Education News in India

Teachers do not want their kids to study in the school they teach in 4/Sep/2012
A quarter of teachers in the UK say they would not send their own children to the schools they teach in, a new survey has found. Poor buildings and inadequate facilities were cited as the main reasons, with those questioned claiming they hindered learning and were a health and safety hazard. ..
HRD Minister Kapil Sibal asks parents to change their mindset 4/Sep/2012
Favouring a change in the education structure, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal asked parents to change their mindset and focus on vocational education for their children. Launching a pilot project on 'National Vocational Education Qualifications Framework' here, Sibal said, India is a country of youth. ..
LMU licence cancellation raises concern in affected countries 4/Sep/2012
The revocation of London Metropolitan University's licence to admit and teach Indian and other non-EU students has caused a "high level of concern" in various countries from where students come to study in the UK. LMU's board of governors was scheduled to discuss the situation, while student and ..
Financial assistance to disabled children by Haryana govt. 3/Sep/2012
The Haryana Government has announced a scheme, under which financial assistance of Rs 300 per month would be provided to the disabled children, who are unable to attend school and are below 18 years of age. The government will provide the assistance to 2,873 such beneficiaries in the state, an ..
Vocational courses at school level to be inaugurated at Gurgaon 3/Sep/2012
The Haryana government is set to launch a project, under which students at the school level would be trained in vocational courses. The project, to be run under 'National Vocational Education and Qualification Framework', would be inauguarated by Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal ..
Archival library inaugurated at the department of History of Maharaja .. 3/Sep/2012
An archival library was inaugurated at the department of History of Maharaja Sayajirao University here. The Department has a large number of manuscripts written in 'Modi' script that throw light on the development of mercantile and social activities in medieval Gujarat. Head of ..
Special coaching and weekend tests for Teachers 2/Sep/2012
With less than one per cent of teachers clearing the teacher eligibility test (TET), several private schools have planned to conduct special evening coaching classes and periodical weekend tests for their teachers who didn’t pass the TET. The Teachers’ Recruitment Board had conducted an ..
Engineering students asked to be open to change and to be entrepreneurial 2/Sep/2012
Indian engineers are different from their western counterparts in reasoning, problem-solving and meeting market expectations, said Germany Aachen University's professor Klaus Lucka on Saturday. Addressing students at the Graduation Day at National Institute of Engineering (NIE), he said: "This is not ..
Slew of reforms being mooted by the education department to make .. 2/Sep/2012
Teachers working in habitations having more than one government school may have to take classes in other nearby schools in future, if the reforms being mulled by the School Education Department take shape into a policy. It was one of a slew of reforms being mooted by the department to make implementation ..
LMU students being offered places at various universities 3/Sep/2012
Over 350 Indian students are among nearly 2,600 non-EU students being offered places at various universities after the London Metropolitan University (LMU) was stripped of its licence to admit and teach international students last week. A taskforce constituted to support current students at various stages ..

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