Education News in India 2011 : Page 303

Elocution Matters 23/May/2011
Different schools from the city came together for the Andrew Yule Group’s annual event, the Yule Elocution Contest, with over 170 participants this year. Kallol Datta, chairman and managing director, Andrew Yule & Co. Ltd said, “This year, the theme for the finals was ‘Tagore’s Relevance in ..
Mechanics made Easy 23/May/2011
Mechanics often considered tough by students of class XI and XII is the only topic that involves least number of formulas and most number of concepts. The onus is on the instructor to help students develop a feel for the topic. In the absence of apt delivery of the rudiments, the students are left with an innate fear. ..
Australia provides AU$ 5 million boost for research with India 21/May/2011
Top scientists will benefit from a multi-million dollar program that could lead to better vaccines, more temperature tolerant crops, healthier foods and greater protection for our marine systems. 18 collaborative projects involving Australian and Indian scientists have been awarded AU$5 million under the ..
TOEFL gains wide acceptance 21/May/2011
Educational Testing Service (ETS) announced recently that the number of institutions accepting the TOEFL® test to evaluate English language proficiency for non-native speakers has surpassed 8,000 worldwide. The TOEFL test is the most widely recognized English language assessment worldwide used for ..
Best-5 policy this year too, says Darda 20/May/2011
The state government is firm on its decision to apply the ‘Best-5’ formula for admission to junior colleges this year. “Students from all boards will be admitted to junior colleges on the ‘Best-5’ policy. All the rules imposed on ICSE students last year regarding groups will remain the ..
Suicide helpline witnesses a dip in distress calls 20/May/2011
Here is some good news for mental health activists battling suicide and depression in a city where stress levels are high and tolerance levels low. The Vandrevala Foundation, which has compiled data on all calls on its helpline, saw a dip in distress calls this year compared to 2010. For each month of 2011 till April, ..
CBSE to evaluate students on non-scholastic aspects 20/May/2011
Of 10 lakh class X students who were to write the CBSE board exams this year, 5.5 lakh dropped out since the exams were optional. Nevertheless, the Central Board of Secondary Education will issue report cards to all students, factoring in internal assessment by schools of the students who did not appear for the national ..
Many ICSE schools to extend classes to std XII 20/May/2011
Admissions to junior colleges will not be a matter of concern for many Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) students after their results from the next academic year. With the process in state-run junior colleges becoming tedious for most students from Delhi-based boards, many ICSE schools in the city are ..
US and India announce funding for clean energy research and development 20/May/2011
Fulfilling an important step of the Partnership to Advance Clean Energy announced by president Obama and prime minister Manmohan Singh last November, India and the US have announced funding commitments of $25 million each to support the US-India Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center (JCERDC). ..
Government nod for Tagore schools in UK universities 20/May/2011
In one of the biggest initiative on Tagore’s 150th birth anniversary, government has agreed to set up Tagore Centre for Global Thought at the India Institute of King’s College, London and Scottish Centre for Tagore Studies at Edinburgh Napier University. The proposal by Sunil Khilnani, ..

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