Education News in India

No one to teach, but a can-do spirit 30/Jun/2010
The Chennai Higher Secondary School, Kalyanapuram, Vysarpadi, which was upgraded last year from a high school, has 23 students in its first batch of class XII. But there is not a single teacher to teach students of Classes XI and XII. Enquiries with students of different classes revealed that the school ..
Mixed age class setting found effective 30/Jun/2010
Nine-year-old M. Vijay gives company to his six-year-old sister M. Vinothini in the class, making her feel at home in school. The unease of being amid strangers in a new environment is not seen in the eyes of six-year-olds such as Vinothini of Chennai Primary School, Thiruvanmiyur. Thanks to the concept ..
Self-assessment will count for promotions: UGC 30/Jun/2010
To bring about a more transparent and objective system of assessing teacher performance and provide incentives for improving quality, the University Grants Commission has announced that teachers will be evaluated on the basis of self-assessment reports on three major counts – their contribution to teaching, ..
100 more government medical colleges needed' 30/Jun/2010
In a bid to overcome shortage of medical professionals, the Board of Governors of the Medical Council of India (MCI) is making an assessment of the number of doctors and medical colleges required in the country, particularly in the hilly regions and the north-eastern States. Board chairman S.K. Sarin said ..
Give them hope 29/Jun/2010
Every year when the results of the Std.X examinations would be announced, my heart would go to those students who secured low marks or failed in the exams. This year the jubilant, smiling faces of state toppers adorned the second page of the newspapers. But on the third page there was a poignant news item about three ..
MCI panel moots common med. entrance 29/Jun/2010
Favouring a common entrance test for undergraduate and post-graduate courses in medical colleges across the country, the newly-constituted Board of Governors of MCI today said it has approached the CBSE to work out modalities for introduction of the system from next year. The Board, ..
Medical Council ponders common entrance exam for medical courses 29/Jun/2010
The board of governors that took over the functions of the Medical Council of India (MCI) proposed Tuesday a common entrance exam for medical courses from the next academic session all over the country. President of the board Dr. S.K Sarin said: "A common entrance will reduce the hassles for students ..
Education sector to see steep growth 29/Jun/2010
With the Government's thrust on education for all and a corresponding Rs 3 trillion worth of projected investment on its upgradation, the education sector in India is expected to see a steep growth curve, said Dr A S Kolaskar, Vice Chancellor, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University on Monday. ..
IIM-A Prof collects common people's knowledge 29/Jun/2010
Professor Anil Gupta of Indian Institute of Management-Ahamedabd has traveled 4,000 kms on foot to collect traditional Indian knowledge and innovations prevailed among common people of the country. Prof Gupta records such knowledge and innovations, get them patented and ..
MCI panel moots common med. entrance 29/Jun/2010
Favouring a common entrance test for undergraduate and post-graduate courses in medical colleges across the country, the newly-constituted Board of Governors of MCI today said it has approached the CBSE to work out modalities for introduction of the system from next year. The Board, ..

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