Education News in India

Formula of success 6/Sep/2011
The United Nations has declared this year as the ‘International Year of Chemistry (IYC) 2011'. It is a worldwide initiative that focuses on the achievements of Chemistry and its contributions to the well-being of humankind. Tata Chemicals Limited (TCL) announces the “Best Chemistry Teacher Award ..
Delhi University may replace FMS exams with CAT 6/Sep/2011
Delhi University may soon scrap the Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) entrance tests and replace it with the Common Admission Test (CAT) that are followed by a few other management institutes. According to the minutes of the meeting held by faculty members of the Faculty of Management Studies here on ..
India must improve its education standards 6/Sep/2011
India must elevate its standard of education to international standards. The country's thrust should be to facilitate human resource development, said G. Pankajam, former Vice-Chancellor of Gandhigram Rural University. Human capital was more important and the country must focus on creating more skilled ..
Project to support engineering dropouts 5/Sep/2011
Mahatma Gandhi University is mulling over the feasibility of introducing a project intended to support the dropouts of engineering courses, especially those from the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes categories, across the country. According to the university authorities, the proposal is a unique ..
Teachers to play crucial role in RTE success: Manmohan 5/Sep/2011
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said that the dedication and commitment of teachers would be crucial for achieving the objectives of the Right to Education Act which has the potential to transform schools and lives of children. Interacting with a group of meritorious teachers in New Delhi, Dr. ..
CAG says more than half of NIT programmes not accredited 6/Sep/2011
More than half of the programmes of the elite National Institute of Technologies imparted across the country are not accredited with the National Board of Accreditation (NBA), the CAG has pointed out. In its report tabled in Parliament today, the national auditor said that of the 88 under graduate and 191 ..
Prez calls for raising teacher-student, gross enrolment ratios 6/Sep/2011
With teacher-student ratio being an area of concern, President Pratibha Patil today stressed on the need to improve the figure and favoured an increase in the gross enrolment ratio which stands at 73 percent. Addressing an award function on Teachers' Day here, she said with declaration of primary ..
Rs 4,000-cr alloted for development of education sector in AP 6/Sep/2011
Andhra Pradesh minister T Narasimhulu has said that Rs 4,000 crore has been allocated in the state budget this year for the development of education sector. He said the state government took an initative to develop education sector with an aim to provide education to all and development ..
WB govt gives 'Siksha Ratna' to teacher for first time 6/Sep/2011
West Bengal Government today awarded 'Siksha Ratna' awards for the first time to 100 teachers in the state for their contribution to education. The award, with a cash component of Rs 25,000 besides a citation, a set of books and an angavastram, was presented to the teachers ..
Wipro trust, Harvard Biz School Publishing launch programme 6/Sep/2011
Mission10X, a not for profit trust created by Wipro Limited, today launched Advanced Academic Leadership Workshop in collaboration with Harvard Business School Publishing (HBSP). The aim of this programme is to facilitate principals of engineering colleges to enhance their leadership skills ..

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