Education News in India

Indian varsities powerhouses of knowledge, says Kalam 3/Nov/2010
Indian universities hold great potential, and are the powerhouses of knowledge, former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam said at a convocation here on Tuesday. "Our universities hold great potential for preparing India's next generation to face the upcoming challenges. They are the powerhouses of ..
Technology requires greater transparency: VC 2/Nov/2010
Technology should progressively unfold its secrets for democratisation of knowledge, according to Prof Rajan Gurukkal, Vice-Chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU). Prof. Gurukkal was inaugurating the two-day national workshop on Open Access Technologies at the University Library. The programme is ..
Varsity scheme for job generation takes shape 2/Nov/2010
The scheme evolved by the Bharathidasan University for establishment of District Career Guidance and Counselling Cell (DCGCC) of its Institute for Entrepreneurship and Career Development (IECD) with the main objective of invigorating rural economy has begun to take practical shape. Two such cells have ..
Biotechnology as subject in pre-medical entrance examination approved 3/Nov/2010
The Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry has approved the proposal for inclusion of biotechnology as an eligible subject for the common pre-medical entrance test. The subject is expected to be included in the entrance examination from the next academic year. The Board of Governors of the Medical ..
Friendly CAT 2/Nov/2010
Four days of CAT (Common Admission Test 2010) are now behind us. Across the country, practically no technical glitches were reported. More significantly, the new and improved CAT had something that was missing last time around: a contingency plan in the event of any technical failure. In fact, Prometric ground officials ..
Caught in a dicey predicament 2/Nov/2010
October 30, 2010 was a significant day as far as engineering/ medical entrance examinations are concerned. On that day the Supreme Court — by approving the admissions made to vacant seats in 10 self-financing medical colleges — drew a line beneath the brouhaha about admissions to professional courses in ..
Getting shipshape for a sailing career 2/Nov/2010
We had described the functions of five units of the Indian Maritime University. There are two more of them. We would mention those and then move over to the diverse channels of merchant navy education. Indian Institute of Port Management The Indian Institute of Port Management conducts ..
Empowering English language educators 2/Nov/2010
Come January and the British Council and English and Foreign Languages University will jointly offer an opportunity for English language educators across the country to share the best practices and experiences on teacher education programmes. Hyderabad will host a three-day conference on ‘Starting, ..
Join life science courses to unravel mysteries 2/Nov/2010
With the spurt of engineering and other professional colleges in the country, the study of life sciences seems to have taken a back seat. Two decades ago, life science subjects were sought after by the cream of young minds, but today it finds only a few who really desire to unravel the mysteries ..
Australia taking steps to check attacks on Indians - PM 2/Nov/2010
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said he has been assured by Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard that corrective steps were being taken in the backdrop of attacks on Indian students there. During their meeting held on the sidelines of the India-ASEAN Summit in Hanoi, Gillard expressed ..

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