Education News in India

Global Talent Development 16/Sep/2011
NIIT, a global talent development corporation and IT trainer, felicitated students from across West Bengal who successfully earned GNIIT certification over the last six months. The students were felicitated in the presence of Bratya Basu, minister of higher education, Government of West Bengal and Srinjay Bose, member ..
100% scores in SSC hide real picture 16/Sep/2011
Tejashree Kore scored 567 out of 550, or 103.09%. But, the Latur girl, daughter of an auto driver, feels cheated that the Maharashtra school board rudely rounded off her score to only 100%! It is students like Tejashree who have earned their school—Shri Deshikendra Vidyalaya—the moniker of ..
Poor kids fail to cash in on RTE Act 16/Sep/2011
The Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act came into force on April 1, 2010, making it compulsory for all private and unaided schools to reserve 25% seats for poor students, but even after more than a year, none of the schools in the city has received admission requests or queries. And principals think that it is ..
Linden US University Fair 15/Sep/2011
The Oberoi Grand Hotel held the Linden US University Fair on September 14. The fair was held for the fifth time in the city. Both students and parents had the opportunity to find answers to all the questions they had in their minds. The admission officials of the American universities were present in the stalls ..
Exploring Creativity 15/Sep/2011
The American Center library held an East-West inter-college fusion dance competition on September 14. The theme was peace/wilderness/hope. About 15 teams took part, amongst which some were college groups, while the others were dance institute students from all over the city. The dance competition was the ..
Pariyaram Medical College professor dead 16/Sep/2011
T.K. Chandrashekharan, professor and Head of the General Medicine Department at Pariyaram Medical College here, died in a hospital in Chennai early on Friday. He was 61. Dr. Chandrashekharan breathed his last at the hospital where he underwent heart surgery, medical college authorities here said. He is ..
Amalgam of ideas and inventions 16/Sep/2011
There was the crowd, enthusiasm and energy akin to all college festivals. But this fest was one with a difference. It was a chemistry festival that saw the participation of students from all streams, including Commerce and Arts. ‘Amalgam 2011', the two-day national chemistry festival of the St. ..
170.38 ha encroached upon by engineering colleges 16/Sep/2011
A test-check of land records in 15 taluks between January and March 2010 has revealed that 40 private engineering colleges have encroached on government land to the extent of 170.38 hectares, a report of the Comptroller and Auditor General has revealed. The value of the lands encroached, based on the ..
Anna University deviated from norms: CAG report 16/Sep/2011
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, in its performance audit of Anna University-Chennai, has found deviance from norms on many counts compromising the quality of education. In its report on the functioning of Anna University, the State's premier technical university, the CAG has disclosed ..
Common entrance exam for engineering stream: State unlikely to agree 16/Sep/2011
The IIT Joint Council's decision to hold a joint entrance exam for IITs and NITs is unlikely to affect the fortunes of engineering aspirants in Tamil Nadu. And, the State is unlikely to agree to a common entrance exam for all engineering colleges anytime in the immediate future. “The mindset of ..

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