2011
The Lok Sabha passed the Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill that seeks to extend the tenure of the re-constituted apex body governing health education by another year. The Bill was passed by a voice vote after a nearly four-hour debate that saw members from both the Opposition and ..
India's organised sector creates over 7 lakh jobs in first half of 2011 19/Aug/2011
India's organised sector created over seven lakh jobs in the first six months of this year and is expected to generate more than 3.69 lakh employment by September, says a survey. According to staffing services firm Ma Foi Randstad, health care sector alone created 1,15,000 jobs in the ..
Higher education guidance programme 19/Aug/2011
Higher education guidence seminar was conducted by India Sudar Kalvi Arakkattalai at Chennai on August 15 with the assistance of Uthavum Nanbargal Illam. Totally 370 students were benefitted from this programme, which was chaired by Dr.Chidambaram, Lecturer, IIT-Chennai. Apart from medical ..
Mumbai students lead by example in community development 18/Aug/2011
In an effort to bring about the change, the students from Mumbai schools saved from their pocket money and donated the same in a project that involved desilting a well in a tribal town in the district. A group of students from schools in Mumbai under the banner of Solar collected the pocket ..
Hope for civil services candidate rejected on medical grounds 18/Aug/2011
The government said it was considering the case of Sukhsohit, who successfully cleared the civil services examination in 2008 but disqualified due to a genetic blood disorder. "The matter is under consideration," Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office V ..
Medical Entrance exam by private management illegal: HC 18/Aug/2011
Holding that the Medical entrance exam conducted by the Self-Financing Medical Management Association on this July 14 was not transparent, Kerala High court declared it as 'illegal' and slammed the state government for justifying the test conducted by the consortium. Justice Antony Dominic ..
WB govt wants to extend mid-day meal scheme in schools 18/Aug/2011
The West Bengal government said it would like to extend the mid-day meal programme in the state and raise the per head allocation to encourage more students to continue with their studies. State's school and higher education minister Bratya Basu told the state Assembly that chief minister ..
HC slams DDA for demolishing school run by NGO 18/Aug/2011
The Delhi High Court rapped DDA for demolishing a school run by an NGO, saying the government and its agencies are required to provide free education to children under the Right to Education (RTE) Act. "The RTE Act provides for free and mandatory education to all till the age of 14 and ..
Eligibility for OBCs at most 10% less than gen category: SC 18/Aug/2011
The Supreme Court held that the minimum eligibility percentage for admission in central universities for OBC category should be at most 10 per cent less than that of general category students. A bench headed by Justice R V Raveendran said that the eligibility criteria for OBC category students ..

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