Education News in India

NIT to start from next academic year in HP 27/Nov/2009
Dehra Dun: Uttarakhand's first National Institute of Technology (NIT) would start functioning from the next academic year, official sources said today. Infrastructure for the NIT is being set up at Sumari area in Pauri district, but it has been decided to start classes next year from the premises of ..
Health cards for under-privileged kids mooted 27/Nov/2009
New Delhi: Under-privileged children will be issued electronic health cards (EHC) to help them access free medical treatment at all state-owned hospitals and primary health centres. 'The project head of the Unique Identification Number Authority of India (UIDAI) project, Mr. Nandan Nilekani, has already ..
Par panel against raising retirement age of faculty 26/Nov/2009
New Delhi: The government's decision to raise the retirement age of teachers from 62 to 65 in centrally funded institutions drew flak from a Parliamentary panel . 'It would be more practical not only to motivate youths to take up teaching as a profession, but also make the profession more attractive for ..
IndiaCan to provide vocational training 26/Nov/2009
Mumbai: IndiaCan the Pearson-Educomp combine set up with the intent of providing vocational training in India was launched on November 26, 2009- with the unveiling of its new name and two partnerships. The two companies in a joint venture will target one of the country’s biggest opportunities training ..
IIM-Shillong Golf from Dec 5 26/Nov/2009
Guwahati: Come December, hundreds of budding managers and entrepreneurs from across the country will vie with corporate leaders at the picturesque Shillong Golf club. IIM-Shillong, the youngest of the seven IIMs in the country, will be organising its flagship annual event — the IIMShillong Golf Cup ..
Online CAT: No hitch in changing answers 26/Nov/2009
Kolkata: With the Common Admissions Test (CAT) going online, those aspiring to study at the IIMs and other leading B-Schools will have the luxury of re-thinking their answers. Earlier, once an answer was marked by blackening a circle on the answer paper known as Weimer sheet, even if the candidate realized it to be the ..
School denies admission to HIV-positive children 26/Nov/2009
Kolkata: Little Samir wants to go back to school. Just like him, one of the few things 11-year-old Anjan misses the most is playing cricket with his schoolmates. But both have been unable to attend school for almost a year now. The little boys have one ‘crime’ in common. Anjan and Samir are carriers of the ..
Biz students bag Rs 48-lakh offers 26/Nov/2009
Kolkata: The Bengal Institute of Business Studies (BIBS) kicked off this year’s international placements with three final-year MBA students being hired by the London-based consultancy firm, Judicium. The students, who were selected by the chairman of Judicium, Subhash Shukla, received offers of Rs ..
Par panel not keen on bringing universities under NCMEI 26/Nov/2009
New Delhi: A proposal aimed at amending the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI) Act to empower the statutory body to award minority status to universities has not found favour with a Parliamentary Standing Committee. The government had introduced the NCMEI Amendment Bill in ..
Omar for personality development of students 26/Nov/2009
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today called for a special attention in personality development along with academic excellence of students in educational institutions. 'To prepare students to shoulder future challenges of life, we have to focus on the development of their ..

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