Education News in India

Majority prefer reforms in examination system 5/Aug/2011
An overwhelming majority of people are in favour of reforms in the examination system like conduct of a single common test for admission to under graduate courses in science and engineering, the government said. It said while 59 per cent of the respondents suggested major changes and 26 per cent ..
SC reserves verdict on TN Education Act 5/Aug/2011
The Supreme Court reserved its verdict on the validity of the amendment brought by the Jayalalithaa government to defer implementation of the Tamil Nadu Uniform System of School Education (Amendment) Act, 2011. A three-judge bench of justices J M Panchal, Deepak Verma and B S Chauhan, also ..
NAC recommends pre-primary sections in govt schools 4/Aug/2011
HRD Minister Kapil Sibal said the National Advisory Council (NAC) has recommended addition of pre-primary sections in all government schools. NAC has recommended that this (pre-primary sections in government schools) will pave the way for "bringing pre-school learning under the ..
Traditional Track 4/Aug/2011
Internationally acclaimed flautist Padma Vibhushan Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia performed at a Hindustani classical flute recital at Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB), recently. The event was organised by the XIMB chapter of SPIC MACAY (Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music And Culture Amongst ..
SSLC toppers honoured 4/Aug/2011
Toppers in the S.S.L.C. and Plus Two board exams were felicitated by the district administration under the aegis of the Haji Sheikh Dawood Foundation, here at the Thirupoondi Government Higher Secondary School on Wednesday. Students of the school, who had secured the first three places in the Plus Two ..
Absence of Vice-Chancellors hits varsities' administration 4/Aug/2011
While agitations and bandhs have severely affected the education atmosphere in the universities and affiliated colleges, the absence of Vice-Chancellors has literally paralysed the administration in the State universities. There are 11 major universities functioning with in charge Vice-Chancellors while ..
Session on opportunities in skills and power to empower' 4/Aug/2011
The Manipal Institute of Management (MIM), in association with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), organised a session on “Opportunities in skills and power to empower” here on Wednesday. A press release issued by the institute here ..
CRY volunteers fan out to persuade dropouts to re-enrol 4/Aug/2011
Kavitha's two sons, David and John, dropped out of school in 2010, when David was 13 and John, 14. Kavitha is ashamed to share the blame: the two boys had no interest in school, and she had no interest in paying high fees when it was a continuous struggle to feed the family and keep a roof over their heads. <br ..
Education scenario has worsened in State than a few decades ago 4/Aug/2011
The education scenario in the State has worsened from what it was during the 1960s and 70s and there has been an unseen level of commercialization and caste and class based prejudices in the field of education and that too in primary education, according to V.Vasanthi Devi, Chairperson of the Institute of Human Rights ..
Calculation of parents, teachers go awry over Samacheer Kalvi 4/Aug/2011
The patience of parents of school children in State, Matriculation, and Anglo-Indian boards is wearing thin even as the stalemate over Samacheer Kalvi threatens to throw the academic schedule out of gear. A Supreme Court ruling over Uniform School Education is expected by this weekend. But ..

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