Education News in India

Does bridge course bridge the divide? 24/Aug/2010
An academic year in a college mostly starts with a bridge course in English. The duration varies from just a few days to a fortnight. It is obviously meant to bridge the divides caused by the mediums of learning in schools, the rural-urban divide et al, when school students step into portals of higher learning. And in ..
Has the CBSE ended the rat race? 24/Aug/2010
The Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry's endeavour in introducing grading system in Class X examination under the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), last year (2009-10), seems to be striking the right chord with school heads. Their main cause for relief is that the new system will bring ..
In the cause of pure science 24/Aug/2010
Educational institutions in the country's IT capital are now introducing an innovative course in pure science. The immediate reason: the number of students showing interest in joining traditional science courses at the under-graduate level is declining due to lack of recognition for the existing courses ..
Making your memory work 24/Aug/2010
You are sitting in front of your examination question paper and all you can hear around you is the frantic scribbling of pens and the ticking of the clock. You worked very hard for the test, you even ‘put a night out' for it. And yet you cannot recall the correct formula to solve the problem. You remember studying ..
Soft skills for success 24/Aug/2010
One of the fashionable terms floating around these days is “soft skills”. But what exactly are these soft skills? If we have a term soft skills, does that mean there are skills which are hard also! ‘Skill' as defined by the Oxford Dictionary is “The ability to do something ..
Software testing plays crucial role in IT firms 24/Aug/2010
There are many facets to software that we use on our computer. But before it is out in the market and installed in your computer, testing it for glitches and making corrections in software is one of the main operations that is carried out by companies that write them. The profile of a software tester has ..
Nagpur varsity blacklists 360 colleges without full-time heads 24/Aug/2010
As many as 360 colleges have been blacklisted by the Nagpur University for flouting norms by not appointing a regular Prinicipal or Head of the institution. A good number of these colleges are either named after or run by city politicians or belong to big industrial houses. A ..
Prevent yourself from flu 24/Aug/2010
Flu is an infection of your airways. It's caused by the flu virus. Flu is normally worse than a common cold, and it can make you feel very ill. Flu stands for influenza. Three types of influenza virus: A, B, and C. are prevelant. Types A and B can make you very ill. Type A is the world's most common ..
Soon 100 schools in TN to get e-smart classrooms 24/Aug/2010
Facilitating better learning, the e-smart classroom, has now made its way into the government schools in Tamil Nadu. Recently, a state-run school in Nilgiris, the government higher secondary school at Mallangkinaru, was provided with the facility. On Thursday, Poongothai Aladi Aruna, state ..
Final year CA students may get to see answer sheets 24/Aug/2010
Final year Chartered Accountancy students should be able to see copy of their answer sheets after May 2011, subject to approval by Central Council members, said Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) president Amarjit Chopra on Monday. Delivering the special address at ‘Convocation ..

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