Education News in India

Over 1.1 lakh single teacher schools in the country, says govt 25/Nov/2009
New Delhi: Over 1.1 lakh government elementary schools in the country are functioning with just one teacher, Minister of State for HRD D Purandeswari told the Lok Sabha today. Quoting the data of District Information System for Education for 2007-08, Purandeswari said that 1.17 lakh government elementary ..
IT job market looking up, says Infosys Mohandas Pai 25/Nov/2009
Mumbai: With the global economy gradually bouncing back, the IT job market is also picking up and around 2-2.5-lakh jobs in the sector are likely to be up for grabs, a top industry official said. 'The job scenario is improving...this year the market is likely to see around 2-2.5-lakh jobs,'Infosys ..
Youth seldom chose a career in science Nobel laureate 25/Nov/2009
Chennai: He's won the chemistry Nobel, but answering about 20 people at one shot is a novelty for Dr Venkataraman Ramakrishnan. 'It's new but I don't mind, because I remember what it was like to be a young student in India and being fascinated by scientists,' said the Nobel laureate, better known as Venki, who spent ..
New building for Madras Medical college to be built 25/Nov/2009
Chennai: Tamil Nadu government today said a new 'state-of-the-art' building would be constructed for the Madras Medical College, at an estimated cost of Rs 70 crore. The new eight-storeyed building would come up on 10 acres on the erstwhile Central prison land and would have ..
AIIMS-like institution in West Bengal by 2010 end 25/Nov/2009
Kolkata: The Government of West Bengal has agreed to provide 100-acre land to set up an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) like institution in the state, during the second phase of the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY). 'The Cabinet had approved the proposal on February 5, 2009 ..
Quota system in PhD commences in all universities 25/Nov/2009
Chennai: Community based reservations in admission into PhD and M.Phil courses sets out in all universities and higher educational institutions in the country. The University of Madras approved the implementation of the quota system in the highest levels of academic programmes offered by the ..
India, US agree to expand educational exchanges 25/Nov/2009
Washington: India and the US agreed to expand educational exchanges,and announced the launch of USD 10 million 'Obama-Singh 21st Century Knowledge Initiative'. The two countries also agreed to 'dramatically' expand the Fullbirght-Nehru programme that brings students and scholars of both the countries ..
Self-evaluation seminar 24/Nov/2009
Kolkata: Icfai University, Tripura, organised a seminar on “Self Evaluation for Greater opportunities” for working executives and professionals on November 20. The objective was to provide an exposure to the executives and professionals to best practices in self-evaluation for greater ..
6,700 adult education centres to be set up in state 24/Nov/2009
Pune: More than 6,700 adult education centres will be established in village panchayats with less than 50% female literacy, across nine districts of Marathwada and Vidarbha regions in the state as part of Saakshar Bharat', a centre-funded programme. The Pune-based State Resource ..
Panel to suggest reforms in NITs entrance examination 24/Nov/2009
Allahabad: Concerned over mushrooming of private coaching institutions for pre-engineering students and growing dependence of students on them for cracking the entrance examinations, the National Institute of Technology Council -- apex decision making body of NITs in the country -- has formed a three-member committee to ..

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