Education News in India

Keeping up with the times 5/Sep/2011
Opting for refresher courses, using powerpoint presentations to explain lessons, learning computer skills from their own kids — teachers these days are spending quality time to keep abreast with the latest methodologies in teaching. Gone are the days when teachers stuck to textbook material to ..
Look whos doing their homework now 5/Sep/2011
A lecture hall is no longer just that. It’s an open space, a radioactively charged arena from where come large ideas, where fierce debates take place and finally something precious emerges: profound clarity. To conduct a class is a test, an everyday battle for the professor, who can no longer march ..
UGC resolution comes as relief for teachers 5/Sep/2011
In what comes as a relief for thousands of teachers from Maharashtra who were denied promotions, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has exempted teachers hired between 1991 and 2000 from clearing the NET/ SET exam. The UGC, in a resolution passed in the last week of August, has allowed universities to ..
MBBS pact cost forward communities 105 seats: NSS 6/Sep/2011
The controversy over alleged anomalies in the agreement between the State government and private medical college managements on MBBS admissions appears to be snowballing, with the Nair Service Society (NSS) denying the allegations raised against them by Fazal Gafoor, president, Muslim Educational Society (MES) and ..
Formula of success 6/Sep/2011
The United Nations has declared this year as the ‘International Year of Chemistry (IYC) 2011'. It is a worldwide initiative that focuses on the achievements of Chemistry and its contributions to the well-being of humankind. Tata Chemicals Limited (TCL) announces the “Best Chemistry Teacher Award ..
Delhi University may replace FMS exams with CAT 6/Sep/2011
Delhi University may soon scrap the Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) entrance tests and replace it with the Common Admission Test (CAT) that are followed by a few other management institutes. According to the minutes of the meeting held by faculty members of the Faculty of Management Studies here on ..
India must improve its education standards 6/Sep/2011
India must elevate its standard of education to international standards. The country's thrust should be to facilitate human resource development, said G. Pankajam, former Vice-Chancellor of Gandhigram Rural University. Human capital was more important and the country must focus on creating more skilled ..
Project to support engineering dropouts 5/Sep/2011
Mahatma Gandhi University is mulling over the feasibility of introducing a project intended to support the dropouts of engineering courses, especially those from the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes categories, across the country. According to the university authorities, the proposal is a unique ..
Teachers to play crucial role in RTE success: Manmohan 5/Sep/2011
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said that the dedication and commitment of teachers would be crucial for achieving the objectives of the Right to Education Act which has the potential to transform schools and lives of children. Interacting with a group of meritorious teachers in New Delhi, Dr. ..
CAG says more than half of NIT programmes not accredited 6/Sep/2011
More than half of the programmes of the elite National Institute of Technologies imparted across the country are not accredited with the National Board of Accreditation (NBA), the CAG has pointed out. In its report tabled in Parliament today, the national auditor said that of the 88 under graduate and 191 ..

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