Education News in India

School bus owners demand fee-hike 24/Mar/2012
The School Bus Owners' Association's (SBOA) demand for a hike in school bus fees in the coming academic year has generated enormous debate. While school bus operators insist that the costs of implementing the bus safety norms are too much for them to incur, several activists say the demand is unjustified. ..
Parents and schools slam fee hike 24/Mar/2012
Schools, parents and activists say none of the reasons given by school bus operators for a fee hike cut any ice with them. Raghu Chari, whose son is in SIES High School, Sion, said, "We pay fees for all 12 months, though our children attend school only for about nine months. I pay another Rs 470 ..
Tougher Grading process for varsities 24/Mar/2012
With the central assessment body fine-tuning the list of questions that would be asked during inspection, institutes will have to take quicker measures to boost research activities, which will be given more weightage. The new assessment tool will be applicable to institutes seeking ratings from the next academic year...
PTE Academic Preparation 23/Mar/2012
To help get best score in the PTE Academic, here are the top tips: 1. Understand the test PTE Academic is a computer based test that takes three hours to complete. Before you begin your study plan, check the tests format to familiarise yourself with its structure. There are multiple guides ..
JNU accepts students demands 23/Mar/2012
students of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) called for an indefinite hunger strike soon after assuming office,in absence of the JNUs administration not responding to issues pending for a long time. Thirty-three students continued the hunger strike that began on Wednesday, for the fifth consecutive ..
Anxiety over changing JEE among students 24/Mar/2012
A sense of anxiety is prevalent among the hundreds of IIT aspirants in the city,With a fortnight left for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) that determines admissions to Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). They may be the last batch to take the test in its current pattern. As per current JEE rules, ..
World Bank approves USD 500mn education project 23/Mar/2012
The World Bank on Friday approved a USD 500 million credit to support India's secondary education project in a bid to make quality education accessible to young people at the secondary level, The project will support all activities as envisioned in the USD 12.9 billion Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan ..
Lecture on Particle Physics 22/Mar/2012
A lecture on the topic ‘Small particles at high energy’was organised by the department of physics at the Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata, on March 21. Palash Baran Pal, professor of Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics delivered the lecture. In his opening speech, Dr Pranay Chaudhuri, ..
NHRC recommends Rs 50,000 relief for boy 22/Mar/2012
The NHRC has recommended monetary relief of Rs 50,000 to a Delhi school student who was a victim of corporal punishment by his teacher. The Commission took the decision on the basis of a complaint on April 22, 2010 forwarding a newspaper clipping alleging that 12-year-old Arjun Chandra was beaten by his ..
Aarohi Schools classrooms conversion to "smart" classrooms 22/Mar/2012
Education Minister Geeta Bhukkal said, all class rooms of Aarohi Schools in Haryana would be converted into 'Smart Class Rooms' from the next academic session. The class rooms would be equipped with computers, projectors and Green Boards. 'Aarohi Schools' were set up in each of the 36 Educationally ..

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