Education News in India

VCs will be selected by eminent panel - Sibal 1/Sep/2009
New Delhi: Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal on Monday announced that vice-chancellors of universities in the country would be appointed by a collegium headed by an eminent person equivalent to a Nobel laureate, and not the central or state government. Sibal told reporters here, 'The panel ..
Orissa introduces Edusat programme in 40 schools 1/Sep/2009
Bhubaneswar: Orissa government today introduced Education Satellite (Eduusat) network facility in 40 schools in a bid to provide quality education to the students in rural areas. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the facility implemented by Orissa Remote Sensing Application Centre and spoke to children ..
Centre asks states to cooperate on implementation of RTE Act 1/Sep/2009
New Delhi: The Centre today asked the states to cooperate in implementation of the Right To Education Act as a whopping Rs 1.5 lakh crore would be required for it in the next five years. Chairing a meeting of Central Advisory Board of Education, Human Resources Development Minister Kapil Sibal said that the ..
Anna varsity VC suspended under corruption charges 1/Sep/2009
Coimbatore:Vice-chancellor Dr R. Radhakrishnan of the Anna University, Coimbatore has suspended by state government under -Prevention of Corruption Act. Suspension of VC , cause some eyebrows to raise leaving a stern warning to all extending hands for bribe. In August, the state directorate of vigilance and ..
CBSE to follow 'grading system' for class X from this year 1/Sep/2009
A formal announcement of this would be released in the next few days as the proposal for the option found general approval at the high-powered Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) meeting here on Monday. Another of HRD ..
Definitely out of sync 31/Aug/2009
What is being taught in schools and colleges doesn’t match the skills that businesses are looking for in new recruits in countries like India, China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), says a new global study. Recently released by Edexcel, the study that, according to IANS reports, focuses on five of the ..
Join the pharma bandwagon 31/Aug/2009
Everybody is in a panic about Swine Flu. Large pharmaceutical companies are busy in the research and development (R&D) of an H1N1 vaccine. In fact, vaccination has become the only refuge in this era of deadly and unknown diseases and pharma companies are investing millions of dollars in the research and development ..
Info buzz 31/Aug/2009
Disaster Management course Being prepared for any disaster is the new agenda of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) as it has sent out circulars to all its affiliated schools to enroll students for a Disaster Management programme. The aim is to empower children by providing training to them on man-made ..
Creating new opportunities 31/Aug/2009
The Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT-KGP) has signed a preliminary agreement with the University of California, San Diego Health Sciences to collaborate in the development of an International Medical Center (IMC) at the IIT. This is a first-of-a-kind agreement in the country between any IIT and a US ..
Ever-expanding horizons 31/Aug/2009
There is little doubt that India’s education sector is in one of its best growth curves with the segment expanding nationally and internationally. Joining the bandwagon is the Aptech Group, a global retail and corporate training solutions provider, which is all set to launch a new brand, the English Express, to ..

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