Education News in India

Kannur varsity starts choice-based credit system 2/Aug/2011
The syllabus of degree courses offered under the distance education stream of Kannur University has retained the content of syllabus for the regular stream as the university School of Distance Education (SDE) has introduced the choice-based credit system (CBCS). Dismissing media reports alleging anomalies ..
Education reforms hit a roadblock 2/Aug/2011
Roads are strips of land that have been cleared and further improved for movement of people and goods. They should fulfil two fundamental attributes — access and mobility. Design of roads includes structural and geometric elements. Structural design begins with volume of traffic, the subsurface soil conditions, ..
Taking the high road to development 2/Aug/2011
Environmental pollution Landslide control Management of roads in different terrains Preparation of national standards and specifications, code of practices issued by Indian Roads Congress, Bureau of Indian Standards, Ministry of Roads Transport and Highways, and National ..
Old-edition textbooks set students lagging behind 2/Aug/2011
The tendency of many engineering institutions to recommend the same editions of books year after year might work well for the second-hand book market, but experts are concerned that the practice would deny students the benefits of a current and relevant syllabus. Most students say the dependence is ..
Australia-India council meet discusses students mobility 1/Aug/2011
The first meeting of the Australia-India Education Council saw extensive discussion on mobility of students between the two nations. Addressing a press conference here on Monday, Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal said student mobility could be ensured only if there was assurance ..
It's a new, improved CAT 1/Aug/2011
The Common Admission Test (CAT), the qualifying exam for admissions to the Indian Institutes of Management, is arguably among the toughest and most popular exams in the country. Known to spring surprises in format, questioning patterns and number of questions – understandably, to retain the edge in these times of ..
Branch suggestor to help engineering aspirants 1/Aug/2011
The stage is set for the final phase of engineering admissions and students are raking their heads to choose the right course in the web counselling. Despite the advice from experts, teachers, seniors and friends, majority of them are never sure of what they should study, or what suits their intellect. ..
Australia-India to collaborate for building skilled workforces 3/Aug/2011
Australia said it will continue to collaborate with Indian businesses and education and training institutions to support building of skilled and well trained workforces in both the countries. "Both the countries are looking at ways to ensure their training institutions have the capacity to ..
Student visa applications on slide in Australia: Report 3/Aug/2011
Australia has recorded a drop of almost 63 per cent in offshore international student visa applications from India in the last financial year, according to latest official data. The figures also show an overall drop of 20 per cent in the offshore international student visa applications, media ..
Malaysian student emerges world champion in MS word 2010 3/Aug/2011
A Malaysian student emerged world champion after he won a competition in mastering Microsoft Word 2010. Clement Ng Chwin Chiat bagged a USD 5,000 scholarship in the 2011 Worldwide Competition on Microsoft Office that attracted about 228,000 participants from 57 countries who competed to demonstrate ..

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