Education News in India

Core Committee to submit report on Maharashtra education May end 10/May/2012
A core committee is all set to submit its report on three separate vision documents on upgrading and modernising higher education in Maharashtra to the state government by the month end. Higher and Technical Education Minister Rajesh Tope told reporters that Anil Kakodkar, Ram Takawale and Arun ..
Disabled children too will get right to free education 10/May/2012
The government said that children with all kinds of disability will be provided free and compulsory education, either in school or at home, under the Right to Education Act. "Children with all kinds of disability will be protected under the Act," HRD Minister Kapil Sibal said, ..
Revised semester exam schedule released by Anna Varsity 9/May/2012
Over the last few days, engineering students across the state of Tamil Nadu have been looming over the schedule of semester exams to be conducted in May. Anna University has come up with a revised schedule, which is available on its official website. After the amalgamation of five ..
Jaya Educational Institutions providing education in diverse fields 10/May/2012
Jaya Educational institution, founded in the year 1977, has grown up into a huge banyan tree providing education to thousands in diverse disciplines through its fifteen educational institutions in the state of Tami Nadu. Jaya Group of Colleges is recognized across the state for its quality education ..
University of Madras to change pattern of semester examinations 7/May/2012
After nearly two decades, the pattern of semester examinations conducted by the University of Madras is set to change. Introducing objective-type questions and reducing the number of choices for questions by giving an ‘either-or' option are some of the changes to be introduced in the new academic ..
Parliamentary committee suggests separate exam for IPS 5/May/2012
With several aspirants joining Indian Police Service (IPS) only after they fail to get their first choice in the civil services, especially Indian Administrative Service (IAS) or Indian Foreign Service (IFS). Keeping this in view, a parliamentary panel comprising of 10 MPs from Rajya Sabha and 31 from Lok ..
Free laptops for class 10 toppers, free uniforms for all in Himachal 6/May/2012
The Himachal Pradesh government announced to provide free uniforms to students upto matriculation level. Over 10 lakh students will benefit from this scheme, in which government would spend around Rs 64 crore, a spokesman of education department said. Known as Atal School Uniform Yojna, the ..
Parliamentary panel concerned over 'insufficient' funds for SSA-RTE prog 6/May/2012
A Parliamentary panel has expressed concern over "insufficient" fund allocation for the flagship SSA-RTE programme this fiscal fearing this could hinder the programme's implementation within the specific time frame. It said the allocation of Rs 45,969 crore as against the projected requirement ..
Corporal punishment, ragging could come under JJ Act purview 5/May/2012
The Women and Child Development (WCD) ministry which is reviewing the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, is considering expanding the scope of the legislation to bring ragging and corporal punishment under its purview. "The Right to Education considers corporal punishment ..
Former ISRO scientist quits job to start Sunday Science Schools 4/May/2012
A former ISRO scientist is all set to start 'Sunday Science School' in Karnataka to help children go beyond textbooks, create models and set up laboratories in homes. Aimed at children in the 10-15 year age group, it would run up to 27 Sundays from July this year to February 2013. <br ..

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