Education News in India

Ministry to double UG, PG Medical seats 16/May/2012
In an effort to meet the target of 80,000 MBBS and 45,000 PG seats in India by 2021, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare plans to double the number of undergraduate and postgraduate medical seats. As per ministry statement its intention is to improve the availability of doctors by ensuring a ..
12th plan to witness creation of 3-4 million jobs in manufacturing sector 16/May/2012
The manufacturing sector is set to create around 3-4 million jobs during the 12th five year plan between 2012-17 as per government estimate. V Narayanasamy, Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions told Lok Sabha in a written reply that "Approach paper to the 12th five ..
More prefer BITSAT to IITJEE 16/May/2012
The general feeling is that the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) for admission to the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) is more competitive than BITSAT. But it tells a different story if one looks into the details of the ..
Maharashtra to implement RTE this academic year 15/May/2012
The Chief Minister of Maharashtra Prithviraj Chavan has decided to implement RTE from this academic year. He said that the process of formulating the rules for adoption of the law by the state is already on and discussions were in progress to finalise the income cap for weaker section. The state plans to implement the ..
AMU enters into a tri-lateral collaboration project with US UK University 15/May/2012
A tri-lateral collaboration project has been entered into between Aligarh Muslim University, Ohio State University, USA and the University of Bristol, UK, for exchange and training programmes in the field of stem cell research and higher <a href="http://www...
34 ITIs in Kerala to introduce Virtual Classrooms 15/May/2012
34 industrial training institutes in the state will be introduced to virtual classroom by Kerala Industrial Department. According to state labour minister Shibu Baby John, it envisages imparting changing technology in industrial sector to industrial trainees with the help of E-learning. In the first ..
Common entrance test for MBBS MD from next academic year 15/May/2012
Officials of the Health Ministry told MPs at the Consultative Committee Meeting on Health that the proposed common tests, the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Undergraduate (NEET-UG) and Postgraduate (NEET-PG) medical courses, have been notified on February 25, this year for commencement from academic year ..
Govt. to set up schools for backward caste, minority 15/May/2012
Delhi government is planning to set up a residential school for students from SC, ST, OBC and minorities at Ishapur area of West Delhi in the line of Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) in Bhubaneshwar considered to be the biggest residential institute in South Asia imparting education to students from ..
Bangalore schools demand Govt. to define minority under RTE 16/May/2012
The Karnataka (recognized) Unaided Schools Management's Association (KUSMA) demanded a deferral of the implementation of the Right to Education Act to the next academic year because the government is yet to define the term 'minority'. The ..
Schools not to comply under RTE this academic year 16/May/2012
With the state government set to implement the RTE act this year, setting aside 25% of seats for students from the economically weaker sections or backward classes, city schools find themselves in a dilemna as they have already completed their <a href="http://www...

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