Education News in India 2011 : Page 309

  • Non-minority edu institutions can't have choice of students: SC 18/May/2011
  • The Supreme Court has held that non-minority educational institutions cannot claim to take in students of only their choice and struck down the provision of 100 per cent reservation for children of armed forces in the Army College of Medical Sciences (ACMS) in Delhi.   A Bench comprising Justices B ..
  • Be ready to compete with kids of Beijing and Mumbai: Obama 17/May/2011
  • Seeing it as signs of emergence of new world, US President Barack Obama has warned American students to strive hard to stay ahead as they face tough competition from youngsters in India and China.   "You're competing against young people in Beijing and Mumbai. That's some tough competition. Those ..
  • HC allows Mumbai civic body to set up school as per its policy 17/May/2011
  • Accepting the civic body's policy to set up English Medium schools in the city, the Bombay High Court has dismissed a petition filed by Balak Vidya Vihar Trust which challenged the decision of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to allot a plot of land in suburban Mahim to another organisation for opening a ..
  • BAU and WDF sign MOU for agriculture project in Bihar 18/May/2011
  • The Bihar Agriculture University (BAU), Sabour (Bihar) and New Delhi-based NGO - World Development Foundation (WDF) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the project - Agriculture KnowledgeDissemination System (ANDS) in Bihar.   The MOU was signed by the BAU's Dean Dr. A.P. Singh and the WDF ..
  • Saudi Arabia opens university for 50,000 women 17/May/2011
  • Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has inaugurated a state-of-the-art university for women, claimed to be the worlds largest with a capacity to enroll 50,000 students.   Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University (PNU), 25 km east of the Saudi capital of Riyadh, has been built at a cost of USD ..
  • IIM-T to open on June 15 17/May/2011
  • A new IIM will open here next month with a total student strength of 60 students.   Infrastructure is in place and 12 faculty members have been chosen after stringent selection parameters and 27 students have already being chosen, Dr Prafulla Agnihotri, Director of IIM-T said.   ..
  • Tech upgrade on new SNDT V-Cs wishlist 17/May/2011
  • The newly-appointed SNDT University vice chancellor, Vasudha Kamath, wants to introduce changes in the methodology of teaching and infrastructure. Kamath wants more partnerships with industries, professionals and NGOs. She also hopes to improve the technology in the college. “I want to concentrate on the ..
  • Implementing CET biggest challenge for new MCI panel 17/May/2011
  • The new five-member governing body (GB) of Medical Council of India (MCI) will meet for the first time on Wednesday. The earlier board’s tenure ended on May 15. The biggest challenge for the new board, headed by noted cardiologist Dr K K Talwar – a well-known figure in AIIMS’ corridors and former ..
  • Now, college suggester site for engineering aspirants 17/May/2011
  • Close to 2 lakh engineering aspirants vie every year for the 1.10 lakh-odd seats at 309 engineering colleges across Maharashtra. These students have to go through a long-drawn admission process, starting with the common entrance test (MHT-CET) followed by the result and online submission of option form to get the ..
  • Birmingham University exploring tie-ups with varsities in India 18/May/2011
  •  The University of Birmingham in United Kingdom is exploring possibilities of collaborating with universities and research organisations in India. A team of academics are currently touring India to network with institutions and discuss possible academic and exchange programmes that could be evolved ..

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