Education News in India 2011 : Page 370

State government clears smoke signal for teachers 11/Mar/2011
Surveys around the world have for long shown a strong correlation between teachers smoking during school hours and adolescent smoking. While smoking or the use of tobacco in other forms is prohibited for teachers in Maharashtra, carrying cigarettes or tobacco is not. But the government now plans to make this illegal as ..
Min: Job stint must to teach technical class 11/Mar/2011
State minister for higher and technical education Rajesh Tope has said that industry experience will be made compulsory for teachers in government-run technical institutions and recruitment rules changed accordingly. He added strict action would be taken against universities that fail to update the syllabi regularly.<br ..
As exam begins today, 370 Chinai students unsure of fate 11/Mar/2011
The fate of 370 students of Chinai College of Commerce & Economics, Andheri hangs in the balance as the college has barred them from giving the final exam that begins on Friday, claiming their attendance is below 30 per cent. However, students say the defaulters’ list is false and many with ..
Panel says no to bifurcation of varsities 11/Mar/2011
The three large universities in Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur are, in all likelihood, not going to be divided geographically. The expert committee, appointed by the government, has instead suggested that sub-campuses be formed to handle the administrative work. This should free universities from the role of a college overseer ..
States urged to increase allocation for education 13/Mar/2011
The Union Human Resources Development (HRD) Ministry on Sunday urged the State governments either to increase allocation towards education or to retain it at existing levels to help the country reach the target of spending of six per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on education. Addressing a ..
MCI aims to roll out new MBBS curriculum by month-end 13/Mar/2011
The Medical Council of India (MCI) will give final shape to the proposed revision in the MBBS curriculum at a two-day meeting in Delhi beginning on Monday and aims to roll out the new curriculum later this month, Chairman, Board of Governors, MCI, Shiv Kumar Sarin said on Sunday. “The bottom line of ..
Revised NCHER Bill incorporates ?agreement' 13/Mar/2011
Incorporating the provisions of the ‘agreement' arrived at with the expert group of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to resolve the turf-war over the jurisdiction of medical education, the Human Resource Development Ministry-created task force has revised the Higher Education and Research Bill ..
Accreditation a recognition for school's transparency 13/Mar/2011
Systematic documentation, clear channels of communication, transparency in procedures and accountability of the staff for different matters pertaining to academics and administration – Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) in Anna Nagar now has a comprehensive system in place to ensure these. The National ..
Spare yourself the nightmare 12/Mar/2011
A trend of the times is the enormous confidence that families have in the educational system. The tragedy is that the confidence is frequently misplaced. The apparent success of a few in landing lucrative posts in IT, engineering or management seems to have triggered a veritable tsunami to the portals of privately-run ..
Ensure faculty are qualified: VC 12/Mar/2011
The University of Madras has asked affiliated colleges to ensure the faculty in their institutions are qualified as per the prescribed norms set by the University Grants Commission (UGC) by June. At a meeting of college secretaries and principals, university Vice-Chancellor G. Thiruvasagam said that ..

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