Education News in India

Open university gives convicts a new lease of life 16/Nov/2009
Mumbai: A woman, who spent seven years in jail for murder, has got a job soon after stepping out of the prison walls, courtesy an initiative by the Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU). When Sandhya Jadhav, convicted for killing a man who tried to rape her, stepped out of Nagpur's central jail ..
Kashmir varsity plans Ph D theses on web 16/Nov/2009
Srinagar: The University of Kashmir has decided to digitalise all theses of Ph D and M Phil and put them on the web with an intention to improve upon transparency and accountability. 'All the Ph D and M Phil theses of the university will be digitalized and put on the web,' Vice Chancellor Riyaz Punjabi said at ..
No rush to scrap Class X boards: PM 16/Nov/2009
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has warned against any rush to scrap the class X board exam in what official sources described as an effort to calm the anxiety in certain quarters that doing away with the exam would leave students ill-equipped for future challenges. 'We are still debating this issue. ..
NID to apply for Centre of Excellence status 16/Nov/2009
Bangalore: The National Institute of Design (NID)'s governing council will meet this December to work on its final proposal to apply for the Centre Of Excellence (COE) status through an Act of Parliament. The proposal will be forwarded to Parliament by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry ..
Kapil Dev honoured with doctorate degree 16/Nov/2009
Chennai: Former cricket captain Kapil Dev was honoured with a doctorate degree by MGR University. The ace cricketer was conferred the degree for his invaluable contribution to the world of cricket during the University's 18th convocation ceremony. Speaking to reporters, he said: 'My mom thought his one ..
Indians top US international student chart for eighth year 16/Nov/2009
Houston: India position as the top sender of students to America for the 8th consecutive year, with a record 103,260 students enrolled in various US universities for the year 2008-09. According to the Open Doors report, released today by the Institute of International Education (IIE) with support from the US ..
UP to train teachers to enhance primary English eduction 16/Nov/2009
Lucknow: For the teachers of government primary schools in Uttar Pradesh, its time to brush their linguistic skills. In a bid to improve quality of English education in primary schools, a special training programme for teachers across the state is being organised under Sarv Shiksha Abhiyaan. 'A programme has ..
Open source software needs marketing 14/Nov/2009
Pune: There is a need for greater promotion of the use of open source software for information and communication technology (ICT)-based teaching and learning. Professor Kannan M Moudgalya of the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B), highlighted this on Monday. Moudgalya, who heads the ..
Right to answer scripts 14/Nov/2009
Kolkata: Students at Bengal Engineering and Science University (BESU) will be able to see their answer sheets after semester examinations. The decision was made a faculty council meeting. Students were currently only allowed to see their answer scripts if they had applied for permission through the Right ..
Improve quality of teachers 14/Nov/2009
New Delhi: Expressing concern over the lack of faculty, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday asked the academics and planners to address this problem of deficiency in the quality of teaching in schools, colleges and universities. Addressing the National Education Day function to commemorate the ..

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