Education News in India

Tough law in offing to check practice of capitation fee 28/Sep/2009
New Delhi:'If an educational institute indulges in malpractices like failure to deliver on its promises and charges capitation fee it will face the prospect of closure, according to a tough law being prepared by the HRD Ministry'. Seeking to bring an end to the illegal practice in technical professional ..
MoU signed for heritage village at GND University 25/Sep/2009
Amritsar: Guru Nanak Dev University and Punjab Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a heritage Village at Guru Nanak Dev University Campus here. Prof AS Brar, Vice-Chancellor inked the MoU on behalf of Guru Nanak Dev University, while Principal Secretary, Tourism Department, Punjab ..
Bombay HC allows ATKT for Std XI 25/Sep/2009
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today upheld the introduction of ATKT (Allowed To Keep Terms) facility for Standard XI admissions. With this, those students who have failed in one or two subjects in the class X examinations would be able to take admission to Std XI, provided they clear their pending subjects by ..
We are many many years late in education reforms: Sibal 25/Sep/2009
New Delhi: For renowned lawyer Kapil Sibal, bringing about reforms in education is equally a challenging task as fighting tough legal battles in courts. 'I am fighting a very strong case of HRD...I used to fight difficult battles in court and I am fighting equally difficult battles here (HRD Ministry) also,' ..
HC directs IMU not to admit students 25/Sep/2009
Chennai: The Madras High Court has directed Indian Maritime University not to admit students to institutions affiliated to it for the August 2009 batch . High Court has directed Indian Maritime University not to enroll students for the one-year diploma course in Nautical Science course, who had not ..
HC directs striking MP teachers to resume duties 25/Sep/2009
Jabalpur: Madhya Pradesh High Court today directed the state's striking teachers and non-teaching staff of government colleges and universities, who are demanding higher wages, to resume duties from the next working day. The directives were issued by the division bench of Justice Deepak Mishra and Justice R K ..
Education vital for knowledge-based society 25/Sep/2009
Tiruvannamalai: In establishing knowledge-based society, education plays an important A. Jothi Murugan, Vice- Chancellor of Tiruvalluvar University said. Bestowing degrees to students of Kamban College of Arts and Science for Women, Tiruvannamalai, he said that in the contemporary world of knowledge explosion, ..
1,500 IIT faculty on hunger strike, no solution in sight 25/Sep/2009
New Delhi: 1,500 faculty members of Indian Institutes of Technology across the country went on a day-long hunger strike, but classes were not affected. With both government and IIT faculty refusing to budge from their stands on the issue of pay structure, no end to the strike appeared in sight even as HRD ..
India to set up first UNESCO-aided peace institute in Asia 24/Sep/2009
New Delhi: India is set to be the first Asian country to have a world-class institute in collaboration with UNESCO for promotion of peace and sustainable development. The Executive Board of UNESCO this month approved India's proposal to set up Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable ..
Lucknow University to launch event management degree course 24/Sep/2009
Lucknow: The Lucknow University is all set to become the first in the country to launch a two-year post-graduate degree programme in event management - a mega industry now reaching a figure of over Rs.10,000 crore annually in India, officials said today. "The course will start from the next academic session...

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