Education News in India

7,91,924 students are taking up the final plus two exams being held at .. 1/Mar/2013
Across the state of Tamil Nadu, 7,91,924 students are today taking up the final plus two exams being held at various centres in the state. The plus two common exam scheduled to go until March 27, wil be held at 2,020 centres across the state of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. Students will be ..
Monetary reward to encourage the youth to voluntarily join skill .. 1/Mar/2013
Acquiring necessary skills will not only help a candidate gain employment but also fetch Rs 10,000 as a monetary reward on passing the training programmes formulated by National Skill Development Corporation. The novel move is aimed at encouraging the youth to voluntarily join skill development ..
Academic year 2011-12 and 2012-13 saw closure of 52 engineering colleges .. 1/Mar/2013
52 engineering institutes were closed in the country in 2011-12 and 2012-13 academic years affecting 194 students, the Rajya Sabha was informed. The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has received 25 applications for closure of engineering institutes, Minister of State for HRD Jitin Prasada ..
Scientific research covering areas from atomic energy to biotechnology .. 1/Mar/2013
Scientific research covering areas from atomic energy to biotechnology were allocated Rs 20,051 crore in the General Budget today which gave a big boost to India's maiden Mars Orbiter mission. Finance Minister P Chidambaram also proposed to set aside Rs 200 crore to fund organisations to scale up ..
FM pledges a grant of Rs. 100 crore to AMU BHU and Tata Institute of .. 28/Feb/2013
With an aim of providing support to institutions of excellence, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram pledged a grant of Rs. 100 crore each to Aligarh Muslim University, Banaras Hindu University, Tata Institute of Social Sciences and Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage. In another important ..
CBI Raids dental college in connection with the DCI scam 28/Feb/2013
The CBI raided a dental college here as part of its investigation into the bribe scam involving Dental Council of India members for granting approval of certain courses. Police said a five-member team from CBI raided the Sri Ramakrishna Dental College and hospital to verify documents. A ..
Government announces setting up of a Rs 2,000 crore fund to boost .. 28/Feb/2013
In a bid to boost scientific innovations that can improve the life of the common man, the government announced setting up of a Rs 2,000 crore fund to help encourage and finance such products. Presenting the General Budget in Lok Sabha, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said that Ministry of Science ..
HRD Minister not pleased with budgetary allocation for education sector 28/Feb/2013
The education sector received a 17 per cent jump with an allocation Rs. 65,867 crore for 2013-14 fiscal, but HRD Minister M. M. Pallam Raju termed it as "little" increase and said he would be asking for more to meet the goals. He said that with the RTE deadline coming to an end on March 31 for ..
Good learners present increased brain response compared to bad learners 28/Feb/2013
Some people do not learn from their mistakes because their brain may be less active, according to a new research led by an Indian origin scientist. The research, led by Professor Joydeep Bhattacharya in the Department of Psychology at Goldsmiths, University of London, examined what it is about the brain ..
US Secretary warns people of the consequences the education sector may .. 28/Feb/2013
As a result of sequestration, automatic spending cuts that comes into effect on March 1, as many as 70,000 students might be deprived of their educations grants and more than 14,000 school teachers could very well lose their jobs, the US Education Secretary warned today. "Kids are going to get hurt. ..

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