Education News in India

Educating girls can bring population control 6/Aug/2009
Erode: Several speakers articulated at a function organised to observe World Population Day said that educating the girl child is the best way to reduce or control population. Speaking at the function organised at Nandha group of institutions, C. Ponnudurai, Member of Legislative Assembly from Perundurai, said ..
New education bill to be challenged 6/Aug/2009
New Delhi: Discontented over provisions of the education bill passed in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday to ensure free and compulsory education to children aged 6-14 years, a leading educationist on Wednesday protested the 'highly flawed bill' and said he will challenge it in the Supreme Court. Rejecting Human Resource ..
Results of class X supplementary exam released 6/Aug/2009
Chennai: Results of class X supplementary examination held in the month of July were released on August 6. The results of class X supplementary examination were made available on the websites of directorate of examinations and education department. Students can obtain their mark sheets directly ..
The IIT dilemma - old vs new 6/Aug/2009
While the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are still believed to be the ultimate destination for engineering students, more than 500 students have rejected the admission offer to study in one of these institutes this year. Reasons vary — from not getting one's choice discipline to being hesitant ..
Towards quality teacher education 6/Aug/2009
To improve the teacher education system in the country, National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), which sets norms and standards for quality teacher education and ensure planned and coordinated development of teacher education, is conducting a nationwide study on the demand and supply of teachers and ..
BHU inter-faculty meet 5/Aug/2009
Varanasi: The department of medicinal chemistry, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, is going to organise an inter-faculty interactive meeting of teachers on August 7. According to Yamini Bhushan Tripathi, head, the meeting has been organised to discuss about the salient features of the ..
Landmark Right to Education Bill passed 5/Aug/2009
New Delhi: Children would get the fundamental right to free and compulsory education with the passage of a bill, hailed as “historic”, by Parliament on Tuesday. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Bill, 2008, seeks to provide education to children aged between 6 to 14 years. ..
NCEMD likely to come up at NIPER 5/Aug/2009
New Delhi: The Centre has plans to develop medical device cluster near Ahmedabad and bring National Centre for Excellence on Medical Devices (NCEMD) at the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), a top official said on Tuesday. Ashok Kumar, Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals, ..
Earn while you Learn scheme: ITI 5/Aug/2009
New Delhi: The implementation of "Earn while you Learn" scheme was approved by the Delhi Cabinet on Monday for maintenance of government buildings by Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) students. While addressing the media after the cabinet meeting, Chief Minister, Sheila Dikshit said, "ITI ..
Poor students receive financial aid from Collector 5/Aug/2009
To motivate students the Vellore district administration has extended financial assistance to students hailing from poor families to pursue higher studies. The district Collector C. Rajendran distributed financial aid to two engineering students who got admissions under merit quota in Thant Perilla ..

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