Education News in India

CM comes to the aid of a talented student courtesy social networking site 10/Feb/2013
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's Facebook page proved advantageous for a financially weak but talented student in fulfilling his academic dream after his efforts of several days to seek help from the state government machinery delivered no results. It is how the two-way communication on the social ..
Earth-like planets could be just a stone's throw from our Milky Way galaxy 8/Feb/2013
Earth-like planets could be just a stone's throw from our Milky Way galaxy and may even harbour life more advanced than on Earth, astronomers believe. Six per cent of red dwarf stars have habitable, Earth-sized planets, astronomers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA), who used ..
Introduction of PPP model in higher education resulted in deterioration of .. 8/Feb/2013
The private public partnership in education in West Bengal has been able to stem the exodus of students to other states for engineering studies, but quality has deteriorated, a city-based educationist said here. Prof Shantanu Basu said in a conference at IIM Calcutta, "Introduction of PPP model in ..
Government keen on facilitating industry-institute collaboration for .. 8/Feb/2013
The government said it is keen on facilitating industry-institute collaboration for the higher education sector in keeping with the recommendations of a committee headed by Infosys founder N R Narayana Murthy. HRD Minister M M Pallam Raju said at a function, "The recommendations by the committee to ..
Maharashtra government proposes scheme for orphans 8/Feb/2013
Maharashtra government has proposed a scheme for orphans, children with single parents, or those whose parent(s) are in prison, to enable them pursue college education. The scheme proposed by Maharashtra government's Women and Child Development Department will be called 'Dnyansurya', a source from the ..
Government planning to bring in legislation for strengthening regulatory .. 8/Feb/2013
Faced with mounting criticism over the quality of teacher training institutes, government is planning to bring a legislation in the upcoming Budget session to amend an Act for strengthening regulatory powers and functions of National Council for Teacher Education. A note is being circulated in this regard ..
Centre takes initiative to streamline appointment of Teachers 8/Feb/2013
The Centre said it has undertaken an initiative to streamline appointment of teachers with the use of technology to ensure more transparency. The government would also monitor the performance of teachers, Minister of State for HRD Jitin Prasada said here. "Teachers accountability will ..
National symposium on research in biotechnology and its applications 7/Feb/2013
Elphinstone College announced the second edition of its UGC sponsored national symposium the subject of modern research trends and applications in life sciences. The conference will focus on research in biotechnology and its applications; recent advances in recombinant DNA technology, proteomics and genomics, ..
State government to give 60% weightage to marks scored in science subjects .. 8/Feb/2013
The state government has decided that while making the final merit list for engineering and other professional courses, it will stick to the old formula of giving 60 per cent weightage to the marks scored in science subjects in the HSC board examination, while only 40 per cent weightage will be given to the All India ..
Government ensures adequate power supply during examination time 8/Feb/2013
The government has promised to ensure adequate power supply in the coming days so that students don't suffer during examination time. Deputy chief minister KS Eshwarappa told the legislative council that the government reviewed the power situation on Thursday and will take all measures , including ..

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