Education News in India

Commerce the most sought-after course in Bangalore University 14/Sep/2011
For the first time in recent years, no post-graduate seat will remain vacant for Commerce stream in Bangalore University. When centralized counselling for PG courses concluded for Commerce, Science and Arts faculty on Tuesday, all the 697 seats available for commerce in all the quotas were sold off. ..
Ignou to launch post-graduate medical programmes 13/Sep/2011
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (Ignou) is to launch a series of post graduate medical programmes, a varsity statement said on Tuesday. The School of Health Sciences (SOHS) of Ignou will be launching a medical cell wherein a series of post graduate medical programmes having national and social ..
Tamil Nadu to set up fisheries varsity 13/Sep/2011
The Tamil Nadu government has decided to set up a fisheries university in Nagapattinam district, chief minister J Jayalalithaa said on Tuesday. The chief minister informed the state assembly that the varsity will come up on 85 acres of land at an outlay of Rs.30 crore. She said ..
Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation a boon to students 14/Sep/2011
“I enjoyed making this circuit. My father cut the wires and connected them. Now I know how the bulb lights up this room,” says S. Sadhil, a Class V student of Maharshi Vidya Mandir, demonstrating the model circuit he made for his robotics class. The Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation ..
InStem ties up with Cambridge University 14/Sep/2011
The Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (InStem) will sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Cambridge for a collaborative initiative in therapeutics and translational sciences. The MoU will be signed on Wednesday at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, ..
AIEEE exam online also from next year 14/Sep/2011
The All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) will be conducted online also from 2012. This is part of the Central Board of Secondary Examination's efforts to upgrade the examination system by making the process less cumbersome. This decision has been taken after the success of the online exam ..
New VC for Shanti Niketan 13/Sep/2011
Professor Sushanta Duttagupta has been appointed the new Vice Chancellor of Vishwa Bharti University at Shanti Niketan. The Human Resource Development Ministry issued the appointment orders here on Tuesday. Professor Duttagupta has completed his five year tenure as Director of the Indian ..
IIT council meet to discuss fee hike, common entrance issues 14/Sep/2011
Several key issues including a possible fee hike and a nationwide common entrance test for undergraduate programmes for engineering and science are expected to come up for deliberation at the IIT council meeting here on Sept 14. The Anil Kakodkar committee, which was set up to suggest a road map for the ..
Fisheries University to be set up in Tamil Nadu 13/Sep/2011
In an initiative aimed to help the nine lakh strong fishing community, the Tamil Nadu government announced setting up a Fisheries University in Nagapattinam district. Making a suo moto statement in the Assembly, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa indicated that her government was giving due attention to this ..
Write To Education 9/Sep/2011
The fundamental Right to Education was enacted by the Indian parliament to provide free and compulsory education to all children in the 6-14 years age group. But there is a difference between legislation and implementation. It was this gap that was highlighted by the ‘My School Campaign’ organised by ..

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