Education News in India

  • Hone skills to face challenges, youth told 13/Sep/2011
  • Raghav Narsalay, economist and India Lead at the Accenture Institute for High Performance, underscored the need for the young generation to equip themselves with the right and acceptable skill-set to meet the demands of emerging industry and business so that the country's economy would continue to withstand any crisis ..
  • Varsity has received permission to recruit 70 teachers, says VC 13/Sep/2011
  • Vice-Chancellor of Mangalore University T.C. Shivashankara Murthy said on Monday that the State government had permitted the university to recruit 70 permanent teachers for its PG departments. Addressing the 31st Foundation Day of the university at Mangalagangotri, he said that teachers would be recruited ..
  • This year's flavour 12/Sep/2011
  • What is it that students look for when they apply for higher studies? The question gains weightage as the percentage of students opting for post-graduation (PG) is not sky-high in the country. A look at the ongoing PG admissions to Bangalore University reveals some startling and not-so-surprising trends. ..
  • Reaching out to more colleges 12/Sep/2011
  • With the present-day employment market laying great emphasis on English language communication skills, thousands of students graduating out of educational institutes find themselves at a disadvantage in the race for jobs. Though a majority of students know the language, they are unable to speak with clarity and ..
  • Current affairs holds the key 12/Sep/2011
  • The Civil Services (Main) Examination 2011 is just a few weeks away. Over the years, there has been a rise in preparation awareness among civil service aspirants, but this coveted exam continues to throw a surprise element calling for newer strategies. The question papers in recent years have clearly ..
  • Innovative teaching key to management education 12/Sep/2011
  • Thillai Rajan A., associate professor, department of management studies (DoMS), IIT-Madras, makes his classroom interactive and interesting, thereby igniting and inspiring the minds of his students. He is one of the recent recipients of ‘Innovation in Pedagogy Award for 2011' given by the Management ..
  • HRD ministry may bring ordinance on IIIT D&M Kancheepuram 13/Sep/2011
  • The HRD Ministry is "actively" considering to bring an ordinance to ensure timely award of degrees to students of IIIT D&M Kancheepuram whose career hangs in balance after a bill about the institute could not be passed in the Rajya Sabha. "We had brought an ordinance before also which ..
  • Amazon in talks to launch digital-book library service 13/Sep/2011
  • Amazon is in talks with publishers for launching a Netflix like service for digital books, where customers would pay an annual fee to access a library, says a media report. "Amazon.com Inc is talking with book publishers about launching a Netflix Inc like service for digital books, in which customers ..
  • Sriharikota space centre to be developed into assembling hub 13/Sep/2011
  • The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is drawing up plans to develop the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota into a centre for assembling satellites and rockets in the near future. "Our vision is a quantum jump in satellites and launch vehicles to be dealt with in future years. The ..
  • IIT students turn teachers by evening 13/Sep/2011
  • By evening they turn teachers facilitating street urchins and poor children to learn. Ten undergraduates from Indian Institute of Information Technology-Allahabad (IIIT-A) take the pleasure of doing something for the society. The third year students are fighting illiteracy in their own way by teaching the ..

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