Education News in India

Australia condemns attacks on Indian students 17/Sep/2009
Melbourne: The Premier of the State of Victoria, Mr. John Brumby, on Wednesday condemned an attack on four Indians in a Melbourne suburb on Saturday. Premier Brumby, who will be visiting India next week, said any violence 'is completely unacceptable and I'll keep repeating this message as long as I have ..
Australia welcomes outcomes of the Intl Student Roundtable 17/Sep/2009
New Delhi: The Australian Government convened an International Student Roundtable to which it invited 31 international students from nineteen countries and five continents, students undertaking vocational education diplomas, bachelor degrees, Masters and Doctorates. The purpose of the Roundtable, which ..
Cabinet approves setting up of 10 new NITs 17/Sep/2009
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet today approved the setting up of 10 new National Institutes of Technology (NITs). This will take the total count of NITs across the country to 30. The new NITs will come up at Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Goa (which will also cater to UTs of Daman & Diu, Dadra ..
A sure shot to success 16/Sep/2009
Knowledge of a foreign tongue has almost become an essential qualification for moving up the ladder More and more students are evincing interest in learning a foreign language. The reason — knowledge of local languages is far from being adequate, whether for higher education or for job prospects in ..
Medical education at a crossroads 16/Sep/2009
The pay hike for the teaching faculty in medical colleges is certainly a positive step. But will this step alone improve the quality of education provided by Government Medical Colleges in the State? J.S. BABLU takes a close look at this issue. Is the education imparted by the Government Medical Colleges in the ..
IGNOU to start courses on food security in northeast 16/Sep/2009
Agartala: The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is starting special courses on sustainable agriculture and food security for northeastern India. The northeastern region, comprising eight states, covers 7.7 percent of India's geographical area but produces only 1.5 percent of the country's ..
India seeks details of latest Melbourne attack on students 16/Sep/2009
New Delhi: India is seeking details from its consulate in Melbourne about the reported attack on three Indians. "We are concerned, we are seeking details (of the incident)," official sources told sources here on Tuesday. The three Indians were brutally attacked in a Melbourne suburb by a group ..
Teachers cut hair of Class 5 students for bunking classes 14/Sep/2009
Lucknow: Two teachers of a private school in Uttar Pradesh forcibly cut the hair of four Class 5 students after catching them bunking classes, an official said today. The teachers cut the hair of four students of Spring Field School in Manjhanpur town of Kaushambhi district, about 300-km from state ..
Supreme court gives Kerala 16 days to pay teachers' arrears 14/Sep/2009
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today warned the Kerala government that it would face a scrutiny of expenses on ministers and legislators if part-time teachers were not paid their arrears, pending for 17 years, by this month. A bench of Justice B.N. Agrawal and Justice G.S. Singhvi gave this warning to the ..
UP stopped from scrapping free education for all poor 15/Sep/2009
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday disallowed the Uttar Pradesh government from withdrawing the provision of free education beyond class 10 from poor general and backward category students in the state while retaining it for Dalit and tribal students. A bench of Justice R.V. Raveendran and Justice B.S...

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