Education News in India

Super-30 founder claims mistakes in IIT-JEE questions again this year 4/May/2012
Super-30 founder and mathematician Anand Kumar has claimed that mistakes have been detected in the question papers of the recently held IIT-JEE examination. Anand, whose efforts to help underprivileged students get through the tough competitive examination have been recognised world-wide, said the ..
CM cites unemployment as a big problem in Assam 4/May/2012
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said, unemployment has been one of the biggest problems facing Assam and that imparting modern skill to youths can eradicate it to a large extent. "Lack of expertise among our youths means that we have to bring even semi-skilled workers from other states for working ..
IIT students to organise educational yatra 4/May/2012
"IITians for youth (IFY)", an organisation of students from IIT Kharagpur, will organise an educational yatra for the students of Bihar which aims to provide quality learning and creating awareness among rural and underprivileged students. The organisation in association with ..
NASA visit kindles dreams in school children 4/May/2012
It was literally a journey through space and time for 31 boys and 19 girls of a school at Tiruchengode, who visited National Aeronautics and Space Administration in U.S.A as part of a 53 member team. The students of Vidyaa Vikas Educational Institutional Trust, speaking at a felicitation ..
AIIMS Bhopal to start functioning by July-August this year 4/May/2012
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here is expected to start functioning in the next three months providing state-of-the-art medical facilities to the people of Madhya Pradesh. "Established under the ambitious Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna, the premier ..
Parliament panel for 'peer system' to improve school education 4/May/2012
Taking note of various studies and surveys showing poor learning capacity of students especially at the elementary level, a Parliamentary panel has suggested introduction of "peer education system" as an option to address the issue. "Under this concept, a higher grade student can ..
SC slams panel for destroying answer sheets, orders fresh test 4/May/2012
Upholding a woman scheduled caste candidate's plea that answer sheets were deliberately destroyed by the authorities to favour certain candidates, the Supreme Court has directed the Haryana Public Service Commission to conduct fresh written test and interview to recruit Hindi lecturers. A bench of ..
Centre assures Arunachal of quality training institute 4/May/2012
Centre has assured Arunachal Pradesh of setting up of District Institute of Education and Training (DIET) in remaining districts besides establishment of more Block Level Teacher Education Institutions (BLTEI) in the state to make qualified teachers. This assurance was given by secretary, HRD ..
Private schools want RTE Act in phases 5/May/2012
The Andhra Pradesh Private Schools Association requested the State Government to implement in phases the Right to Education Act which stipulates allotment of 25 per cent of seats in the schools to children from poor families, since the private schools run on low budget are already facing difficulties after meeting the ..
Masterplan for sanctioning new schools approved 3/May/2012
Maharashtra cabinet today approved a masterplan to sanction 2,372 new primary and secondary Marathi medium schools in rural areas. As per the plan, the schools will start in the academic year 2012-13 and 2013-14. The decision to prepare a master plan ..

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